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Fast Facts
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 San Clemente Palace Venice  From its vantage point on San Clemente Island in the centre of the lagoon, the San Clemente Palace Venice boasts views of Piazza San Marco, Giudecca Island and the Lido. The hotel is enhanced by open-air courtyards and retains all the charm and atmosphere of the ancient monastery of the Camaldolesi order. The San Clemente Palace accommodates up to 400 guests in 205 spacious rooms that are majestically furnished. The on-site restaurants offer tempting menu, consisting of the Mediterranean culinary tradition. For an important work gathering, a meeting, or simply to celebrate a private occasion, the hotel provides numerous rooms, accommodating up to 450 people. The centuries-old park in the premises has a spa, tennis courts, swimming pool and a golf course and offers guests pleasant moments of relaxation and well-being. Click here for more Hotels Venice |
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The rising water
In the fall, especially in October and November, it very often happens that the tide rises and the water overflows the banks of the canals, flooding the city: the foundations, the alleyways, the fields, the ground floor of the houses, the churches and the shops. The rising water is a problem for the Venetians but it is an unusual, exciting experience for tourists as it is a unique event. Seeing Piazza San Marco flooded by a still lake of water is most certainly a unique, magical moment, which has been immortalized several times over the years by famous photographers. The names of the calli, campi and campielli (lanes, squares and little squares in Venice) The Venetian Calli have unusual names that are usually either taken from the city's history or from an event that took place right on the very spot, or from the jobs of the people who lived in that lane or square. The names of the streets are written on small white squares that are placed on the outside of the buildings and that are called "nizioleti" (tissues). Gondolas Gondolas are one of Venice’s most famous symbols worldwide. This typical Venetian boat is extremely ancient and is the result of a series of extremely complex craft techniques. A gondola is 11 meters long and weighs 600 kilograms. In spite of its considerable weight it is quite ease to maneuver by just one person using a single oar. We recommend you visit the Squero (boatyard) at San Trovaso where gondolas are still made today by the master craftsmen using the ancient techniques. |
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Zen Café
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| Masks are the mainstay and foundation of Carnival of Venice, whose long storied (and sordid) past dates back to 1268. Indeed, this is your chance to wander around Venice in fancy finery sporting a mysterious (and kinda freaky) Venetian mask like the ones we know from all those period films. Also, various palaces hold masked balls and galas where splendid period costumes, wigs and masks are the order of the night. For the week and-a-half-before Fat Tuesday, a multitude of events, focusing on the arts like ballet, music, theater, and circus take hold of famed St. Mark's Square. Thousands of revelers get the chance to experience the beautiful life of Venetians of 300 years ago. This is truly a spectacular event. | |
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You may feel the urge to escape the crowds and put some distance between yourself and the jam-packed Piazza San Marco. Rest assured, life continues as normal in the Venetians' Venice, for example in Castello, a bustling working-class district fifteen minutes east of the Piazza San Marco. In the biggest and most highly populated of Venice's six sestieri (districts), washing still hangs out to dry at the windows, the elderly quietly go about their shopping, and bambini play football in the streets. More than 50 Hotels in Castello - book now! | |
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Oriental-themed non-smoking restaurant and lounge bar - clearly a place
where your health comes first. The main bar and dining area is done up in
blonde wood and clean minimalist lines, with rows of high backed wooden
chairs and squat stools lining a row of narrow bucket tables along one wall.
Waiters dressed like Zen monks deliver delicious Italian dishes and
succulent sushi to the trendy thirty- something clientele, and behind the
bar a woman in a Kimono looks as if she’s straight off the set of some
Kurosawa film. Add sculptures, modern art and a Zen Café DJ soundtrack a la
Buddha Bar, and you will feel you’ve been Feng Shui-ed.