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Guesthouses in Venice
Our Bed and Breakfast is located at the gateway of Venice, just a few minutes from the airport, in a quite residential area of the mainland...
The locanda Poste Vecie is located in the historical center of the town in an old Venetian Palace of XV century, offering a peacefil, charming guesthouse in a splendid location.
The Al Gallo you find today is a newly renovated family hotel, the decor in typically Venetian style....
The Ai Due Leoncini offers very clean comfortable rooms, with low rates in the historic centre of Venice...
The Bed and Breakfast 'Al Giardino' is located near the historic centre of Venice. All of the rooms in our Bed and Breakfast have private bathroom, fresh set of linen, television, air conditioning, breakfast, parking, independent
We are a small, quaint establishment in a five hundred year old building in the heart of the city...
In the heart of the historical centre, a few steps away from the Rialto Bridge and Saint Mark's Square...
In the green country at 5 minutes from Venice, you will find Verde Venezia Bed & Breakfast...
Nice B&B in the center of the modern part of Venice. It's situated in a strategic position to the principal towns of the region and it's only 5/10 minutes by bus from the historical center of Venice.
Our B&B is located only 150 meters away from the main central Venice Santa Lucia railway station...
B&B Al Saor is a family-managed place that gives you the possibility to stay in the core of Venice...
B&B Burchielle is a new, finely furnished B&B on the top floor of a typical Venetian house with 3 double rooms...
Guesthouse da Gioia Is Located just behind san Marco Square and few steps far from Rialto bridge. Our location is very special for who intend to live the real Venice's atmosphere.
Residence Cadoro is just 7 minutes walk from Rialto Bridge (city centre) and 12 minutes walk from the famous St Mark's Square.
Are you looking for a cosy place that's economical and easy to find ? Then this is your place ! Residenza Maddalena is the ideal place to stay in Venice for those looking
Ai Tre Ponti", new brand Bed and Breakfast, opened in April 2006, located in the historical centre of Venice, just a few steps from cars and buses terminal Piazzale Roma, 10 minutes walking from the railway station Santa Lucia
The Bed and Breakfast San Paolo welcomes you in Venice, the most beautiful and romantic city in the world. A few minutes from Rialto, San Marco Square, the Venice Casinò
B&B The Four Seasons is a guest house located in the centre of Venice, 8 minutes from Rialto Bridge, dedicated to the famous Venetian musician Antonio Vivaldi (The Four Seasons).
Welcome to our cosy family run hotel situated in Venice-Lido just a 3 min walk from the beach...
Villa Paradiso is nestled in the beautiful setting of Lido, just 5 minutes from the beach...
The guesthouse is a Venetian house that was built in the 14th century. It has its own private entrance, an enchanting corte (secret garden) and a large terrace...
Welcome to Casa del Miel - The Honey House. We are located near Marco Polo Airport and the Casinò at Ca' Noghera, just 15 minutes drive from central Venice...
Welcome to our amazing antique establishment, the former residence of Venetian merchants...
In the heart of Venice, overlooking a romantic canal, Locanda Cà Le Vele, located on a street of the same name...
Palazzo Soderini is located in Campo Bandiera e Moro one of the most characteristic open air-places in town just a couple of minutes from the hart of the city; St Mark Square It is a XVII th century Venetian 'Palazzo'.
Located in the main historical Venice centre, next to the famous Rialto Bridge and Saint Mark's Square, in the main shopping area...
Welcome to 'Al Palazzo Lion Morosini' located in the center of Venice near Rialto - S.Marco area.
We are a young couple and we are happy to make available for short periods the rooms of our residence just restructured. It's a typical Venetian house, very great, on the first floor in Campo "San Giacomo dell' Orio", in the historical center of Venezia
To be in Venice, not only like a visitor, is the philosophy of Bed & Breakfast 's Casa della Corte...
Nuova Residenza Laguna" is located in the historical centre of Venice. "Nuova Residenza Laguna" is situated nearby the Canal Grande; it is at 200 m from the Rialto´s Bridge and at 150 m from the San Silvestro stop.
Please note that the check-in office is in Santa Croce 555. We are located in the historical centre of Venice. Rooms are completely restored and sunny.
Located in the center of Venice, among the beautiful streets of this lagoon city. Bed and Breakfast Diamante is a modern structure equipped of all comforts.
Please note that it is necessary to check in at our reception office at SANTA CROCE 555, Venice. We are located in the historical centre of Venice and have a good service and fast
Ca' San Trovaso is located in a central but quiet position and immersed in the mystic atmosphere of Venice...
Casa Cosmo is placed in the very centre of Venice just 3 hundred meters from San Marco Square...
Casa Mimma is located in the heart of Santa Croce Sestiere, a characteristic Venetian quarter...
Casanova ai Tolentini is the Bed and Breakfast where you will find a perfect combination of comfort and discretion in an exclusive home...
Residenza Ca' Dario is situated in a quiet private courtyard close to Piazzale Roma and 5 minutes from Santa Lucia railway station...
Our Bed & Breakfast is located in one of the more peaceful parts of Venice, but in spite of that is just a few minutes away from St. Mark's Square...
