A dark, narrow entrance, and then the surprise: one of the best-preserved medieval courtyards in Venice, a stone’s throw from the Rialto crowds yet as silent as a cloister. Corte Morosina — a corte is a courtyard — takes its name from the palace of the Morosini that overlooks it, and on its cusped portal — shield, knight’s helm and two peacocks drinking from a cup — a legend of Templars and betrayals has grown.