Venice, the charming city
Occupying 117 islands in the azzurre waters of
the Adriatic, this lagoon city is a watery maze of grand canals, 177 smaller
canals, over 400 bridges and the world's most famous sandbar, the Lido. Though
thoroughly walkable, getting around Venice is a mesmerizing experience aboard
the city's variety of public transport boats, the vaporetti or smaller
(and more expensive) motoscafi. The very expensive gondola ride is
suggested more for a romantic interlude.
Venice's enticing, exotic beauty, typified by the Byzantine architecture,
enormous stained glass windows rising along the Grand
Canal and Venetian
Carnival masks with their wry, knowing smiles - attest to the city's historic
role as a great Eastern trader. Venice's legendary maritime heroes, such as
Marco Polo, ploughed the Levantine trading routes. The entire Mediterranean
flowed through the Venetian Republic, adorning the city in the splendors that
illuminate it today.
Modern pleasures are not absent in Venice. Year round, first-rate art exhibitions
pass through the city's ode to modernism - the Peggy
Guggenheim Museum.
Before the unfortunate fire that closed (with plans to rebuild) the Fenice
Des Artiste Opera House, this venue was a must stop for the likes of Pavarotti
and Placido Domingo. And the city's 70,000 inhabitants do much more than meditate
upon the glories of Venice's past - you'll no doubt see them sitting beside
you at the Cafe Florian, on San
Marco Square, or selling leather goods, hand blown, Murano
glass and Armani ties at the city's many fashionable boutiques.
Major sights:
St.
Mark's Square, St.
Mark's Basilica, Doges
Palace, Grand
Canal, Academy
of Fine Arts, Murano
Island, Giudecca
Island
Getting Around in Venice
Hotels in Venice
| Hotel Villa Delle Palme |  |
| from 14 € |
 Hotel Villa Delle Palme is a pleasant and charming hotel with a special atmosphere and thanks to its management our guests will enjoy their staying in Venice and will appreciate the good rate between quality and price and the confortable position of this ...
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| Hotel Reiter | |
| from 30 € |
 Hotel Reiter is located at a central position in Venice - Lido. By boat just 10 minutes away from St. Mark's Square. Boats leave every 10 minutes 24/24 hours a day. Boat stations to / from St. Mark's Square located at 200 meters. ...
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| Hotel Giardinetto | |
| from 35 € |
 Hotel Giardinetto was completely renovated in 1999. The view of the hotel is overlooking St. Mark's Lagoon. Boat stations to/from St. Mark's Square are located in the same square as where the hotel is located. Hotel directly reacheable by car, cacthing a ...
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| Albergo La Meridiana | |
| from 44,8 € |
 Hotel La meridiana has 35 rooms, all with bathroom, TV, sat, minibar, a large garden and a comfortable living room. At only 150 metres we have private huts at the beach. The hotel is only 15 minutes away from st. Mark's square, the centre of Venice. ...
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| Pensione Seguso | |
| from 45 € |
 We began our activity during the World War One when a friend of the family, the, then consul of England, had the good idea to transform the palace where we lived into a Pension to give hospitability to the numerous tourists who came to visit Venice. In th ...
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| Hotel Ariel Silva | |
| from 50 € |
 Hotel Ariel Silva one star hotel, is located in the historical centre of Venice, not far from the railway station Santa Lucia, 10 minutes from Piazzale Roma, the terminal for cars, and very close to the Casino. ...
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| San Carlo | |
| from 50 € |
 The Hotel San carlo, recently rennovated is situated in Mestre in a central position, convenient for motorway access, airport and railway station. It has private car parking and easy connections with the historical centre of Venice with a bus service runn ...
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| Hotel Florida | |
| from 55 € |
 Hotel Florida is situated in the city center, a few steps from the railway station of Venice, and five minutes walking from the terminal parking. The hotel is near the Canal Grande and the main boat-lines which leads you through all Venice ...
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| Hotel delle Rose | |
| from 55 € |
 Situated in a peaceful secondary street in Mestre, the Venice's mainland, our Hotel Delle Rose is collocated for fast and easy access to Venice, which is only 10 minutes from Venice centre. Fontana's family owns and runs the hotel since three generations ...
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| Biasutti | |
| from 55 € |
 Two splendid villas linked together by wide terraces and green gardens. From the hotel it is only ten minutes to the Piazza San Marco by water taxi, the heart of the fascinating world famous Venice. The beach is only at five minutes walking distance. ...
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