Our B & B is on the first floor of a Venetian Palace, with windows overlooking a canal and views of gondolas regularly moored nearby Our B & B is on the first floor of a Venetian Palace.
Alla Corte Rossa is located in the heart of the historical and artistic centre of Venice, in an elegant and quiet area, five minutes far from the Piazzale Roma bus terminal and from the rail station.
Please note that it is necessary to check in at our reception office at Santa Croce 555, Venice. We are located in the historical centre of Venice and have a good service and fast
Al Pozzo b&b is located in the heart of Venice, in the sunny Campo San Polo, well known for the Carnival and famous for the Biennale Film Festival.
The Bed & Breakfast Santa Sofia represents a comfortable and intelligent way to spend the vacations in the historical center of the most beautiful city of the world.
Very close to Biennale art and architecture show,in Venice,bed and breakfast-Biennale-is in the green at just twenty minutes,walking,from St.Mark square. Easy to get in,near
The simple, refined ground floor Ca' Lucia is located in the San Marco quarters, in the heart of Venice. It is just 10 minute far away from the famous square, and 100 metres away from Palazzo Grassi that was built in the '700' s and still is the base
Ca' Fontanea is a very quite and comfortable plafce to stay for discovery Venice; Located in a very popoular area, you will found a lot of little restaurant and taste the vey venetian life.
Very nice palace for 19th century in liberty style, located in the most important part of Venice. Our rooms are equipped with excellent facilities and a splendid view on the lagoon in front of St. Mark' square
Piccolo Vecellio is a small family run Guest House that lies in a very residential and quiet part of Venice at a few steps by Fondamente Nove: the main gateway to Venice airport and Venice island.
The Corte al Paradiso is located in Castello Sestiere, one of the most peaceful areas of Venice, but in spite of that it is just a few minutes away from St.Mark's square, the Rialto bridge and from the main street of the city.
The Bed and Breakfast 'Oceano Mare is a pre-800's building which has recently been renovated. It is located in Sestiere Castello, which is also know as 'Venetian's Venice', which is a quiet setting in the historical centre.
Ca-Bella is a little oasis of peace in the historical center of Venice, a classic Venetian house with independent entrance, recently restored with Venetian 'terrazzo' floor, old floral 50's chandeliers from Murano
Ca' Bauta Guesthouse is the friendliest guesthouse in Venice! We offer a variety of rooms (a double room, a junior suite, a suite with private Jacuzzi and an apartment style two-storey family room).
If you are looking for an experience in Venice that is different from the usual tourist route and the crowded shops surrounding San Marco and Rialto like a giant, chaotic bazaar, if you are searching for the quiet of the calli,
The Ca' San Rocco bed & breakfast is situated in the historical centre in Venice, in a quiet area only 5 minutes from the railway station...
Residenza Ca' San Marco is an exclusive Bed & Breakfast fully renovated in the year 2002...
Venice Historic center(Dorsoduro quarter, near the small S. Nicola dei Mendicoli church, the most ancient in Venice)...
We are situated between Venice (17Km) and Padova (18Km) along the Riviera of Brenta.
Livia Oliva is a beautifully restored B&B close to Piazza San Marco in the wonderful city of Venice...
Ca' Corner is a tipical Venetian House of the XII Century recently re-open for backpakers and all those who want to stay in a tipical Venetian house at cheap prices...
A new Guesthouse has been recently opened in the heart of the most romantic and magic city in the world, a few steps from Rialto Bridge San Marco Square:
Ca' Centopietre, Venetian Residence recently renovated, situated a few steps from the Accademia Bridge and from the Galleria of the Fine Arts...
Cá Elena Is Located near 'Rialto Bridge' and 10 minute far away from 'San Marco Square' and few steps far from 'Campo S.S Giovanni & Paolo (San Marco school) Our location is very special for who intend to live the real Venice's atmosphere.
We are situated in Venice Mestre, in Calle del Sale, in the elegant and lively Piazza Ferretto, a bustling area both during the day and evenings, abounding in shops, boutiques, restaurants, pizzerias, theaters and cinemas, in the heart of Mestre's
Artè Inn is located in the historic heart of Venice. Completely restored, it offers its guests large and comfortable rooms....
The guesthouse is located in Malamocco, Lido Island, just 6km from downtown Venice...
The palace itself is a sumptuous example of Venetian Gothic architecture, situated in a picturesque and peaceful countryside, sheltered from the confusion of tourist traffic,
The comfortable rooms here are equipped with all modern conveniences...
In a privileged position in Venice, at 5-minutes' walking distance from magnificent Saint Mark's Square where you will find Saint Mark's Basilica, the Ducal Palace and Museo Correr,
regional info
is built on one hundred and seventeen small islands, and holds one
hundred and fifty canals, connected by an amazing four hundred and nine bridges,
of which only three cross the main canal. The area it covers is a mere 458 kilometres,
the population is roughly 63,000 people, as opposed to Hobart ?s approximate
person count of 200,000 people. Although the city appears small, it is really
quite extensive for its size. Whilst most tour guides don?t recommend getting
lost in the majority of cities, Venice is the place to get hopelessly lost for
a day; it is certainly more advisable than getting lost in a shopping centre
and hiding out in the frozen foods section. Venice isn?t all cities and crowded
streets: through the mysterious alleyways leading off from the city, endless
mazes of backstreets and deserted squares, the ?real? Venice. And a perfect
place to walk for hours on end, pretending to know where you are.
