Venice

The name Dopolavoro, which means ‘after work’ in Italian, says it all. After a day exploring the labyrinth of Venice’s treasures, after a long immersion in the pleasures of the Spa, after all this marvellous ‘work’, it is time to take a rest amid the flavours of the cooking of Chef Federico Belluco, from Turin. The youngest and talented Michelin-starred Chefs in Italy, who combines tradition with innovation and a touch of contemporary.

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The home of sophistication. The Canova Restaurant, winner of both the Fogher d’Oro and Gambero Rosso awards, welcomes you into a warm and cosy atmosphere reminiscent of 18th-Century France. In summer, the restaurant beckons with its magnificent terraces, which have a beautiful view of the Canal and the Royal Gardens.

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Chef Luca Veritti arrives in Venice, at the Met Restaurant, in 2012 in the context of a Venetian gastronomy in great evolution: his cuisine intrigues, surprises the palate and amuses those who try it.

In the fine season, in the Met Garden Corner you can enjoy lunch or dinner outdoors in the heart of the luxuriant Metropole Hotel garden.

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The name is inspired by the “Ridotto Theatre”, a small and old Venetian theater. Like this theater, Il Ridotto Restaurant is a small and elegant restaurant, with only 9 tables. It was started in 2006 by Gianni Bonaccorsi, who strongly wanted to create a fine dining place. The cuisine is anchored to land and sea products and to high quality raw materials.

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Ristorante Quadri represents the contemporary expression of traditional Italian and Venetian dishes. The fish arrives fresh from the Rialto market each day, as do the fruit and vegetables, based on seaonsal availability. The only restaurant located in St. Mark’s Square, Ristorante Quadri received a Michelin star in 2012 and continue to shine day after day.

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Venetian cuisine true love for the tradition and a selection of the finest ingredients are the basis of the dishes… “Luna Sentada” restaurant is supported by an important Wine Bar “Cicchetteria”, named after its civic number: 5000, a magic number.

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Once owned by the Pesaro family, this large Gothic palazzo in Campo San Beneto, was transformed by Mariano Fortuny into his own atelier of photography, stage-design, textile-design and painting. The building retains the rooms and structures created by Fortuny, together with tapestries and collections. From here one can see into the wonderfully intact library, a kaleidoscopic ‘work in progress’ that brings together pieces by Fortuny and by contemporary artists from very different backgrounds.

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Peggy Guggenheim was dedicated to the advancement of 20th century art. Her life is summarized in this short biography. Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, where Peggy Guggenheim lived and which is now the location of her museum, is an unfinished 18th century Grand Canal palace.

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The monumental estate of the Accademia Galleries is located in the prestigious centre of the Scuola Grande of Santa Maria della Carità, one of the most ancient lay fraternal orders of the city. The homonymous church of Santa Maria and the monastery of the Canonici Lateranensi, built by Andrea Palladio, are integral parts of the Accademia. A very rich collection of Venetian paintings from Veneto as well, from the Bizantine and Gothic fourteenth century to the artists of the Renaissance.

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Palazzo on the Grand Canal in the Dorsoduro sestiere of Venice. Today, it is a public museum dedicated to 18th-century Venice (Museo del Settecento Veneziano) and one of the 11 venues managed by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.

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It is one of “the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre” and in the history of opera as a whole. Especially in the 19th century, La Fenice became the site of many famous operatic premieres at which the works of several of the four major bel canto era composers—Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi were performed.

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The Art Biennale, a contemporary visual art exhibition and so called because it is held biennially (in odd-numbered years), is the original biennale on which others in the world have been modeled. The Biennale Foundation has a continuous existence supporting the arts as well as organizing the following separate events.
The film festival is part of the Venice Biennale. Today, the Biennale includes a range of separate events including: the International Art Exhibition; the International Festival of Contemporary Music; the International Theatre Festival; the International Architecture Exhibition; the International Festival of Contemporary Dance; the International Kids’ Carnival; and the annual Venice Film Festival, which is arguably the best-known of all the events.

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