No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
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Located in Castello, near San Francesco della Vigna, the Arsenale and the Biennale exhibition, completely renewed, we'd like your stay at our elegant and comfortable studio "nonna Mira" to relax and breathe the spirit of Venetian life.
The place is really pretty, in an interesting position from a cultural point of view, where usually it is difficult to see lots of tourists, but in the area there are all the the shops and very close the centre of town. Not far from there there is a campo that has also a wi-fi service available from the Council!!
To walk to Saint Marc square, it takes only 10 minutes and you will also enjoy a nice walk towards San Giovanni e Paolo church!!
main entrance/first room
kitchen area
to the second room...
second room with big sofa-bed
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The North East Italy / Veneto region
This region is very well known for the big opportunity it offers: from the mountains to the sea you can decide to spend your time even during the summer than in the winter to see different and interesting places.
There is a wide range of things in this area: from a cultural point of view, there is the possibility to visit towns as Venice, Verona, Treviso, Vicenza, the Riviera del Brenta's villas, and many many little towns well known for the Romans rests.
From a sport activities point of view you can ski, fly, mountain-byking, skate, do jogging, and also dive, do indoor and outdoor-swimming, play golf, sail, horse-ride and more.
From a "culinary" point of view a very well known kitchen is all over appreciated and offered with our best wines!
Venice, Veneto / Castello, Venice area
VENICE HISTORY Venice sprung from a myriad of isles lying in the centre of the Venetian Lagoon. It was an inhospitable environment made up of low seabeds, land just above the surface and narrow sandy islands buffering the lagoon from the Adriatic sea.
From the very start, Venetians have had to cope with a series of problems inextricably linked to Venice's particular environmental situation: namely, the scarcity of fresh water, the absence arable land and the difficulty of obtaining raw materials. Surrounded by water and with the neraby mainland often under the control of powers that were hostile, Venetians were compelled to exploit to the utmost their one and only resource: the sea.
Initially, sustenance came from fishing and salt pits but after a short time, Venetian power grew as a result of maritime trade. Enterprising Venetian merchants traded raw materials and finish products throughout the Mediterranean, at first bartering them for gold and spices from the Byzantine Empire and, later, the Arab world. Eventually, the Venetians succeeded in establishing a broad and intricate trading network. All of Venice's productive and political structure was built around trade and, consequently, the city became the Mediterranean,'s main centre of trade. From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance it was one of the world's biggest cities as it numbered well over 150,000 inhabitants.
-------------------------------------------------- WHAT YOU CAN DO
‘The wisteria studio’ is the perfect base to do everything you want. It is located in Castello, near San Francesco della Vigna, SAn Giovanni e Paolo, the Arsenale and the Biennale exhibition which is currently running! This charming studio is set in relaxing position, far from the mass of tourist traffic but only two minutes walk from San Giovanni e Paolo church, shops and a host of restaurants and bars. The area is still inhabited by Venetians and is not so known from the tourists... The walk to Saint Mark’s square takes only 10/15 minutes!!
There are a huge range of cultural visits to museums, churches and archaeological sites and many events organized by artists and the local Council.
In addition, it is possible to learn how to row and to take a ride in a typical Venetian gondola.
Other potential activities and attractions in our area include Lido di Venezia beach where you can choose from windsurfing, renting a boat, playing beach-volleyball or football or even a workout at the gym and spinning. In addition, you can hire a bicycle, play tennis or golf or even take a trip over Venice by plane!
Why not visit the nearby islands of Murano, where the glass factories show how glass is blown, Burano, where old women still create beautiful lace (merletti) and Torcello where you can go back to the very origins of Venice and its inhabitants.
There are guided trips to explore the lagoon’s wealth of nature (flora and fauna).
If you are staying for more than a week you could even plan a trip up to the nearby Dolomite mountains to ski, walk, mountain-climbing and lots, lots more!
Up and down the bridges - 13 april Departing from S.Mark Square the event is a non-competitive walk open to everybody, children and adults. www.tgseurogroup.it
Festa del Bocolo 25 april Feast in honour of St.Mark when men give women a long-stemmed red rose .A gondola race takes place in Bacino San Marco.
