Traveller’s Choice is an online evaluation program by real travellers who select their best hotels, family holidays, beaches, destinations as well as food & wine destinations every year. The Traveller’s Choice award for the best hotel in Venice in 2011 went to the Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo – it is ranked #1 out of 442
There are quite many five star hotels in Venice. Please find some of the most renowned in the list below. We have added a list of six world famous hotels in our list. All of them are in excellent locations with distinguished service. Discover. San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort *****
If you like historic stories with a great touch of mystery and adventure, I would like to recommend the following book about the the voyages of the Zen brothers. The book is called Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North, written by the historian Andrea di Robilant. I stumbled upon
Right in the north of Venice , there are three further islands worth mentioning. The island of Murano, Burano and Torcello, in the order of distance from Venice and in the right sequel of their size (biggest to smallest). Murano is the most known, world famous for its art and chandeliers made of glass, building
Traveller’s Choice is an online evaluation program by real travellers who select their best hotels, family holidays, beaches, destinations as well as food & wine destinations every year.
The Traveller’s Choice award for the best hotel in Venice in 2011 went to the Hotel Al Ponte Mocenigo – it is ranked #1 out of 442 hotels in Venice. The Al Ponte Mocenigo is a small, charming two star hotel with a typical Venetian atmophere, offersonly 10 rooms, located centrally in the Santa Croce part close to the Canale Grande, only fifty metres from the vaporetto stop. Check out this pdf map. Average prices are around EUR 100. The hotel usually is well booked out far in advance.
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There are quite many five star hotels in Venice. Please find some of the most renowned in the list below. We have added a list of six world famous hotels in our list. All of them are in excellent locations with distinguished service. Discover.
Hotel San Clemente Palace Venice
San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort *****
Located on an island in the lagoon, San Clemente Palace has a beautiful view of the lagoon. Apart from a luxurious spa center including a fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool it offers two gourmet restaurants as well. The hotel is furbished with antique furniture and has spacious rooms. just a short boat ride from Venice. It offers a luxury spa center and 2 gourmet restaurants. The San Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and offers 200 hotel rooms. Find more details, images, reviews and booking possibility by clicking on this link.
Hotel Bauer Venice
Bauer Hotel *****
Very close to Piazza San Marco, located on the canal with a beautiful view of the islands Guidecca and San Giorgio Maggiore, the Bauer Hotel offers elegant spacious rooms. On the rooftop there is a gourmet restaurant with a wonderview view of the end of the Grand Canal. The Bauer Hotel offers 109 rooms. Find more details and booking possibility by clicking on this link.
Hotel Centurion Palace Venice
Centurion Palace *****
This luxurious hotel is overlooking the Canale Grande with the possibility to arrive by water taxi at the private dock of the hotel. A rarity in Venice is the private courtyard which is accessible for the hotel guests. The Centurion Palace is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World and offers 50 hotel rooms. Find more details and booking possibility by clicking on this link
Hotel Metropole Venice
Hotel Metropole *****
The Hotel Metropole is one of the most luxurious hotels in Venice, close to Piazza San Marco and seems like a small museum from the interiors and the collections featured inside. There is also a small garden with citrus plants and an ancient well. The own restaurant is the only hotel restaurant in Venice with 2 Michelin stars. The Hotel Metropole offers 67 hotel rooms. Find more details and booking possibility by clicking on this link.
Luna Hotel Baglioni Venice
Luna Hotel Baglioni *****
The Luna Hotel Baglioni offers impressive interiors, elegant antique furniture, Murano chandeliers and an award-winning restaurant called Canova. Guests can arrive by watertaxi at the own private dock. The Luna Hotel Baglioni offers 104 hotel rooms. Find more details and booking possibility by clicking on this link.
Hotel Danieli Venice
Hotel Danieli *****
Probably the most famous and renouned hotel in Venice is Hotel Danieli. It is overlooking the lagoon, located right next to Piazza San Marco and is a truly luxurious ambient for staying in Venice. The Hotel Danieli is composed of 3 separate entities, dating back to the 14th, 19th, and 20th centuries and are connected by covered bridges. On the rooftop the Terraza Danieli restaurant is located. The Hotel Danieli is member of The Luxury Collection of Starwood and offers 225 spacious and luxurious hotel rooms. Find more details and booking possibility by clicking on this link.
