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Venice Venice Hotel

Each room is a homage to one of the avant-garde movements over the last seventy years with paintings, prints, photos and sculptures sourced from the owners’ fantastic private collection.

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Palazzo Experimental

This boutique designer hotel is housed in a 16th-century building on the Zattere promenade, one of the busiest spots in Venice. A short walk from Piazzale Roma and the Grand Canal.

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The St Regis Venice

After a head-to-toe makeover of the massive U-shaped complex with two façades off the canal, this hotel is in a prime location, right in the heart of St. Mark’s Square.

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Palazzina Grassi

Housed in what was once a 16th-century aristocrat’s home on the Grand Canal, it is hard to beat its location within walking distance of Palazzo Grassi, in one of the quietest corners of central Venice.

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Cima Rosa

A mix of classic fittings, soft tones and luxe comforts set the tone for this unique B&B, the brainchild of American Brittany Hymore and her husband, Venetian architect Daniele Vallot.

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Hotel Flora

Historic and charming, this is a grand hotel with a guesthouse vibe and impeccable service, run for decades by the Romanelli family.

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Local

A relatively new restaurant, hidden among the alleys and bridges around Campo Bandiera e Moro. Traditional Venetian cuisine, with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients from all over the region.

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La Zucca

This restaurant serves up mouth-watering vegetarian dishes showcasing local produce from the island of Sant’Erasmo along with the usual generous portions of meat and fish.

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Quadri

If there’s one name that’s on everyone’s lips when it comes to Venetian haute cuisine, it’s Massimiliano Alajmo. With several Michelin stars and a small empire of restaurants throughout the Venetian region, this is his flagship restaurant in Venice.

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Da Ivo

Another Venice classic. The menu features seasonal ingredients and changes daily. For those looking for good food, good service and the chance to bump into celebrities like George Clooney.

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Corte Sconta

Recognised by the Michelin Guide as one of the city’s best restaurants for local seafood dishes. Italian recipes in a quiet, family atmosphere.

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Caffè Florian

A legendary spot in the city with a history that goes back over 300 years that makes it well worth a visit. Famous names like Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol have all sat at these tables.

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Fondazione
Querini Stampalia

This ever-changing cultural institution—at once museum, library and event space—is a fascinating microcosm, with its porous design ingeniously blending interior and exterior, water and brick.

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Venice
Glass Museum

A required stop. Housed in a Gothic palace, this museum is centred on the traditional Venetian craft of glassblowing. It has the largest collection of Murano glass in the world.

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Peggy
Guggenheim Collection

This palace on the Grand Canal was once the home of gallery owner and collector Peggy Guggenheim, who was instrumental in the careers of artists from Pollock to Ernst and Giacometti.

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Palazzo Fortuny

Gothic palace, once the home of artist, set designer and textile designer Mariano Fortuny, whose label continues to produce luxurious damask silks, cut velvets and printed cottons.

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Giardini
della Biennale

The Giardini della Biennale, the lush garden on the outskirts of the city, is transformed into the centre of the art world every two years during the Biennale.

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