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"Without streets and vehicles, the uproar of wheels, the brutality of
horses, and with its little winding ways where people crowd together, where
voices sound as in the corridors of a house where the human step circulates
as if it skirted the angles of furniture and shoes never wear out, the place
has the character of an immense collective apartment, in which Piazza San
Marco is the most adorned corner".
Henry James, The Aspern Papers
New flights to/from Croatia & Greece 06/05/2009
Barcelona, Berlin & Brussels will all see new daily services to/from Athens operated by Aegean Airlines, Greece's largest privately owned airline. The airline will also operate summer seasonal flights between Athens and Venice and Cyprus' second ...
Hotel Villa Tiziana Venice 30/03/2009
Hotel Villa Tiziana offers homely but elegant accommodation with all conveniences and friendly service at a tranquil location near the beach in Lido, just 10 minutes by waterbus from Venice.
The guest rooms of Hotel Tiziana are fitted with refined ...
Albergo Ca' Alvise 10/03/2009
In the heart of Venice, this 4-star hotel is around the corner from the Venice opera house, 20 metres from the Fenice Theatre and 200 metres from Saint Mark?s Square.
Explore the charm of the city?s canals with the Vaporetto stops and private taxi ...
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Fast Facts
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Area 458 sq km / 177 sq miles
- Population: 271,251 (2005)
- Time Zone GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
- Languages Italian (official) A Latin language related to
French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian. Standard Italian and numerous
dialects are spoken.
- Currency Euro (EUR)
- Electricity 220V 50Hz
- Electric Plug Details European plug with two circular metal
pins
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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.
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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
Exclusive
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.
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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. |
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.
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