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
| Airone |  |
| from 55 € |
 Airone Hotel is the only two stars hotel that face the Canal Grande, it has 13 rooms, with and without private bath. Some rooms with sight on the canal Grande and others on a quiet garden. ...
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| Locanda Gaffaro | |
| from 59 € |
 Hotel recently restructured in a quiet and typical zone in the heart of Venice. Here you will find a kind and familiar atmosphere. The rooms are furnished in the typical venician stile from 19th century. ...
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| Hotel Locanda Salieri | |
| from 60 € |
 Hotel Locanda Salieri in Venice is a charming little cosy hotel of 10 rooms located in the city center of Venice. Very near from the station (10 min) and Piazzale Roma (Parking) ...
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| Messner | |
| from 60 € |
 Hotel Messner is situated a few steps from the Basilica della Salute: this famous church was built after the plan by Baldassarre Longhena as a thanksgiving for the end of the terrible plague. In a short time you can reach St.Mark Square by steam-boat cros ...
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| Ai Due Leoni | |
| from 60 € |
 The lodging-house Ai Due leoni is placed in a house of the XVIth century. It is a quiet and of great cultural interest area not far from the railway station. Your stay in our marvellous city will be more pleasant in our flowery garden. ...
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| Hotel Le Boulevard | |
| from 60 € |
 The Hotel Le Boulevard was built as a hotel during the 1930s and it was completely rebuilt in 1985 and restored throughout in 1998. Its strathegic position between the sea and the lagoon makes it the perfect spot for an unforgettable holiday or a tranquil ...
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| Club Hotel | |
| from 60 € |
 The Club Hotel is a modern superior 3 star hotel, located only 5 min from Venice´s historic centre. The hotel offers all amenities that the guests has come to expect from hotels of today. The hotel staff is professionally trained to cater your individual ...
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| Hotel Doge | |
| from 63 € |
 The Hotel Doge is a small three star Hotel, family run, managed by native venetians. It's situated in a strategic position at a few steps by the train station and by the terminal car-bus of Venice called Piazzale Roma into the stree to go to the Rialto br ...
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| Il Mercante di Venezia | |
| from 65 € |
 The Hotel "Il Mercante di Venezia", recently restored, charming and elegant is refurbished with Venetian furniture of th 18th-century. Il Mercante di Venezia, placed in excellent position, is an ideal start point for the sightseen of the city. ...
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| Caprera | |
| from 65 € |
 Hotel Caprera is situated in Venice's historical city center, close to railway station and the Jewish Ghetto, 10 minutes from Piazzale Roma car parks. You can reach San Marco square on foot or by public boat. Hotel Caprera, completely restored in March 2 ...
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