Probably the only ways of getting around Venice are walking and paying
up for the 'expensive-but-worth-it' gondola, water bus/taxi or a regular
taxi is officially banned in the lagoon city ? a bicycle won?t help
you much.
The islands of the Venetian lagoon were first settled during the barbarian
invasions of the 5th and 6th centuries AD, when the people of the Veneto
mainland sought refuge in the marshy region. The refugees built the
now-famous watery villages on rafts of wooden posts driven into the
soil, laying the foundations for the floating palaces of today. The
traditional date of Venice 's birth is given as 25 March 421, but there
is little evidence to support this belief. The population is roughly
63, 000 people, but there is belief that Venice will, over time, lose
most of its population and become merely a large theme park, purely
for the entertainment of camera-clad tourists.
It's nearly always the festive season in Venice , although the city
is particularly busy in the flourishing months of spring, especially
surrounding Easter. Accommodation is one of the most difficult things
to find around that time zone, as well as around Christmas, New Year
and festival Carnevale (Which is in February). Like Italy 's other
great tourist areas, Venice is at its worst in summer (Months such
as June-August): it's crowded, oppressively hot and sticky. The most
pleasant time of year to visit is late March into May, with clear
spring days and fewer crowds. September is the next best in terms
of weather, but October is quieter. Flooding occurs in November and
December, and winter can be unpleasantly cold - although seeing Venice
under a layer of snow can cast the aura of a fairy tale.
Most visitors to Venice land at Marco Polo airport, 12 km from
Venice . Many of them choose the heading straight from the city, but
walking around the backstreets is really what Venice is about. A few
charter flights land in different areas of Venice, but the majority
are bound for Marco Polo.
Vaporetto (water bus) is most amazing method of getting around Venice;
you won?t find too many public transport routes as unforgettable as
vaporetto. No 1's trip along the Grand Canal . Get yourself a travel
pass to ride the elusive vaopretto - single tickets don't come cheap,
and are less economical if you plan to spend days travelling Venice
and travelling every nook and cranny.
The classic gondola ride with the opera-warbling operator is pretty
touristy and expensive but the traghetto is a commuter gondola that
crosses the Grand Canal at strategic points. It's quite a balance
test for newbies, as you have to stand. Water taxis (motorboats) are
almost as expensive as gondolas, but their pilots don't wear stripy
shirts and bellow out 'O Sole Mio'.
The famous water-villages of Venice post a threat to the historical
buildings, which are slowly sinking into the marshy ground. It is
believed that if construction work does not continue, these buildings
may, in turn, pose a threat to the safety of locals and tourists.
It has been said that ?When this precious place sinks, the world will
be the poorer?, and also stated that Venice has a bleak future. Looking
on the optimistic side, the villages are beautiful today, and are
still open to being admired for years to come.
Regular buses (yes, they do exist) run from one place to another,
but it's probably the least exciting way to get around the city. Obviously,
don't bring the rental car to Venice - you'll just be paying to leave
it in a car park for the duration, and in a few car parks you?ll find
yourself with a large fine afterwards. Taxis - the regular four-wheeled
variety - do operate from Piazzale Roma.
And nobody can forget the romantic side of Venice . Although it can
be excruciatingly hot and stuffy in summer, when the tourists flock,
it is nonetheless claimed to be one of the most romantic cities. With
the image of an inky-blue sky laden in a full moon and dotted with
stars; above a glowing city-scape, seen from a tiled square bordered
by Italian words and Pizza outlets, it?s no wonder.
Like every tourist location, it?s not just tourists from the surrounding
countries (countries, in this case, located in Europe), but all kinds
of people can be found, cameras at the ready, in Venice . The attractions
in Venice include many remarkable structures; such as an impressive
array of bronze work, tapestries and paintings from the 5 th to 6 th
century, as well as a whole handful of amazing buildings and galleries
showcasing the artistic side of Venice.
The sea surrounds Venice , and so, too, Venetian cuisine, which can
be disappointing unless cuttlefish and sardines are what you're after.
You don't order pasta in Venice , you order lots of noodles with a
dab of sauce. Cichetti (chee-keht-tee) are small portions of
food served in bars all over the city, usually with an ombra, which
is a small glass of wine. When you go out for cichetti , you will
eat standing up, hopefully in a crowded room. Mosey up to the bar,
where all the cichetti will be displayed before you. A typical cichetto
(this is the singular) might be a square of mortadella on a toothpick,
or a rice stuffed tomato, or a ball of rice stuffed with an olive
and deep fried. Summon the bar-person, order your glass of wine
and point to your choice of cichetti, which will then be served to
you. The bar-person will keep your tab going and present it to you
when you are ready.
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