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ITALY Population 58,090,681 Currency Euro GDP<br />
VENICE<br />
† €21,555 Dialling code +39<br />
Airport code VCE Flight frequency Twice daily Average temp (Nov) 7°C<br />
November sees the fi rst<br />
cold mists descend on the<br />
Venetian lagoon, giving<br />
its canals a brooding and<br />
even more alluring sense<br />
of romance. The peace<br />
will be shattered during<br />
the Feast of San Martino<br />
(11 November), when kids<br />
clatter around the city<br />
banging pots and pans.<br />
Robin McKelvie is our<br />
city guide<br />
SAN MARCO<br />
The epicentre of tourist Venice<br />
contains some of the world’s<br />
most beguiling architecture.<br />
SHOP Luna Hotel Baglioni (1243 San<br />
Marco, tel. 041 528 9840, baglionihotels.<br />
com, rooms from €260) is said to be<br />
a favourite of Sean Connery and Nelson<br />
Mandela, and offers serious luxury.<br />
EAT Osteria Enoteca San Marco<br />
(Frezzeria, tel. 041 528 5242) is a cut<br />
above average, with delicious home<br />
cooking and a spot-on wine list. Aqua<br />
Pazza (3808 Campo San Angelo, tel. 041<br />
277 0688) is a rare budget option – the<br />
fish risotto for two is excellent.<br />
CULTURE The Festa della Madonna<br />
della Salute (21 November) is held to<br />
commemorate a plague that wiped out<br />
a third of the Venice population between<br />
1629 and 1631. A votive bridge links San<br />
Marco (Campo Santa Maria del Giglio)<br />
and Dorsoduro, which thousands cross to<br />
visit the altar of the Salute Church.<br />
TIP Piazza San Marco is legendary for its<br />
cafés, which vie for your custom with live<br />
classical music. They charge a fortune for<br />
a coffee, but their cheapest wine often<br />
costs little more than coffee for two.<br />
INFO<br />
Venice Marco Polo<br />
airport is at Tessera,<br />
about 8km from<br />
the centre.<br />
Bus The ACTV<br />
no. 5 to Piazzale<br />
Roma takes about<br />
20 minutes and<br />
costs €2,50. The<br />
ATVO shuttle takes<br />
15-20 minutes<br />
and costs €3.<br />
Boat Alilaguna<br />
launches run from<br />
about 500 metres<br />
from Arrivals:<br />
6.10am-12.10am<br />
to San Marco,<br />
8.45am-6.45pm<br />
as far as Zattere.<br />
Tickets cost €13<br />
(alilaguna.it).<br />
Taxi A taxi to<br />
Piazzale Roma<br />
costs about €30.<br />
A private water taxi<br />
costs €100-€150.<br />
Tourist offi ce<br />
71F Piazza San<br />
Marco (tel. 041<br />
529 8711 turismo<br />
venezia.it).<br />
Sculpture by Marino Marini is just<br />
one of the delights of the canalside<br />
Peggy Guggenheim Collection<br />
DORSODURO<br />
An often forgotten area, home to<br />
quiet canals and relaxed spots.<br />
CULTURE The Peggy Guggenheim<br />
Collection (Palazzo Venier dei Leoni)<br />
deserves its reputation, with works by<br />
modern masters like Dali and Picasso.<br />
EAT Gondolieri (San Vio, tel. 041 528<br />
6396), an old-world retreat, is a great<br />
place to sample genuine Veneto cooking.<br />
LATER Bright bar/restaurant Orange<br />
(Campo Santa Margherita) is a popular<br />
stop on the trendy Campo Santa<br />
Margherita mini-scene.<br />
SAN POLO<br />
San Polo is home to the Rialto<br />
Bridge and some of the most scenic<br />
stretches of the Grand Canal.<br />
EAT A stone’s throw from the Rialto<br />
Bridge is Muro (Rialto Market, 222 San<br />
Polo, tel. 041 523 7495). Munch snacks<br />
at the osteria downstairs, or enjoy<br />
By air to Venice, by boat to us!<br />
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something more substantial upstairs.<br />
You can eat with the locals at Da Renato<br />
(Rio Terà Secondo, tel. 041 524 1922),<br />
a favourite with hungry gondoliers.<br />
LATER The Pizzeria 900 Jazz Club,<br />
(Campiello del Sansoni, 900 San Polo)<br />
is a decent option in sleepy Venice.<br />
SHOP La Bottega dei Mascareri (Ponte<br />
di Rialto, 80 San Polo) is one of the most<br />
celebrated outlets for papier-mâché<br />
masks. For glasswork, Lucio Bubacco<br />
(Calle Rughetta) features remarkable<br />
works sculpted on the island of Murano.<br />
TIP If you don’t want to splash out on<br />
a gondola ride you can nip across the<br />
Grand Canal on one of the traghetti<br />
public gondolas from Fondamenta del<br />
Vin. The catch? You’re expected to stand.<br />
GIUDECCA<br />
This classy island reclines on an<br />
oasis of calm just across from<br />
the tourist bustle.<br />
SLEEP The grand old Hotel Cipriani<br />
(10 Giudecca, Tel. 041 520 7744,<br />
hotelcipriani.com, rooms from €720)<br />
is Venice’s most famous hotel. Hilton<br />
Molino Stucky (810 Giudecca, tel. 041<br />
522 1267, hilton.com/Venice, rooms<br />
from €171) opened in 2007 in an<br />
impressively revamped flour mill.<br />
EAT The Cipriani’s Fortuny Restaurant<br />
(10 Giudecca, tel. 041 520 7744) is<br />
perhaps the most romantic and polished<br />
fine dining experience in the city. Harry’s<br />
Dolci (773 Giudecca, tel. 041 522 4844)<br />
is almost as good, with great views.<br />
TIP Take a promenade at sunset along<br />
the waterfront and watch the sun melt<br />
over this most dreamy of cities.<br />
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