Sotoportego

Sotoportego (or sottoportego) is one of the characteristic elements of urban planning in the city of Venice.

[4] The sotoportego height typically equals to that of the ground floor.

Oftentimes, the sotoportego is the only access to a courtyard or a small square.

Many sotoporteghi contain sacred images of the saints or Madonna.

The images can be bas-reliefs made of the Istrian stone or white marble.