Location
Facing a typical Venetian canal, the Ai Due Principi Hotel is located in the historic heart of Venice, a couple steps from the splendid Piazza San Marco. Nearby, the shopping area of the Mercerie, Rialto and Riva degli Schiavoni, from which, going in the direction of the Gardens, you will arrive to the main seat of the International Biennale d'Arte.
Staying in our original and modern boutique hotel will allow you to experience the seductive atmosphere of the old Castello district, where you will meet a Venice that is removed from the usual tourist flow, offering suggestive angles and quiet streets of days gone by.
Just outside our hall there is the Church of San Zaccaria, which houses one of the main works of Bellini - La Sacra Conversazione - and the tombs of some of Venice's doges; close by you will discover the architecture of San Giorgio ai Greci and the splendid works of the Dalmata School, with the paintings of Vettore Carpaccio.
Walking around the hotel's neighborhood, it is impossible not to go inside one of the numerous bacari – typical Venetian inns – and taste the famous Venetian cicheti, appetizing specialty taken together with spritz, Venice's aperitif by far.
If you go North you will arrive to the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, one of the most imposing Medieval buildings in the city, from where - by following the course of the Rio dei Mendicanti - you will arrive to the Fondamenta Nuove (New Foundation), where your view will open onto the islands in the lagoon.
Murano, Torcello and Burano are enchanting, easily accessible islands. 5 minutes from the Ai Due Principi Hotel, public transportation can take you to the red houses of Burano, the glass workshops of Murano or the splendid agro-tourism of Sant’Erasmo, between natural landscapes and cycle tracks.
We also suggest to...
to take a walk along the banks of the Zattere,
get lost in the foundations of Cannaregio,
visit the Guggenheim Foundation,
sit for a cup of coffee in Piazza San Marco,
get to the Island of San Giorgio,
or go shopping along the XXII Marzo street...
How to get there
By train
By train. From the Santa Lucia train station take lines 1/ 52/ 2 or 42 directly to Lido. Get off at the San Zaccaria stop, go to the monument in honor of Vittorio Emanuele and take the interior portico that takes you to the field of San Zaccaria. Go through it, exit on your left and turn right in the field of San Provolo; continue on the foundation of the Rosmarin, where on your right you will find the hotel's entrance. An alternative to get to San Zaccaria is to use the water taxi station.
By car
From the A4 highway take the exit to Venice's tollbooth and follow the indications for Venice. Park in one of the garages at Tronchetto or Piazzale Roma and take steamboat line 2 directly to Lido. Get off at San Zaccaria and continue like in the section ‘By train’.
By plane
From the Venice airport we are at a distance of about 13 km. Get to Venice by taking the Alilaguna motorboat (blue or golden line) from the airport's wet dock and get off at San Zaccaria near San Marco Square, then get to the monument of Vittorio Emanuele and go across the inner portico to the field of San Zaccaria; then continue as in the section 'By train'. An alternative is to take the shuttle directly to Piazzale Roma and continue like in the section 'by car'.We are 33 km. from the Treviso airport, so take the shuttle to Piazzale Roma and continue as described above.
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