MAQLA | Recommendations

We don’t want to tell you where you should go. Venice is a marvellous an unique city in the world. You can find everything and places to visit in internet. But here, we would like to recommend you these special places or experiences we have found in the city out of the usual guides. Of course, there more places, activities,… but we have experienced these ones and we would like to share them with you.

Venice is plenty of Bacari where you can taste cicchetti and drink wine at very good prices.

Il Bacareto da Lele.
Fondamenta e Campo dei Tolentini, Santa Croce 183.
To eat outside in the “Campo”, very expensive and good quality (8 € for 5 cicchetti & 2 glass of wine, for example). No reservations. Look for it in google and tripadvisor.
2-10 €/person.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zurCKhfqwCKH8VVL6

High recommended places:

Snack-bar-caffè alla città di Torino.
Calle Minelli, San Marco 1267B.
3 minutes walking from apartment. You can lunch also, but only excellent handmade gnocchi.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/GA7Gf3wyPZpVKNe58

Majer.
There are several Majer in the city where you can taste brioches, bachery, pastry, coffee,….Look for them in Google or:
https://www.majer.it/

Bottle shops with a large selection of regional wines as well as from around Italy. And “vino sfuso”, bulk wine, available for 3-4 €/liter.

Enoteca al canton del vin.
Salizada S. Giustina 2907/A.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LYzNn8kudHx2izfm6

A la Virtù
Fondamenta dei Ormesini 2678.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zMbc5BjTwWBjKquU9

Vinerie da Tellero.
Rio Terà SS. Apostoli 4656.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VTEHi1CFTmLXPqtW8

Nave de Oro.
Calle del Mondo Novo 5786/B.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8AH3etM8NnUK3sj9

You can find several at 4 minutes walking from the apartment.

FORCOLE E REMI

Artisan place where Paolo Brandolisio makes “forcole”. The “forcola” is the typical venetian rowlock for the “gondola”. He also works it as a sculpture you can buy in several sizes. Castello, 4725 / +39 041 5224155 / paolobrandolisio@yahoo.it https://maps.app.goo.gl/N8tq6pgq3XuDgQu57

ROOFTOPS

Great views in the Coktail Bar Terrace of Hilton Hotel, in Giudecca Island. https://skylinebarvenice.it/en/contacts/ https://maps.app.goo.gl/JLHhWDY99ke5GAKXA You can also find a Venetian Cicchetteria just outside from the Hilton: Aromi (+39 041 2723316 for reservations, and website). https://aromirestaurantvenice.com/en/ Eforea Spa Hilton. Reservations in: https://eforeaspavenice.com/

Restaurant Terrazza Danieli. Riva degli Schiavoni, 4196 Reservations: +39 041 5226480 https://www.hoteldanieli.com/en/dining.html https://maps.app.goo.gl/wx7yjCgbuKnFoieR6

OTHERS

I Tre Mercanti: tiramisù in different flavours every day, tea,..and other delicatessen. https://maps.app.goo.gl/ELLVDCoHqd66uD7M8

Learn to row a “gondola”. Private lessons in a special experience. You can book on: https://rowvenice.org/

Blue door/La Porta Blu. Special and very pretty instagrammed door. C. de Mezzo, 79 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ud3PbMgqxmbsebjT7

The Migrant Child graffiti by Banksy. Unique work in Venice by Banksy. https://maps.app.goo.gl/xidEziBARRqipFwW8 And visit the church of St. Pantalon (50 meters from this) for its unique ceiling.

Visit Burano island, its coloured houses and one of the best sunset you will ever find, just towards Venice view (opposite part of the island, from the vaporetto stop).