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»   Sleeping Venice

• APTS: Flat in Venice
  A small but select variety of comfortable, lovely apartments
• APTS: Lux-rest Venice
  Apartments are a wonderful choice for Living Venice - and Liviana has some of the loveliest and most reasonable choices available.
• APTS: Venice Rentals
  Large inventory - all inclusive prices with no hidden costs.
• B&B a le Boteghe** - €130
  San Marco - Venetians Clara & Giordano offer comforatable, hospitible lodging just off Campo Santo Stefano
• B&B Accademia - €110
  If you can do without AC and bath in your room, the location is ideal and the terrace…Mamma mia.
• B&B Al Palazzetto €60 - €130 (quad)
  Charming, comfortable, economical and well-located.
• B&B Al Teatro - €130
  You’ll have to book far ahead to get one of Eleanore’s three lovely rooms overlooking the Fenice Canal
• B&B Almaviva - €140 - €190.
  Elegant surroundings and service both in this charming Dorsoduro B&B. Book early and please, tell Arkadius I sent you! (He’s definitely good for a prosecco.)
• B&B At Home a Palazzo €130 - €320 (suite)
  Gracious couple offering an airy, roomy, roof-top view B&B in Ca’ Papafava off Ca d’Oro. No a/c or elevator, but lots of happy guests.
• B&B Ca’ Satriano - €130
  San Marco - Go for one of the upstairs rooms in this quiet B&B off Campo San Maurizio
• Ca’ Gottardi - Cannaregio
  Only a few years old, the Gottardi combines 17th influences with modern design, amenities. Some rooms overlook a lovely canal. Online availabiility and booking.
• Corte1321 (formerly Ca’ Bernardi) €100 - €155 (quad)
  Service, location, and an inviting courtyard. Not unknown; book early.
• Hotel alla Salute da Cici, from €100
  Comfortable, gracious, Dorsoduro hotel, not listed on any agency site.
• Hotel Ca’ Maria Adele - €250 and up
  An extraordinary, contemporary four-star, both in design and level of service, in the ombra of the Salute.
»   Miscellaneous Venice

• A Guest In Venice
  Lots of helpful info. Published by the hospitality industry so it won’t be available at the TI.
• Civic Museums of Venice
  Complete information for the Doge’s Palace to the Lace Museum
• Galleria Accademia
  No introduction needed here! The site is all in Italian; however, there’s enough English so you can reserve online…
• HelloVenezia: +39 041 2424
  Venice transport info, reserve & buy tickets for events, exhibitions, museums, and more.
• Interactive Venice Map
  A searchable, interactive city map of Venice
• Italian Government Tourist Board
  Info diretto, so to speak.
• Save Venice
  Formed under the umbrella of UNESCO to restore and protect Venice’s threatened masterpieces
• Venezia da Vivere
  Of interest mostly to inhabitants, but great for practicing your Italian.
• Venezia Sì
  From the Venetian Tourist Board. What’s on, day by day.
• VeniceBanana
  A reference point for Venetians, tourists, students and whoever visits the city, even if only virtually.
• VeniceCard
  A City Pass that comes in jr and adult versions, including transportation and/or museum discounts and more, for one, three, or seven days.
• VeniceWord
  A variety of info in English; sign up for the informative weekly e-mail.
• veniceXplorer
  The most useful map of Venice, ever.
»   Venice and Beyond: Private Guides

• Context Travel
  Cultural organization offering a number of highly-informative, thoroughly enjoyable options for discovering Rome.
• FLORENCE: Florentia Private Tours of Florence and Tuscany
  We think the world of Simone Gaddini and his partners, offering an exceptional variety of thematic, out-of-the-ordinary walking tours. They’re Florentine natives, brilliant…and the nicest people you’d ever want to know. Go to http://illustrata.net/asset
• In VENICE: Walks Inside Venice
  Three brilliant, personable native Venetian guides offer a range of thematic tours that combine rare insight of historic, cultural and personal Venice of yesterday and today.
• In VENICE: A Guide In Venice
  More professional, themed tours with personable, knowledgeable guides
• In VENICE: Howard Fitzpatrick
  Offering a variety of private walking tours
• In VENICE: VeniceEvents Boat and Walking Tours
  These delightful Bri-talians offer a variety of wonderful ways to experience Venice…including your wedding!
• ROMA: Rome U Around
  Delightful and knowledgeable, and gracious, Sandra Erichetti & her guides will make you feel at home in Rome while you learn all it’s secrets.
• TUSCANY/CHIANTI: Giuseppina Pizzolato - Lessons in Tuscan cuisine.
  Giuseppina’s unequalled skill nella cucina, along with her scintillating personality, make her an absolute treasure. Catered dinners, lessons, and more, her place or yours.
• VERONA: Verona Tours - Valeria Biasi
  Offering a variety of tour services in and around Verona. Nothing but the best comments from referrals!
»   Venice and beyond: Portals & Booking