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If you like historic stories with a great touch of mystery and adventure, I would like to recommend the following book about the the voyages of the Zen brothers. The book is called Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North
I stumbled upon this book by chance and was fascinated by its title immediately. Venetian navigators were known and famous for travelling the Mediterranean sea and the Orient route into the Black Sea. However, I was not aware that some of them, namely the brothers Nicolo and Antonio Zen undertook adventurous travels into the Nordic seas in the 14th century. By doing so, even though it is blurred by the mist of history, they eventually discovered new land and possibly even reached Newfoundland in the Americas, o whole century before Christopher Columbus. The book, based on heavily damaged letters found by his descendant Nicolo Zen some 150 years later, was published in the 16th century, precisely in 1558.
Map of Frislandia by Nicolo Zen in 1558
Heavy mystery lays above the discovered island of Frislandia, which was included into world maps all the way until even the 19th century and which historians were discussing for ages, trying to assign it properly to other known parts of the northern territories. Here is a map of the northern seas including Frislandia, drawn by Nicolo Zen (a descendent of the original Nicolo Zen) in 1558, as shown on Wikipedia.
The author and historian Andrea di Robilant worte a very exciting-to-read book about his own discoveries along the old routes the Zen brothers possibly took. His route took him from the old Zen palace in Venice which still exists to the Faroes, Shetland, Iceland and even Greenland. Take a deeper look if you find this story as interesting as I did.
The remains of the Zen Palazzo in Venice and the memorial tablet
Right in the north of Venice , there are three further islands worth mentioning. The island of Murano, Burano and Torcello, in the order of distance from Venice and in the right sequel of their size (biggest to smallest).
Murano is the most known, world famous for its art and chandeliers made of glass, building on its centuries-old tradition. In Murano it is very inspiring to wander around and to visit the showrooms of the chandelier manufacturers. You can also visit one manufacturing hall on the island When strolling around, you will pass by some public glass art.
In contrast to Murano, Burano is much smaller and much brighter color-wise. The small houses are painted in very different colors shining brightly in the sun. Only from the color point of view it is worth visiting. Don’t miss to buy and try the local biscuit called Buranello. When visiting Burano, you should include a connecting visit to Torcello, as Burano is already some way towards Torcello. Plan with one full day for both islands.
The island of Torcello on the other side is unique regarding its history. It was the first island in the lagoon to be inhabited. Today, two churches do still exist and are very much worth to be visited. On the way from the pier to the churches, which is a very nice walk by the way, there is the restaurant Locanda Cipriani, which is praised very much in many travel guides. I have to say when we visited it was rather deserted and not inviting to stop by – so make up your own mind when you are there or leave a comment to this post with your impressions.
The islands are easily reachable by public transport on a continuous schedule. Only the island of Torcello is a little further away and takes some more time to be reached and some waiting time to depart, due to the little less frequent intervals of public boat transport.
Channels in Murano
Apart from the mentioned islands there are some more in the lagoon of Venice. Definitively worth highlighting is the Lido di Venezia. The Lido is the long stretched island guarding the lagoon towards the open Adriatic sea. By its character it is different to Venice, as you will encounter streets and cars and busses again, however in a very harmonic way and as there is a long sandy beach towards the Adriatic sea. The beach is very popular for the local inhabitants for Venice who want to get a break from the intense island live on weekends. On the lido, you will see very nice villas, a lot of green, a pedestrian zone, some canals and a superb view of Venice, especially against the sunset at dusk.
Every visitor will notice – rather sooner than later – the very many and interestingly looking rooftop terr
asses in Venice. Obviously built at current times, they serve as relaxing valve for the domestic population as well as visitors, from the hot climate in Venice. Since there were no major terrasses planned in the original buildings and due to the tight constructions with limited space on the island, terrasses were integrated on the roofs. Look at some snapshots we captured on our trips to the charming Venice.
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Bridge in Venezia Sestiere Cannaregio at night 2011
Enjoy the charming and century-old city of Venice, where European politics was determined, trade with Asia was dominated, diplomacy was born and the Carneval was celebrated. Today, you can feel this atmosphere on every step, even though the geopolitical importance of Venice has diminished.
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Balcony on top on a house in venice
Elegant terrace on a house in Venice
One of the many terraces in Venice
Ristorante along the sea with rooftop terrace
Romantic terrace in Venice
Rooftop terrace in Venice
Terrace on the roof of a red Venetian house
Venetian house with terrace on top