HOTEL CA VENDRAMIN,
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VCE AIRPORT - 3.1 MI/5.0 KM WNW
FACING THE CALM RIO DI SANTA FOSCA IN THE HEART
OF CANNAREGIO HOTEL CA VENDRAMIN DI SANTA FOSCA
IS LOCATED IN A PRIVILEGED POSITION AS IT IS
CENTRAL AND YET OFF THE MAJORITY OF TOURIST
PATHS. IT IS THIRTY METERS FROM STRADA NOVA ONE
OF THE MAIN PEDESTRIAN ARTERIES OF THE CITY. THE
AREA IS PICTURESQUE AND LIVELY WITH LOTS OF SHOPS
AND BACARI *TYPICAL VENETIAN RESTAURANTS* AND
THE LOCATION OF A COLORFUL LOCAL MARKET. A
FIFTEEN MINUTE WALK ALONG STRADA NOVA TAKES YOU
TO RIALTO BRIDGE FROM THE CHARACTERISTIC
STRUCTURE THAT GATHERS TOGETHER THE OLDEST
GOLDSMITHS IN VENICE. JUST 5 MINUTES FURTHER
CROSSING MERCERIE YOU REACH THE ALLEYS FULL OF
ITALIAN AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER BOUTIQUES AND
THEN YOU ARRIVE TO THE SPLENDID ST. MARKS
SQUARE. HERE YOU CAN ADMIRE THE BASILICA OF ST.
MARK WITH ITS UNMISTAKABLE ALMOST ORIENTAL
PROFILE AND CUSTODIAN OF PRICELESS ARTISTIC
TREASURES INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL SPARKING
BYZANTINE MOSAICS THAT DECORATE THE 8 000 METERS
SQUARED INTERIOR OF THE BASILICA. THE BELL-TOWER
WITH ITS SIXTEENTH-CENTURY SANSOVINO LOGGIA. THE
PALAZZO DUCALE A SPLENDID EXAMPLE OF ABSOLUTE
GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE *THE INTERIOR IS FABULOUS
WITH HUGE ROOMS AND ENORMOUS PAINTINGS BY THE
MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS FROM VENETO*. THE PROCURATIE
THE PORTICO BUILDINGS THAT ENCLOSE THE SQUARE AND
THE LOCATION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PUBLIC MUSEUM
IN VENICE THE CORRER MUSEUM.