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Case dei Polo (Corte Seconda del Milion)

Corte Seconda del Milion: the Veneto-Byzantine corte where the Polo houses stood, with the Teatro Malibran’s portico
Corte Seconda del Milion: the Veneto-Byzantine corte where the Polo houses stood, with the Teatro Malibran’s portico Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Beyond the sotoportego (covered passageway) of the Milion opens one of the most secret corti (courtyards) in Venice: here stood the houses of the Polo, the family of merchants who gave the city its most famous traveller.

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