Ca Del Borgo
PIAZZA DELLE ERBE 8
VENEZIA 30126 |
Description:
CA* DEL BORGO IS A XV CENTURY BUILDING RECENTLY
RENOVATED IN A PERFECT VENETIAN STYLE.
IT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE HISTORIC PONTE DI
BORGO, ORIGINALLY THE ONLY ACCESS POINT TO THIS
SMALL ISLAND SURROUNDED BY WATER WHERE THE HOTEL
IS SITUATED, AN ISLAND LOCATED INTO THE ISLAND OF
LIDO.
THE HOTEL FEATURES 8 ROOMS AND 1 SUITE ELEGANTELY
DECORATED WITH ANTIQUE FURNITURE AND INCLUDES ALL
THE COMFORTS SUCH AS AIR CONDITIONING, MINI-BAR,
RADIO, DIRECT PHONE LINE, SAFE DEPOSIT BOX, AND
TV.
ON THE GROUND FLOOR THERE IS A LARGE LOBBY, A
LIVING AREA AND A BREAKFAST ROOM ALL WARMED BY A
REAL FIREPLACE FROM OCTOBER THROUGH MARCH.
THERE IS ALSO A VERY PRETTY GARDEN ON THE BACK OF
THE PROPERTY.
ON THE FIRST FLOOR THERE IS AN ELEGANT MEETING
ROOM ACCOMMODATING UP TO 80 PERSONS.
THE RATES INCLUDE A RICH BUFFET BREAKFAST, UPON
REQUEST AND AT ADDITIONAL CHARGE THE HOTEL CAN
PROVIDE LUNCH OR DINNER.
THE HOTEL PROVIDES FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE
LIDO ISLAND AND TO THE CITY.
Driving Directions
ARRIVING BY PLANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MARCO
POLO - TAXI, SHUTTLE SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR FEE.
THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MARCO POLO IS CONNECTED
TO VENICE, LIDO BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
TRANSPORTATION.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
ALILAGUNA IS THE DIRECT PASSENGER WATERBUS
SERVICE BETWEEN VENICE AND ITS AIRPORT.
TICKET EU. 10 CA. BUT YOU CAN ALSO BUY IT
DIRECTLY ON BOARD WITH A LITTLE SUPPLEMENT.
GET OFF AT LIDO P. LE S. MARIA ELISABETTA AND
THAN ASK FOR A PRIVATE TAXI CAR TO OUR HOTEL.
PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION
PRIVATE HOTEL*S MOTORBOAT *AIRPORT - LIDO* AND
CAR TAXI TO THE HOTEL.
OTHERWISE YOU CAN TAKE THE PRIVATE HOTEL*S
MOTORLAUNCH *AIRPORT - MALAMOCCO*.
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS PLEASE CONTACT
OUR RECEPTION.
ARRIVING BY TRAIN TRAIN STATION VENEZIA S. LUCIA
THE TRAIN STATION VENEZIA S. LUCIA IS SITUATED IN
CANNAREGIO, NEAR PIAZZALE ROMA.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
ACTV*S LINES *VENETIAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANY*,
EVERY 10 - 12 MINUTES 1, 51, 52, 82, N. GET OFF
AT LIDO S.M.ELISABETTA.
TICKET EU. 3.10 CA. AT THE TICKET COUNTER OR
DIRECTLY ON THE BOATS, PAYING A LITTLE
SUPPLEMENT.
GET OFF AT LIDO P. LE S. MARIA ELISABETTA AND
THAN ASK FOR A PRIVATE TAXI CAR TO OUR HOTEL.
PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION
PRIVATE HOTEL*S MOTORBOAT *AIRPORT - LIDO* AND
CAR TAXI TO THE HOTEL.
OTHERWISE YOU CAN TAKE A PRIVATE HOTEL*S
MOTORLAUNCH *AIRPORT - MALAMOCCO*.
FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATION PLEASE CONTACT
OUR RECEPTION.
ARRIVING BY CAR TRONCHETTO
HIGHWAYS COMING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, EXIT
VENEZIA.
