Bridge of Sighs
Guide
Photo: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 10–20 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A small enclosed white bridge linking the palace to the prisons. The view is from the Ponte della Paglia on the waterfront, a few steps away.
A brief history
Its name is said to come from prisoners sighing at their last glimpse of the lagoon on the way to their cells, a story that's more romantic legend than record.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time; it's busiest around midday
- Cost
- Free to see from outside
- Allow
- 10–20 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- San Marco: St Mark's Square, the basilica and the Doge's Palace: magnificent, crowded and the dearest to stay in.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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