Bochaleri's pottery fair- Campo San Maurizio 25 april-1 may The 6th edition will display the ceramic and pottery works by local artisans. www.bochaleri.it
Feast and Regatta of the Sensa (Ascension) Bacino San Marco - 04 may The race route dates back to the 14th century, running a course that starts at St.Mark bay and ends in front of San Nicolò church on the Lido.Born as a result of an overlapping of civil and and religious rites and events, the meaning of today is the festivity of the Sea. www.comune.venezia.it
Vogalonga - 11 may Tho boat race is one of the biggest events, which started in 1975 by a group of rowing revivalists. The course is a long one, 18 miles, and leads across the Lagoon to the island of Burano and back, winding through Cannaregio and the Grand Canal. www.vogalonga.it
Lido of Venice - 23-25 may Venice will host the xxiv gathering of the Italian paratroopers. The week end dedicated to the event includes the visit of civil and military authorities, a concert and a parade.
Regatta “del Palio delle Antiche Repubbliche Marinare” The 27th of may 2008 www.comune.venezia.it
Regatta of Sant'Erasmo - 02 june www.comune.venezia.it
Heineken Jammin'festival - 14-17 june One of the Italy's premium rock events, consistently attarcting an excellent line-up. www.heineken.it
Biennale Dance: From 14th to 29th of June 2008,
The secret gardens of Venice - 23 june/15july www.geniuslocivenezia.blogspot.com
Regatta oF Santi Giovanni e Paolo - 22 june www.comune.venezia.it
San Pellegrino Cooking cup - 30 june This event is a combination of sailing skils with culinary expertise. Prizewinner'sparty is held in St.Marc Square. www.spellegrinocookingcup.com
Regatta of Murano - 06 july www.comune.venezia.it
Regatta of Malamocco - 13 july Lido di Venezia www.comune.venezia.it
Feast of Redeemer - 19/20 july Born as a vow to Christ the Redeemer after the terrible plague in 1576, the festivity has been celebrated every year since that date. Splendid fireworks light the Venice sky, reflexing their colour on the water and an armada of decorated gondolas and oared boats colonises the canals during the festival of Redentore, all night long until the sunrise. www.comune.venezia.it
Venice Biennale ^ Cinema section - 27 august/06 september The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival still in existence today and one of the most glamorous end-of-summer venues in the world. Screenings take place in cinemas all over the city, but the centre of the action is the Lido. www.labiennale.org
Historic regatta -07 september Celebrations begin with a boat parade, headed by a vessel holding the famous Bucintoro, symbol of the Serenissima. The regatta consists of a 4 competitions and art displays music and more celebrations entertain before and after the races. www.comune.venezia.it
Biennale Architecture will take place September 14th to November 23rd, 2008 www.labiennale.org
Venice marathon - 26 october The marathon runs through the Brenta Riviera, past the Venetian bridges and villas to arrive at the finishing line on Venice's picturesque waterfront, at Riva dei Sette Martiri. www.venicemarathon.it
Biennale Theatre: www.labiennale.org
Fiest of Good Health - 21 november Since 1630, at the same date, thousands of Vnetians take a boat pilgrimage to the majestic Chiesa dellqa Salute to pay tribute to the Madonna and pray for good health. This visit is a must for any visitor wishing to witness a truly original Venetian celebration.
