The
Ca' Pisani
claims to be "the first Venice Design Hotel." The definition of a design hotel
may be in the eye of the beholder, but Ca' Pisani certainly would appear to fit
the bill: The traditional Venetian palazzo has an Art Deco feel inside, with
original furniture from the 1930s and '40s in its public rooms, guest rooms, and
suites.
The hotel is located just behind the Gallerie dell'Accademia,
one of Venice's most famous art museums.
How to reach Ca' Pisani from the Zattere airport-boat
stop:
As you leave the Alilaguna
Linea Blu airport boat's floating pier at Zattere,
head for the Rio Terà Antonio Foscarini, which is a wide tree-lined
street that heads inland from the Zattere waterfront.
Walk down the street about 100 meters, past the Hotel Belle
Arti. Ca' Pisani will be on your left, in a distinctive rose-colored
building with arched windows and a stone balcony on its façade.
For a video preview of your walk, click below:
From the San Basilio cruise terminal:
Exit the cruise terminal via the main doors and walk
straight ahead to the wooden bridge.
Cross the bridge and continue walking along the Zattere,
which is the wide pedestrian promenade next to the Giudecca Canal.
After five minutes or so, you'll reach a stone bridge, the
Ponte Lungo. Cross the bridge and keep walking past two churches.
Turn left just after the second church (the Gesuati). Walk
inland on the Rio Terà Antonio Foscarini, which is a wide tree-lined street
that heads inland from the Zattere waterfront.
Walk down the street about 100 meters, past the Hotel Belle
Arti. Ca' Pisani will be on your left, in a distinctive rose-colored
building with arched windows and a stone balcony on its façade.
From the Marittima cruise terminals:
Take the Alilaguna Blue Line airport boat to the Zattere
stop, which is the second stop from the cruise basin. (The fare will be
about half of the fare to the airport.)
Follow the directions from the Zattere airport-boat stop
above.
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MAP CREDITS: Walking maps by
Anders Imboden, using base data from the
Comune di Venezia and Regione Veneto under license
IODL-2.0.
About the author:
Durant Imboden has
written about Venice, Italy since 1996.
He covered Venice and European travel at About.com for 4-1/2 years before launching
Europe for Visitors (including
Venice for Visitors) with Cheryl
Imboden in 2001.
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