AS YOU GET OFF FROM THE HIGHWAY, FOLLOW THE SIGNS
SHOWING VENEZIA LIDO, FERRY BOAT.
GET ON THE FERRY BOAT, LINE 17 ACTV, BELONGING TO
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
TICKETS PRICE CHANGES FROM CAR*S SIZE.
IT WILL TAKE ROUGHLY 35 MINUTES OF A WONDERFUL
TRIP ALONG ST. MARK*S BASIN.
RATES FOR TRANSPORTATION - FROM AIRPORT 40 EUROS
FOR WATER TAXI - 10 EUROS WITH PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION TO LIDO THEN 15 EUROS FOR TAXI TO
HOTEL.
WHEN BOOKING A WATER TAXI AT THE RECEPTION THE
COST WILL BE EUROS 100 UP TO 8 PAX.
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Area Activities
WALKING SIGHTSEEING TOURS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR THE
FOLLOWING PLACES
VENICE*S GHETTO, THE OLDEST GHETTO IN EUROPE HAS
FIVE SYNAGOGUES, A JEWISH MUSEUM, AND A KOSHER
RESTAURANT.
MURANO, THE GLASS ISLAND, IN 1296, THE
GLASSBLOWERS OF VENICE MOVED TO AN ISLAND CALLED
MURANO.
SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS LATER, THEIR DESCENDANTS ARE
STILL TURNING SAND INTO GOLD.
PIAZZA SAN MARCO, NAPOLEON CALLED IT *THE FINEST
DRAWING ROOM IN EUROPE, BUT HOW MANY LIVING ROOMS
HAVE PIGEONS AND OUTDOOR CAFE TABLES
ST. MARK*S BASIN, SALUTE CHURCH, THE ISLAND OF
GIUDECCA, AND OTHER VENICE LANDMARKS.
SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI, 35 MONKS, SEMINARIANS,
AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS LIVE ON A MONASTERY ISLAND
THAT ONCE SERVED AS A LEPER COLONY.
THE VENETIAN LAGOON, VENICE ISN*T JUST PALACES,
CHURCHES, AND ART MUSEUMS.
THE CITY SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAGOON THAT IS
RICH IN WILDLIFE AND TRADITION.
VENICE TO CHIOGGIA, CHIOGGIA, A BUSY FISHING PORT
AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE VENETIAN LAGOON, IS AN
HOUR AND A HALF FROM VENICE BY BUS AND FERRY.
CHURCHES
MADONNA DELL*ORTO, *VENICE*S FINEST GOTHIC
CHURCH* IS A GREAT STARTING POINT FOR A WALKING
TOUR THROUGH ONE OF THE CITY*S MOST PLEASANT BUT
LEAST TOURIST NEIGHBORHOODS.
SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE CHURCH
AS YOU STARE UP AT THE SOARING DOME OF THIS
MAGNIFICENT BASILICA, REMEMBER THAT IT OWES ITS
EXISTENCE TO PLAGUE RIDDEN FLEAS.
OTHER STRUCTURES
BRIDGE OF SIGHS, LORD BYRON ROMANTICIZED THIS
ELEVATED CORRIDOR FOR CRIMINALS, AND YOU CAN
CROSS IT AS A PAYING CUSTOMER RATHER THAN AS A
PRISONER.
CAMPANILE DI SAN MARCO, VENICE*S 325-FOOT BELL
TOWER ISN*T WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE, BUT THE VIEW
FROM THE TOP IS UNSURPASSED.
DOGANA DI MARE, VENICE*S MARITIME CUSTOMS HOUSE
WAS BUILT IN THE 17TH CENTURY.
ITS WEDGE-SHAPED PROMENADE OFFERS GREAT VIEWS
ACROSS THE GRAND CANAL AND ST. MARK*S BASIN.
RIALTO BRIDGE, IT ISN*T JUST A BROOKLYN BRIDGE
WITH BOUTIQUES.
AFTER 500 YEARS, THE PONTE DI RIALTO IS STILL
VENICE*S MAIN TRAFFIC ROUTE ACROSS THE GRAND
CANAL.
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