Venice 2018
Restaurants Tours Transportation
Room booked April 5-10, 2018 - No deposit - Cancel by April 1
April 5 - Thursday - Arrive by air (Booked) - Water bus to Rialto
April 6 - Friday -
April 7 - Saturday - Murano??
April 8 - Sunday - Train to Florence??
April 9 - Monday -
April 10 - Tuesday - Water bus to Rialto - Air to Barcelona (Booked)
As one TripAdvisor traveler put it: “you cannot miss Venice.” The community recommends staying at least three nights in this Adriatic gem. Since it’s such a popular destination, you want to find a hotel in a convenient, but not crowded, area. The Hotel Moresco is a favorite destination for travelers who want to be near the sites but away from the crowds. While the Corte Di Gabriela offers peace and quiet just a quick walk away from San Marco Square. For a taste of local wine and cuisine, check out Osteria Al Cicheto. With dishes like stuffed squid and tuna tartar, this restaurant is popular with locals and visitors alike. Of course no trip to Venice is complete without a gondola ride through the city’s labyrinth of canals.
Cantine de Vino old Schiavi - Vini al Bottegon (Bizarre Foods - Where gondoliers eat) Near Gondola Factory
Restaurants from Bizarre Destinations
Osteria al Cicheto
Poste Vecie - Venice's oldest restaurant
Mercato di Rialto - Fish market near bridge
meat uncooked to try - carpaccio at La Cantina
May 10, 2013 by Meagan Drillinger
When returning from any big trip (you
know, the kind that takes months of planning and several disappointed looks at
your bank statement),
I find it’s often the smallest of activities that is the most meaningful. And
when I think of Venice, of course I think of the canals and the gondolas
and the labyrinth of streets that get you hopelessly (but romantically) lost.
(Seriously, Venice is gorgeous. Enough cannot be said about that.)
But these are never my first thoughts.
My mind goes straight to the Rialto, one of the most
heavily trafficked parts of an overly toured city. Tucked behind an unassuming
storefront,
directly across the street from the frenetic (and pungent) fish market is
Pronto Pesce, a small fish
shop selling local delicacies that were most
likely swimming just a few hours prior to your purchase.
I discovered this little gem on the Travel Channel‘s recently wrapped series, No Reservations. Knowing Anthony Bourdain would never steer
me wrong, I knew that this had to be a stop on my own itinerary to Venice. And boy, did Mr. Bourdain ever find a prime spot!
The display case, upon first glance, isn’t really all that impressive – especially if you don’t know what it is you’re looking at.
Fortunately, the people behind the counter speak English relatively well and are more than willing to explain what it is you see.
I asked for a sampling of everything. Greatest decision ever. The store clerk set to work, piling a plate high with smoked swordfish, squid eggs,
salted cod spread, sardines, shrimp, shark, and tuna. Add to that, crusty, rustic bread and tiny glasses of Prosecco, which are filled generously
and often. (Prosecco, to Venetians, is like morning coffee and completely acceptable for consumption before 11am.)
Pronto Pesce opened in 2007 as a
simple fish market with takeaway service, but since then has grown to become an
eat-in establishment, as well.
There are fewer than 20 seats in the entire store and through large glass
windows diners can gaze out at the raucous action at the Rialto.
The patrons that wander in and out are undeniably local – not a Nikon or a fanny pack in sight! If you are on a trip to Venice this is a perfect spot
for a light lunch, an afternoon buzz and a peek into what Venice would be like without anyone but Venetians.
Left-luggage
offices are located at:
The arrivals hall of
Venice Marco Polo Airport,
near the post office. (The airport also has
free luggage carts.)
The
Venice Santa Lucia Railway Station,
near track 1. (The last time we checked, hours were 6 a.m. to midnight.)
The
Piazzale Roma (where
buses and taxis enter and leave Venice).
Click here for a Google
satellite map with a pushpin icon that
shows the location of the deposito
bagagli office. (Note: The office is separate from the Cooperativa's waterside
headquarters building.)
The
Venice Cruise Terminal's
Marittima and San Basilio buildings, where left-luggage offices are normally
open on days when cruise ships are arriving and departing.
Tip: For current rates and hours of the deposito bagagli offices at
Piazzale Roma and Marco Polo Airport, see the "Luggage Storage"
section of Cooperativa Trasgagagli Venezia's English-language Services page.
LUGGAGE STORAGE
At Piazzale Roma is available a service of custody and storage of the luggage,
daily from 6.00 AM to 9.00 PM at the cost of € 7,00 per piece
for each 24h from the delivery, to allow our customers in
transit to be able to move freely in town.
Tel: 041.5231107
In the airport, inside the arrivals hall close to the post office, the storage
service is available daily from 5.00 AM to 9.00 PM
at the cost of € 6,00 per piece for each 24h from the
delivery.
Tel. 041.2605043
