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Restaurants in San Marco, Venice It's important to check that the restaurant at which you're interested in eating is open! Restaurants in Venice do not all close on a Monday, rest days vary, and not all open at night. Booking is highly advisable, especially when you want an outside table. And not all restaurants (especially the smaller ones) take credit cards. Antico Martini | read the review | restaurant website Campo San Fantin, S. Marco 1983 041 523 … [Read more...]
Restaurants in Dorsoduro, Venice It's important to check that the restaurant at which you're interested in eating is open! Restaurants in Venice do not all close on a Monday, rest days vary, and not all open at night. Booking is highly advisable, especially when you want an outside table. And not all restaurants (especially the smaller ones) take credit cards. Taverna San Trovaso Fondamenta Priuli, Dorsoduro 1016 Close to the Accademia vaporetto stop; menu classic … [Read more...]
Venetian Art and Artists: where to find them, events and exhibitions Where to find the Art | Calendar of Exhibitions | Art Links Where to find the Art Venice has many interesting art galleries, museums and churches where you can see some marvellous and frequently world-renowned works of art, including exceptional portraits and other paintings by some of the Italy's most famous artists. You'll find paintings and sculpture housed in churches, palaces, museums, and public buildings, … [Read more...]
Rialto Markets are working markets where Venetians Come to Shop: The food markets are always a good place to visit on any holiday - they give you an indication of what foods are in season, what are in the kitchens and on the dining tables of locals and what foods you can expect in the restaurants. Historic Working Markets The Rialto Markets are working markets and this is where Venetian housewives and restaurant chefs have been coming to do their shopping for hundreds of years. If … [Read more...]
Rialto Bridge or Ponte di Rialto is an Iconic Venice Bridge: Ponte di Rialto or Rialto Bridge as we know it, is one of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice and the oldest amongst the four. Built between 1588 and 1591, this was the only link between the two sides of the Grand Canal until 1854 when the Accademia Bridge was built. Prior to the construction of this stone bridge there was a wooden bridge and before that an earlier pontoon bridge. The earlier wooden crossing … [Read more...]
An Italy Tour is more than a Roman Holiday... I love Italy. Travel in Italy should mean swanning round in a red Ferrari convertible between legendary hotels in legendary places like the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, the Hassler in Rome and Corbusier's Punta Tragara in Capri. Not just a dream... Unfortunately this kind of Europe tour must remain a dream for most of us, but here's the good news: it is possible to experience the romance of the historic cities, the beauty of the fabled locations … [Read more...]
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