Hotel Casanova
FREZZARI 1284
VENICE 30124 |
Description:
THE HOTEL CASANOVA IS LOCATED LESS THAN 50 METERS
FROM ST. MARK*S SQUARE, IN AN 18TH CENTURY
BUILDING.
IT HAS 50 ROOMS OF VARIOUS TYPES ON FOUR FLOORS
WITH A LIFT.
IT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 90 PEOPLE.
THE ROOMS ARE VERY SPACIOUS AND FURNISHED IN THE
STYLE OF THE THIRTIES.
THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN BATHROOM WITH TOILET AND
SHOWER OR BATH, SAT TV, MINI-BAR,
AIR-CONDITIONING, TELEPHONE, HAIRDRYER AND SAFE.
ON REQUEST, BREAKFAST CAN BE SERVED IN THE ROOM
FREE OF CHARGE.
Driving Directions
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
FROM THE VENICE MARCO POLO AIRPORT
YOU CAN CATCH THE ALILAGUNA WATER BUS WHICH
DEPARTS EVERY HOUR TO ST. MARK*S SQUARE.
IT TAKES ABOUT ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES AND IT
COSTS AROUND 10.00 EURO PER PERSON.
ONCE YOU HAVE REACHED ST. MARK*S SQUARE, KEEP TO
THE LEFT AND WALK UP TO CALLE VALLARESSO.
KEEP WALKING ALONG THE CALLE UNTIL YOU REACH
CALLE FREZZERIA.
OUR HOTEL IS IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
BY CAR
IF YOU ARE COMING TO VENICE BY CAR, YOU CAN
CHOOSE TO PARK IT EITHER ON THE ISLAND OF
TRONCHETTO OR IN ONE OF THE CAR PARKS OF PIAZZALE
ROMA.
IF YOU CHOOSE *GARAGE SAN MARCO* IN PIAZZALE ROMA
PLEASE REMEMBER, BEFORE CHECKING OUT, TO ASK THE
RECEPTIONIST FOR A COUPON WHICH WILL ENABLE YOU
TO HAVE A 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT AT THE CAR PARK.
IN ORDER TO REACH THE HOTEL FROM BOTH PIAZZALE
ROMA AND TRONCHETTO, CATCH THE PUBLIC WATER BUS,
LINE 1 OR 82, TO ST. MARK*S SQUARE.
GET OFF AT THE VALLARESSO STOP.
ONCE YOU GET OFF, STAY TO THE LEFT AND WALK ALONG
CALLE VALLARESSO UNTIL YOU REACH CALLE FREZZERIA.
OUR HOTEL IS IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THE WATER BUS TICKET COSTS 3.10 EURO PER PERSON.
FROM THE RAILWAY STATION
YOU CAN CATCH THE PUBLIC WATER BUS, LINE 1 OR 82,
TO ST. MARK*S SQUARE.
GET OFF AT THE VALLARESSO STOP.
ONCE YOU GET OFF, STAY TO THE LEFT AND WALK ALONG
CALLE VALLARESSO UNTIL YOU REACH CALLE FREZZERIA.
OUR HOTEL IS IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
THE WATER BUS TICKET COSTS 3.10 EURO PER PERSON.
BY PRIVATE WATER TAXI
IT IS NOT THE CHEAPEST, BUT IT IS FOR SURE THE
QUICKEST AND THE MOST COMFORTABLE WAY TO REACH
THE HOTEL.
YOU WILL HAVE TO ASK THE TAXI DRIVER TO TAKE YOU
TO RIO SAN MOIS .
GROM THERE, ONCE YOU GET OFF, YOU JUST WALK
STRAIGHT AND THEN TURN LEFT INTO CALLE FREZZERIA.
OUR HOTEL IS IMMEDIATELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
FROM TRONCHETTO, PIAZZALE ROMA AND THE RAILWAY
STATION, IT WILL COST YOU ABOUT 55.00 EURO.
FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 85.00 EURO.
WE SUGGEST TO ASK FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE
PRICE BEFORE YOU GET ON.
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Area Activities
WALKING SIGHTSEEING TOURS ARE 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 CAFF 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 LIKE
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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