Piazza San Marco

Belmond Hotel Cipriani Venice Italy

The Hotel Cipriani- created to provide the very best of Venetian hospitality- incorporates the most luxurious accommodations, the most attentive service and the finest cuisine in an atmosphere of calm and seclusion. Located at the tip of the Giudecca Island, the hotel is just a short, spectacular boat ride from St. Marks Square.

Touring Venice, Italy

The Dorsoduro district is in the south of Venice and includes two islands south of Venice. It’s on relatively high land. Its attractions include several churches and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection located in an unfinished palace that boasts works by Picasso, Dali, Magritte, and many others.

The beautiful bridges of Venice Italy

From bare necessity, the bridges have turned into real symbols of the city, and are among the most representative features of Venice. Moreover each bridge, from the smallest to the most important one, from the public to the private ones, gives something more to this wonderful city, and offers unique sights to tourists. There are over 350 bridges all around the city, but some of them are certainly more famous than others, and can be considered as important monuments of the city.

St Mark’s Square Venice Italy

The only space of the city to be called “piazza” (i.e. “square”, all the other are called “campi” or “campielli”), St Mark’s Square has always been the core of the city life. Although the square as appears now is characterised by a strong Renaissance taste, this area has begun to take shape in the Middle Ages, and throughout the centuries it has undergone several reconstructions and changes.

Bauer Il Palazzo Venice, Italy

An intimate boutique hotel within the heart of Venice, Bauer Il Palazzo is a truly authentic, Venetian-style palazzo overlooking Venice’s Grand Canal. More like a sophisticated home than a hotel, it is both elegant and luxurious. Bauer Il Palazzo, with its stunning Gothic facade, reflects Venetian opulence at its best, with lavish decor and furnishings designed for the ultimate in comfort for visitors to Venice.