Destinations for a romantic Christmas

The unexpected places that make this city the capital of the most beautiful love stories

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THE SLABS OF SAN MARCO

Look not for architecture or gold, Proust suggests, but for "two unequal slabs of the Baptistery of San Marco", to experience that feeling of vertigo that only a nascent love can make you feel. Then, going out into the square in front, you will be in the heart of the city, with the glare of the lights on the water, for a show that has no equal.

THE CASINA DELLE ROSE

It can be seen along the Grand Canal, right in front of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, headquarters of the Guggenheim Foundation. A red building, smaller in size than the large buildings on the sides. Here Canova sculpted inspired by his models and D'Annunzio lived his story with Duse. For a love that looks beyond time and space. Accompanied along the entire route by the lights that adorn the Grand Canal during the holidays.

THE HOUSE SURROUNDED BY WATER

Take a walk starting from Campo San Giovanni e Paolo, one of the most evocative corners of the city that sees in a few meters the facade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco, that of the basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo and the equestrian monument dedicated to Colleoni, to proceed in direction of San Marco following Calle Bressana. After a few steps you will notice this house surrounded on three sides by water. No man is an island. But a home can become one, even in the center of Venice.

Even without being surrounded by water, a house in Venice can always become a unique place of beauty, away from the noise of the world. Just cross the threshold of one of our luxury apartments for sale in Venice to discover pages of history capable of turning into a novel. To be read in the discounted courtyard, on the terrace or in one of the suggestive rooms.

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THE ROSES OF SAN LAZZARO DEGLI ARMENI

Here lived Lord Byron who stopped in the city to learn Armenian in this monastery and from where he often went out for amorous raids with his lover, the beautiful Fornarina. Here, still, the monks grow roses that can also be tasted. To enjoy Christmas under the banner of crazy and passionate love.

THE ISLAND OF CYPRESSES

San Giorgio Maggiore, once also known as the Cypress Island, is linked to one of the oldest traditions of Venetian Christmas. Here, in fact, the Doge's boat and the entire court landed on the Holy Night, accompanied by a magnificent ceremony on the water. Once on the ground, through a gallery he was led directly to the church where he met the abbot for a short ceremony. Today San Giorgio is worth a visit, on a clear winter day, to enjoy the magnificent view of the lagoon offered by the bell tower. To touch the sky with a finger.

THE GARDEN OF THETIS

Spazio Thetis at the Arsenale has all the beauty of the gardens painted by John Constable, with nature that almost seems to take over. The beauty of this place lies in its ability to leave room for nature, in which the various works of art are immersed as in an open-air gallery. All surrounded by the historic buildings of the Arsenale. A hidden gem, ideal for those looking for their own, personal, Garden of Eden.

This, however, is only a taste of romantic Venice, to be browsed page after page, among noble glimpses, where, however, a careful look can find unexpected ideas, and routes not yet traveled. Buying a house in Venice will be an opportunity to write the first chapter of this novel.