Christmas in the Lagoon At this time of the year, Campo Santo Stefano becomes a Christmas vioìllage. The colourful market, set up in historic square near the Accademia and the Palazzo Grassi, offers hand-made Venetians products such as glass, lace, paper, soap, and perfume. Inside the market it is possible to taste and buy gastronomic products representing the various region of Italy. www.nataleinlaguna.com
New Year's greeting on Lido beach -01 january After the last party of the year, swimming or just touvhing the water became so popular that now is one of top annuiìal attractions. www.lidovenezia.it
Venice Carnival - Since the 13th century, with its processions, masquerades, traditional ceremonies, music and all-round festivities among the canals, squares and palaces of Venice, the carnival is one of the most celebrated and fascinating events in Europe. www.comune.venezia.it www.carnevale.venezia.it
WHAT YOU CAN'T MISS IN THIS AREA
CAMPO SAN FRANCESCO DELLA VIGNA this urban site originates from the 16th and 17th century and consists of three different places connected to each other: Campo San Francesco della Vigna (northwest) in front of Palladio's classic church façade, the Campo della Confraternità bodering the church on the south and the small Campiello de la Chiesa on the Rio de S. Francesco. The view around 1500 still shows the old church and minor housing instead of the Campo della Confraternità. The name "della Vigna" is derived from a wineyard documented in several 13th century documents concerning the noble Ziani family, who lived in a palatium in the near parish of Santa Giustina. Still today, despite later urbanisation, the area is characterised by green space. The huge, yet uninspiring renaissance palace of Doge Andrea Gritti (who initiated the so-called renovatio urbis, i.e. the introduction of roman renaissance forms in the Venetian state architecture) has its façade on the Campo San Francesco della Vigna, but extends to the Rio de San Francesco. A 19th century gangway on columns, the so-called cavalcavia connects the palace with another building and separates the Campiello de la Chiesa from the Campo della Confraternità. The denomination of the latter is derived from the Scuola di San Pasquale Baylon, a building for a confraternity founded in 1625 or 1627. In 1673, the confraternity requested the permission to build a Scuola vicino alla chiesa di S. Francesco dalla parte del Cimitero col prospetto riguardante l'habitatione di Monsignor Reverendissimo Nontio Apostolico [i.e. Palazzo Gritti, which later served the Roman nuntius]. This clearly shows that the graveyard belonging to the church still was in use in the 17th century. The Scuola was finally built in 1674 and 1675 by Gerolamo Viviani, a follower of Baldassare Longhena. Its interior decoration is lost, the building is today used by the Cavalieri di San Marco. During the 19th century, the northern periphery of Venice was subject to massive industrialisation, as the large gasometer visible from the Campo San Francesco della Vigna demonstrates.
ARSENALE A tall, crenelated walled perimeter, surrounded by canals, marks off the impressive complex of boatyards that dates back to the 12th or early 13th century and was enlarged repeatedly over the centuries. This is where the fleets of Venice were built, fleets that constituted the foundation of centuries of wealth and power for the ancient maritime republic. The entrance on the land side is marked by a portal* (1460), believed to date from the early Venetian Renaissance; it is surmounted by a great lion (symbol of St. Mark), attributed to Bartolomeo Bon. In 1692-94 a terrace was built in front of the portal, adorned with Baroque allegorical statues; on either side of this terrace are two stone lions, originally from Greece (the one on the left was located in the harbor of the Piraeus). To the right are two other, smaller lions, one of which comes from the island of Delos. The area of the Arsenale contains buildings of considerable architectural and historical interest. Among them are the building of the Bucintoro (in the Arsenale Vecchio), where the Doge's vessel was docked; the Gaggiandre (Darsena Arsenale Nuovissimo), two enormous wet docks built between 1568 and 1573, supposedly to plans by Jacopo Sansovino; the Corderie della Tana (south side of the Arsenale), 300 m in length, where hemp was stored and the great cables were made for the ships (now a site for temporary exhibitions). The Officina Remi (or Oar Workshop) now houses a detached section of the Museo Storico Navale.
RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI/DEI SETTE MARTIRI This broad walkway along the Basin of St. Mark's takes its name from the sailors of Schiavonia (or Slavonia, the Dalmatian coast), who moored here. Following the Riva toward St. Mark's, you will see the 18th-century church of S. Maria della Visitazione or S. Maria della Pietà, particularly silent inside (built in part as a concert hall); note the ceiling, frescoed by Giambattista Tiepolo. Further on is an equestrian monument to Victor Emmanuel II (by Ettore Ferrari, 1887). After the Ponte del Vin, the Riva tends to be crowded with sightseers; note the Gothic Palazzo Dandolo, now the Hotel Danieli, and the massive Prigioni Nuove (1589-1614).
SCUOLA DALMATA DEI SAN GIORGIO E GRIFONE This small building, also known as the Scuola di S. Giorgio degli Schiavoni, was built in the early 16th century. It is particularly renowned for the paintings by Vittore Carpaccio** in the ground floor hall (1501-11), considered masterpieces.
SAN ZACCARIA Built in Gothic style in the 15th century, completed by Mauro Codussi (1480-1515), who built the multi-register façade, a fine creation of the Venetian Renaissance. The church boasts paintings and frescoes by Giovanni Bellini, Jacopo Tintoretto, Giambattista Tiepolo, Andrea del Castagno and Francesco da Faenza, Antonio Vivarini, and Giusto d'Alemagna. Note the inlaid choir (1455-64).
