There’s absolutely no better way of getting to know Venezia than directly through its Veneziani, as Marco from Client Relations and Marta from Reservations, members of our 30-strong team based right here beside the Accademia Bridge…
- An insider tip that you’d like to keep to yourself (but don’t mind sharing with our guests!)
- Marco: When you feel lost in Venice don’t stop walking, you’re going to end up someplace you recognise. At least that’s what my grandparents used to say!
- Marta: Never eat seafood on Mondays – the Rialto fish market is closed!
- An insider tip that you’d like to keep to yourself (but don’t mind sharing with our guests!)
- Best place to sit and people-watch?
- Marco: There’s a little staircase that sits on the Grand Canal right in front of where I used to go to middle school near San Samuele, where you can watch people go by on their boats
- Marta: Il Chioschetto bar on the Zattere
- Where would you head for lunch with a group of friends?
- Marco: Ai 4 Feri Storti not far from the Rialto in San Polo
- Marta: Al Timon on the Fondamenta dei Ormesini or Ai Canottieri on the Cannaregio Canal
- Best place to sit and people-watch?
- Best coffee spot in Venice?
- Marco: Every Venetian has many favourite coffee spots, your choice depending on where you are in the city. My personal favourite would be Pasticceria Ponte delle Paste near Campo San Lio
- Marta: Moro Cafè at Palazzo Franchetti just by Campo Santo Stefano
- Best coffee spot in Venice?
- Favourite shop and why?
- Marco: That’s a difficult question, I prefer having memories rather than objects. If I have to say one it would be bottega D3sign, where a friend of mine makes jewellery using traditional Venetian artisanal techniques
- Marta: The cosy La Toletta bookshop with its knowledgeable staff who are happy to give you great suggestions
- Favourite shop and why?
- Favourite tramezzino filling?
- Marco: Porchetta and radicchio, for sure
- Marta: The classic old-fashioned ham & eggs with mayo
- Favourite tramezzino filling?
- If money were no object, what restaurant would you choose for a special occasion?
- Marco: Rosa Rossa in Calle de la Mandola in the sestiere of San Marco, it’s not the most renowned but it’s a personal favourite of mine
- Marta: Da Celeste on the narrow island of Pellestrina in the southern lagoon (ask us for transport options!)
- If money were no object, what restaurant would you choose for a special occasion?
- Best bargain eating spot?
- Marco: Corner Pub in Dorsoduro, near the Guggenheim Museum
- Marta: Al Vecio Marangon in Dorsoduro
- Best bargain eating spot?
- Favourite view in Venice?
- Marco: From the top of the San Giorgio bell tower on island of San Giorgio Maggiore opposite St. Mark’s Square
- Marta: From Punta Della Dogana at the end of a walk on a sunny day
- Favourite view in Venice?
- Favourite place for a day trip by train and why?
- Marco: Bassano del Grappa, offering totally different scenery to Venice but a truly magical place
- Marta:Verona – close by, nice city with good food and great wine!
- Favourite place for a day trip by train and why?
- Perfect souvenir of Venice to take back home? (apart from great memories!)
- Marco: ‘Murrine’ glass canes used to decorate glass objects crafted in Murano’s glass furnaces
- Marta: A little carved model of a ‘forcola’ – a wooden oar lock in which a gondolier positions his oar while rowing his gondola – handmade made in Cannaregio by Piero Dri ‘Il Forcolaio Matto’ (the Crazy Forcola Maker)
- Perfect souvenir of Venice to take back home? (apart from great memories!)
- And finally, which Views on Venice property do you have a ‘soft spot’ for and why?
- Marco: Ca’ delle Carrozze in the Castello district – its contemporary furniture offers a great contrast to traditional Venetian style
- Marta: Ca’ Cerchieri Terrace with its unique location inside a truly Venetian Palazzo – waking up in the principal bedroom with an open view over the private terrace on the Grand Canal is priceless!
- And finally, which Views on Venice property do you have a ‘soft spot’ for and why?
