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The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace.
Questo caratteristico ponte di Venezia, situato a poca distanza da piazza San Marco, scavalca il rio di Palazzo collegando, con un doppio passaggio, il Palazzo Ducale alle Prigioni Nuove. Serviva da passaggio per i reclusi dalle suddette prigioni agli uffici degli Inquisitori di Stato per essere giudicati.
Between legends and beliefs, the Ponte dei Sospiri (bridge of Sighs) is one of the first places to visit in Venice, one of those must see that at least once in a lifetime should be visited especially if with loved ones.
Il Ponte dei Sospiri raggiunge a piedi in un minuto da Piazza San Marco, in 10 minuti dal Ponte di Rialto e in circa mezz’ora dalla stazione ferroviaria. La fermata vaporetto più vicina è quella di San Marco – San Zaccaria, servita da tutte le linee principali (anche in orario notturno).
The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace.
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Ponte dei Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) The Bridge of Sighs or Ponte dei Sospiri in Italian is a is a romantic and iconic landmark in Venice. This elegant bridge, shrouded in legends and tales, evokes a sense of mystery and melancholy as it connects the Palazzo Ducale with the New Prisons. links the with the prisons.
Italy, Europe. Venice. One of Venice's most photographed sights, the Bridge of Sighs connects Palazzo Ducale to the 16th-century Priggione Nove (New Prisons). Its improbable popularity is due to British libertine Lord Byron (1788–1824), who mentioned it in one of his long narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