SAN PETER CATHEDRAL This magnificent building is on the island San Pietro di Castello an isolated and peaceful part of Venice. There were church at the same place since 7th century, first dedicated to SS. Sergio and Bacco, and then it seems that it was rebuilt by Bishop Magnus in honour of St Peter, and, in honour of the island, it was named San Pietro di Castello. San Pietro di Castello was the he Cathedral of Venice until 1807, when the title passed to St Mark’s. After several reconstructions, it was "redesigned" by Andrea Palladio in 1596. Paintings in this church are made by Marco Basaiti ("St Peter Enthroned and Four Saints"), Luca Giordano ("Virgin and Child with Souls in Purgatory"), Tizian, Paolo Caliari Veronese, Alessandro Varotari Padovanino…
There is so-called Throne of St Peter, presented to the Doge by Byzantine Emperor Michael III, in San Pietro di Castello. This throne, according to legend, was used by St Peter during his apostolic mission to Antioch of which he was the first bishop. Throne of St Peter plays an important role in Corto Maltese’s adventure in Venice.
GIARDINI PUBBLICI This great park was built in the Napoleonic era, and modified around 1850 to suit the Romantic tastes of the time. In it are the various pavillions of the Biennale d'Arte (Venice Biennial), a major international exposition of painting, sculpture, graphics, and decorative arts established in 1895. The pavilions of the individual nations reflect the architectural trends of more than half a century (1907-64), and some are quite excellent. n 5 minutes you can reach a place called Giardini, or go to Sant'Elena, where children can play and you can have a wonderful view of the lagoon...
How to get there
By plane: From Marco Polo Venice airport there is a public service by boat which takes half an hour to reach Venice The web-site with the time-table is www.alilaguna.it . you will arrive to Fondamente Nove stop. There you need to change boat to a local boat - public service - ACTV motoscafo line 52 to Celestia stop (see the web-site www.actv.it ).
From Treviso airport there is a bus-shuttle to reach in half an hour Piazzale Roma, Venice bus and boat terminal. From there take the public service by boat Actv line n.1 or the fast line n.82 and in 30 minutes, more or less, reach Arsenale or San Zaccaria stop.
By train: When you arrive at the local station, you can take the public service by boat "vaporetto" ACTV line 1, which is travelling along the Grand Canal and stop at "Arsenale or San Zaccaria station"(see the web-site www.actv.it ).
By car: Follow the indication from the motorway direction "Venezia". Arrival at the garage Tronchetto -less expensive than others- and take the public service boat "vaporetto" ACTV line 82 direction "San Zaccaria stop" (see the web-site www.actv.it ).
By ship: Take the public service boat Vaporetto line 82 to "San Zaccaria stop" (see the web-site www.actv.it ). From every boat stop to arrive to the house it takes 5/10 minutes.
All directions will be sent upon confirmation of booking.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Marco Polo Venice airport: 15 km
Railway:
Santa Lucia Venice train station: 15 km
Ferry:
San Basilio Venice port: 5 km
Activities near Venice, Veneto
Sports: Watersports Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Beach or lakeside relaxation City breaks
Facilities
General:
Air conditioning, CD player
Utilities:
Clothes dryer, Cooker, Fridge
Rooms:
Shower rooms (1), WCs (1)
Furniture:
Sofabeds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 4, Lounge seating for 4, Sleeps maximum of 2
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Private garden
Further details indoors: The studio is at the ground floor, composed of main room with double French sofa-bed, kitchen, one bedroom with double king sofa-bed, bath with shower, little courtyard with plants and chairs.
Further details outdoors: There are three supermarket very close to the house and three little restaurants.
Rental rates
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450£405
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11 Jan 10
525£473
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The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
PRICES ARE INTENDED FOR TWO PEOPLE
The use of electricity and gas will be charged if over the standards.
For final cleaning we ask €25,00
CHECK-IN FROM 3.00 P.M. TO 9.00 PM
CHECK-OUT 10.00 A.M.
Please note that any delay in departure or arrival may be charged at an extra €50,00.
Guestbook for The wisteria
Very comfortable beds and perfect location to the visit of the town! Thank you, we had a fantastic time!! (a couple from Petersborough)
Cosy and elegant little apartment so well located to discover the town!! Thank you very much, we will come back! (Two people from Brighton)
Fantastic little studio with nice little courtyard!! Thank you so much for your kindness!!
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