Inferno · Place in the book
Rio di Palazzo and the Bridge of Sighs
In the story · 2016 film, Langdon taken away by boat
The narrow canal behind the Doge's Palace, crossed by the Bridge of Sighs. In the 2016 film, after Sienna leaves him, Langdon is knocked out by Christoph Bouchard, an agent who claimed to be on his side, and carried into a boat at a back door of the Doge's Palace on this canal. The bridge appears in a wide shot crowded with tourists.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 1-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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Are you here?
The ticket for the scene
Cross the Bridge of Sighs from inside the Doge's Palace
You need a ticket to go in. On GetYourGuide you pick the day and time: there is often a queue.
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More to do here
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More Inferno places nearby
St Mark's Basilica140 m away · 2 min on foot
St Mark's Square190 m away · 3 min on foot
Grand Canal at Santa Lucia station1.7 km away · 23 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
La Fenice Opera House
550 m away · 7 min on footVenice's gilded opera house, rebuilt after the 1996 fire; visit by day or see a show.
Santa Maria della Salute
600 m away · 8 min on footA domed Baroque church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, free to enter.
San Giorgio Maggiore
680 m away · 9 min on footA small island facing San Marco, with Palladio's white church and its bell tower.
Where to stand for the photo
From the Ponte della Paglia, the bridge on the waterfront, look up the canal and frame the white Bridge of Sighs between the palace and the old prisons.
Getting there
- Address: Ponte della Paglia, Riva degli Schiavoni, 30122 Venezia
- Transport
- In Venice, a 2 minute walk from Piazza San Marco; vaporetto stop San Zaccaria.
- Access
- The Ponte della Paglia is a public bridge, always open and very crowded at midday. You can walk across the Bridge of Sighs only inside the Doge's Palace, with a ticket.
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 19, 2026.
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
From other stories, nearby
- Hotel DanieliEmily in Paris90 m away · 1 min on foot
- Hotel DanieliRipley90 m away · 1 min on foot
- Piazza San MarcoEmily in Paris190 m away · 3 min on foot
- Caffè FlorianThe Talented Mr. Ripley210 m away · 3 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
Ristorante Marciana
210 m away · 3 min on footItalian€€Venetian dishes, fish and pizza served every day, a short walk from St Mark's Square
Caffè Florian
210 m away · 3 min on foothistoric caf退€Café open since 1720 on St Mark's Square, filmed in both The Talented Mr. Ripley and the Ripley series
Ristorante Quadri
240 m away · 3 min on footmodern European€€€€Michelin-starred Alajmo restaurant above Piazza San Marco, facing the Basilica seen in Inferno
Part of the trip
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story