Palazzo da Mula

The Palazzo da Mula is a Venetian villa on the island of Murano in the Venice Lagoon, on the sub-island of San Pietro Martire, on the south bank of the Canale degli Angeli, near the Ponte Vivarini bridge that leads to the main island of Murano, San Donato.

Originally there were only a few villas with extensive gardens on the island, but today the Palazzo da Mula is integrated into a row of houses.

The Da Mulas resided in this palazzo until 1712, when it was rented to the aristocratic family of Giacomo Fontanella, a member of the new aristocracy of glass masters, for a sum of 110 ducats.

The exterior features Venetian Gothic motifs, fronting on Murano's main canal.

It is built of reddish bricks, has a tiled roof and decorative elements are made of white Istrian marble.