• Dream of Italy
  Newsletter benfatto, full of expert in-depth information on travel, destinations, and insight for planning your Italian sojourn. (pay).
• Europe for Visitors
  This is Durant’s Venice section - but there’s Italy and more featured here.
• In Italy
  As they say, over 4000 pages of Italy info (you can get a little lost in here if you’re not careful)!
• ROME: Bed & Breakfast Rome
  Good selection of central Rome lodging, great hosts, great service…and happy clients!
• ROME: Rome Sweet Rome Apartments
  Rome Sweet Home is an online directory that offers apartments all over Italy. Book with instant confirmation.
• Slow Travel Italy
  A real community that supports my favorite mode of travel. Reviews, references and info galore…and not just Italy!
• Travel Consumer
  Travel Information for Every Country in the World
• VENERE Italy*
  An excellent site for seeing what’s available right NOW. Don’t overlook those not available for online booking, though!
• Venice for Visitors
  Durant Imboden’s highly-informative site has lots of traveler specifics.
• Weekend a Venezia*
  Museum reservations and more. Also Weekend a Firenze, http://weekendafirenze.com/
»   Venice and Beyond: Transportation

• AutoEurope*
  Brokers all rental companies, will match any lower rate you find, unlimited miles, no penalty ever, call toll-free from Italy 24/7.
• Die Bahn
  Excellent site for researching rail schedules across Europe.
• ItaliaRail
  Check out this new site — the only one in North American devoted solely to Italian rail travel.
• TrenItalia
  The official site of TrenItalia (there’s an English link).
»   Beyond Venice: More Favorites

• Ex-pats in Italy
  WHAT would we do without you, Cristina?
• FERRARA: B&B Dolcemela. €100
  Comtempory and comfortable with personal, friendly service.
• Italy-maps*
  Please take appropriate provincial maps if you’ll be tooling around any countryside!
• Outside ROME: La Torretta B&B (Hills of Sabina)
  14c B&B in Casperia, a boutique-less hilltown northeast of Rome (which is reachable by train), warmly run by Roberto and Maureen.
• TUSCANY/Chianti Val d’Elsa: La Poggiolaia - Luxury apartments
  Just outside the charming town of Certaldo, extremely well-located for visiting everything from Florence to Siena to the Val d’Orcia and more.
• TUSCANY/Montepulciano: Le Manzinaie: villa apartments in Montepulciano
  It’s Marzia, Fiore, and their daughter Alicia that make this place exceptional, literally (trompe l’oeil decor by Marzia in all the apartments.) Great location for Montepuciano and beyond.
• Villa rentals: Hidden Italy
  I know how carefully these properties are chosen, and how attentive the service. Book with confidence.
»   Acqua Alta

• EuroWeather: predicting Acqua Alta
  Chart with the tide prediction and high waters possibility in Venice in the next 72 hours processed by the Tide Prediction Center of Venice Municipality
• Punto Laguna
  A multimedia information centre providing information on activities to safeguard Venice.
• Sal.VE: Defence from High Water
  Activities for the Safeguarding of Venice and its Lagoon (Venice Water Authority)
• Venice is not sinking, it’s flooding.
  In-depth explanation of this complex, multi-faceted problem that’s a defacto part of Venetian life
»   Travel Consultants & Small Group Tours

• Bella Vita Italia
  Megan McCaffrey lives in Ligura and will arrange private and small group travel throughout Italy.
• Ciao Bella Tours
  Multi-country, multi-faceted small group and private travel arrangements.
• Passionate Palate Tours
  Jeni Moretti organizes “anything but ordinary” small group tours.
• Sally Watkins
  Travel & Leisure’s Alist and Top 125 Super Agents, 2004 - 2007

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