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History

The legacy of two families

Palazzo Bonfadini
Vivante
From the 17th century to the present day

The construction of the Palazzo that now houses Hotel Ca’ Bonfadini was commissioned by the Bonfadini family, Tyrolean merchants who came to Venice in the second half of the 16th century who would go on to become nobility. This imposing three-storey building also known as Palazzo Bonfadini Vivante was constructed with a mezzanine first floor, a second noble floor and a third level dedicated to the servants’ quarters.

The façade, characterised by perfect symmetry and unfussy aesthetics, dates back to the period 1648–61. The Serlian window on the second floor stands out as the only aristocratic element, surrounded by rectangular windows supported by subtle string courses. This structure, likely the result of the merger of two lots from the Gothic period (1100–1400), hints that the original lots were formed differently, one C-shaped with an inner courtyard, now occupied by the lift, and an adjacent L-shaped structure.

With the fall of the Republic in 1797, the Bonfadini family abandoned the property and moved to the mainland. The Palazzo ended up divided into apartments, one of which was occupied by the Vivante family. The latter acquired the entire property in 1815, enriching it with numerous frescoes, including the neoclassical decorations by Carlo Bevilacqua that can still be admired today.

In 2019, the Palazzo was purchased by I Palazzi Historic Experience Hotels Group, which undertook a restoration project that lasted more than two years. Thanks to this restoration, beautiful frescoes and stuccoes that had been hidden behind plasterboard walls for years emerged once more.

Timeline

1648–61

Likely the period of construction of the façade of the Palazzo Bonfadini Vivante

1661

Earliest records of the Bonfadini family

1797

The Bonfadini family leaves the Palazzo to move to the mainland

1815

The Vivante family acquires the property then enriches it with numerous frescoes

1900–50

In the first half of the 20th century, the building fell into an extensive period of disrepair, lasting until its restoration in the 1990s

2019

The hotel is acquired by the group of I Palazzi Historic Experience Hotels

2020–22

The Palazzo undergoes a series of restorations that brought to light splendid frescoes and stuccoes

2024

The Hotel also acquires the adjoining building, thus expanding the space dedicated to guests
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