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12:00 AMHotel Cipriani, a Belmond Hotel in Venice, is truly the stuff of legend. A host of colorful characters and engaging stories make up the history of this relaxing haven. They start with Giuseppe Cipriani, who founded the hotel on leafy Giudecca Island, just five minutes from St Mark's Square by courtesy shuttle launch.
Giuseppe was the founder of Harry's Bar and inventor of the peachy Bellini cocktail. Shortly after opening Hotel Cipriani in 1958, he was welcoming glamorous guests from Yves Saint Laurent to Sophia Loren. It was also Giuseppe who, unwittingly, created the largest outdoor swimming pool in central Venice. A mix-up over measurements saw the hotelier planning in feet while the architect worked in metres. This happy mistake is just one of the aspects that makes the Cipriani so extraordinary.
Others include the fragrant gardens, where Casanova used to arrange his trysts. The Michelin-starred restaurant, where art-inspired cuisine is created with organic produce from the hotel's vegetable gardens. The fabled Cip's Club, suspended over the water facing St Mark's and one of the city's hottest tables. The Gabbiano Bar, where regular guest George Clooney's cocktail is a perennial favorite. A tennis court, children's club with dedicated pool and a wellness center nurture body and mind, while the 96 extraordinary rooms and suites cocoon guests in Venetian splendor. Many boast views of St Mark's to rival a Canaletto painting or tranquil vistas stretching over the lagoon. A raft of exclusive activities take guests to lesser-known wonders of La Serenissima, from remote Sant'Erasmo island where rare honey is made to one of the city's last authentic gondola boatyards.
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Discover the hidden gems of the Venetian lagoon.
Sail to the remote islands of the Venetian Lagoon aboard Edipo Re, the boat that once saw love blossom between Maria Callas and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Explore rarely-seen parts of the city before returning to the boat for lunch or dinner, cocktails and canapés, or a tasting of exquisite local produce such as cult caparossoli clams. As you savor each flavor, gazing over the serene lagoon, imagine the diva and the director doing just the same.
Admire Venice waking up at your feet.
Board a complimentary shuttle to St. Mark’s Square early morning while the city sleeps. Take a stroll through the deserted streets—they belong to you at this time of day.
Reach the exquisite arches of Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo and climb the spiral staircase. At the top you’ll find the finest views in Venice, and a breakfast served as the sun rises. There’s no finer start to the day.
SLOW VENICE
Reach Sant’Erasmo Island, the green heart of Venice, for a bike tour and visit a celebrated apiary, Il Miele del Doge. A local family manages the beehives that produce 100% organic barena honey – barene are salt marshes, tiny strips of land that disappear at high tide. The bees feed on the limonium, or sea lavender, flowers that grow here, to produce a sweet, balsamic honey with a slightly salty tang. The tour culminates in a visit to owner Mara’s home for a delicious tasting.
Alternatively, guests can cycle through Lio Piccolo, a cluster of islets separated by tiny canals in the Venetian Lagoon, and pedal along a narrow road bordered on both sides by barene. A visit to the local villages of Saccagnana and Pra follows to meet some of the 30 inhabitants of this pristine, nature-rich wilderness. At the end of the day, a little aperitivo right by the water, before gliding into the sunset and back to the hotel. These tours can be enjoyed aboard an electric boat.
