| | Facilities within the Property |
 Cą Albachiara Apartment consists of a living room with sofa bed for 2 guests, fully equipped kitchen and 2 double bedrooms and bathroom with shower. The apartment has been provided with modern useful facilities for your comfort including independent heating, air conditioning, digital TV, DVD and CD player, Internet access(notebook at guests' disposal), washing machine, microwave oven, kettle, bed linen and towels. |
| Property Facilities Summary: |  Fridge | Hoover | | Internet Point | Ironing | | Kitchen | Radio | | |
 Cą Albachiara Apartment is ideally located in the center of Venice allowing guests to reach the major sights on foot or in a short waterbus ride.
- The Ca' d'Oro (Golden House) Palace was completed in 1440 and took its name from the heavy gold gilding which originally covered the columns and ornaments. Originally the home of the Contarinis, 8 members of the family were Doges, it was restored in the early 20th century by Baron Franchetti and is now a museum. It is close to the Ca' d'Oro vaporetto stop and you can see how high the water level is with the ground floor arches slightly flooded. Cą d'Oro can be reached 5 minutes from the Apartment on foot.
- Chiesa dei Miracoli,(church) erected between 1481 and 1489 to contain a precious icon of the Virgin which was held to be miraculous and was already being venerated in 1477. Covered both inside and out with multicoloured marble, which legend has it is material recovered from the building of the Basilica of St. Mark, it has been recently restored to its former glory. It is 10 minutes walking distance from the Apartment.
- Ca' Vendramin Palace:
"Nobis Domine"because of the engraving based on the opening verse of a psalm which was cut into the stone under the ground-floor window. Conceived and in part constructed by Mauro Codussi, it was finished by the Bottega dei Lombardo in 1509. It is an harmonic structure, with double windows divided by columns. In 1883 Richard Wagner lived and died there (there is a memorial stone on the bank of the Grand Canal). It was bought by the Venice City Council in 1946, was the headquarters of Italian national television (RAI) and is now the winter seat of the Municipal Casino. Boat nr 1 (From Ca' Doro) Boat-Stop San Marcuola.
- The Jewish Ghetto: The area was called the "Geto Novo". "Geto" comes from getto, meaning throw, due to the number of foundries in the area, and came to be, as defined by Brian Pullen, "the Venetians' contribution to the language of persecution". The Jewish community went to live first in the Geto Novo, then in 1541 in the Geto Vecio (old) and finally in 1633 in the "Novissimo" (very new). The density of the population and the small amount of space allotted to the community made the urban landscape rather particular, with high many-storeyed buildings that were very unusual for Venice and can still be seen today. The area of the Ghetto holds 5 "schole", with chambers for religious ceremonies, which are open for viewing at certain times. Well worth a visit is the Hebrew Museum, which is regularly open to the public. It is 20 minutes on foot from the Apartment following Strada nova Main street.
Tips for restaurants:
-Alle lance. Calle priuli dei cavaletti n 108 Cannaregio. Situated near ''Ponte Degli Scalzi'' Bridge.
-Il Milio Rstaurant. Calle corti del Milion n 5841 Cannaregio. 5 minutes from the Apartment very close to Rialto.
-Al Fontego dei Pescatori. Sottoportico del tagliapiera n 3711 Cannaregio. This is the neareast Restaurant to the Apartment in th Main street of Strada Nuova (Rail Station Direction).
Supermarket:
Standa: Cannaregio Campo S. Felice 3659 in the Main Street of ''Strada Nuova'', 5 minutes walking distance from the Apartment.
Billa: Cannaregio, Calle delle Contarie 3027 . Fondamenta Nuove, 20 minutes far from Apartment.
Rialto Market: From Strada Nuova Main Street you can cross with Gondola from Santa Sofia and they drop you direct in the most typical Market of Venice where you can find any kind of fresh and vegetables and fish. |
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