Delightful cipriani, or venetian scrapbook

Hotel Cipriani in Venice

Passing the gallery

Text: Alena Anikst

A photo: Michael Anikst

Magazine: N5 (94) 2005

If you have never been to a city of water palaces in the city, then it’s a good idea to start exploring Giudecca Island, separated from Venice by a small strait. A speedboat takes you from the airport to the three-story Cipriani Hotel, surrounded by shady trees. The uniformed attendant will meet you at the pier under a canopy-canopy and take care of your luggage, and a courteous receptionist will take you to the Palazzo Vendramin, built in the 15th century, over the garden of Casanova, twined with vineyard. In a small elevator with a magnificent panel painting you go up to the top floor. The front door of mahogany opens into a semi-dark marble room. Upon entering, you will automatically approach the window to pull back the heavy curtain, and the animated canvas of the genius Antonio Canaletto will dazzle you! Everything will be the same as on its panorama of the XVIII century: the same Doge's Palace, the same bell tower, the same famous pair of columns! The view from the window will be a wonderful prelude to the extraordinary presentation that the divine Venice presents. You have a fantastic trip along the Grand Canal past the churches and palaces of the architect Andrea Palladio, you will sail under the famous Rialto Bridge, you will see Bellini Pieta and Ambassadors Arrival Carpaccio, Giorgione and The Last Supper Veronese. You will find out that almost every Venetian palace has its own theater, that the ground floor is uninhabited because of the tides and that the scenic gondola has one side wider, and it takes three years and thirty thousand euros to produce it. A boat serving the guests of the hotel round the clock will take you to St. Mark’s Square. After wandering for a few hours in a noisy crowd along the embankments of Venice, it's nice to return to the luxurious and quiet Cipriani, in a room decorated in the style of the XVIII century with interspersed modern details (video, air conditioning, satellite TV). And before dinner, dive into the pool with sea water, whose area is 600 square meters. meters (the largest in Venice), drink a glass of ice champagne and, dressed, go down to the restaurant with an outdoor terrace on the lagoon. Considering the famous all over Italy menu, pay attention to the next table. After all, the biggest celebrities stay here. It is known that, arriving at the Venice Film Festival, Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas and Julia Roberts stop at Cipriani. Candles are lit on the tables; the rays of the setting sun illuminate the domes of St. Mark's Basilica. The color of sea water and the taste of Italian wine will be remembered by you for life. For dessert, be sure to try the bitter chocolate ice cream, which is served here in a silver glass. The idea to create a hotel here belongs to the famous restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani. The hotel was opened in 1958. It includes several buildings surrounded by an amazing flowering garden, vineyard and artichoke fields. The atmosphere of the 18th century was fully preserved here, when the Venetians called the island the Garden of Pleasures. In 1976, Cipriani was bought by American James Sherwood, the future director and founder of the Orient-Express hotel chain, and in November 1977, Natale Rusconi, manager-director, an exceptional person who has been managing for nearly forty years one of the best hotels in the world, came here. Hospitality, professionalism, simplicity and luxury - this is the formula for a truly comfortable life in the Venetian Cipriani.Hotel CiprianiFlight: to Venice, cost about $ 400. Then 30 minutes by boat from Marco Polo International Airport to the hotel.Weather: Winter is warm - +8 ... + 10 ° С. In summer it is hot - up to + 30 ° С.Accommodation: from 370 to 3945.Entertainment: channels, churches, galleries, theater Goldoni, islands of Murano, Burano, Torcello. It offers a pleasure boat, you can rent yachts.

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