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TRAVEL – VENICE
PICK OF THE TRIPS
WEEKEND RETREAT Venice may be built on 118 islands but it’s also built on romance and the Hotel Ca’ Sagredo provides a near- perfect setting with a backdrop of antiques, marble detailing and fi ne decor mixed with comfort. Citalia (
citalia.com) offers a three- night stay from £599 per person including fl ights, transfers and breakfast.
TWO FOR ONE Combining Venice and Florence gives you unforgettable sightseeing and wonderful food in two of Italy’s fi nest cities. Citalia (
citalia.com) has an eight-day trip that takes a train journey through rolling Tuscan countryside to connect the two and showcases an abundance of Renaissance architecture, some of the world’s fi nest museums and galleries and the freshest of seafood on just about every restaurant menu. From £1,279 per person including fl ights, transfers and excursions.
CRUISING ALONG If you’re going to use cruising as a way of visiting Venice then do your research and choose carefully. Jules Verne (
vjv.com) has two trips using the small (78 cabin) MS Michelangelo. The seven-day Venice & The Ducal Cities costs from £1,595 per person including fl ights and the four-night Venice from the Water starts from £925 per person and also offers certain departure dates minus the dreaded single room supplement.
GLIDING BY For something special how about taking a luxury hotel barge from Venice and gliding through the Venetian Lagoon, River Po and Canal Bianco on route to Renaissance Mantua? The meandering voyage travels
through diverse landscapes including lagoon islands, beach dunes and pine forest and visits historic towns and cities such as Ferrara, Mantua and Chiogga – a “mini-Venice” that remains unspoilt and little-known to many travellers. The six-night trip from Kirker (
kirkerholidays.com) costs from £3,798 per person including fl ights.
FESTIVE VENICE Kirker (
kirkerholidays.com) is offering a fi ve-night Venice at Christmas escorted cultural tour that includes fl ights, water taxi transfers, accommodation with breakfast at the four-star Monaco & Grand Canal Hotel, three dinners, a special Christmas lunch at the world- famous Hotel Danieli, and all sightseeing and excursions. The trip departs 23rd December and costs from £1,948 per person.
DIY With just fi ve bedrooms, Cima Rosa is a chic B&B in a 15th century palazzo, tucked away from the tourists yet overlooking the Grand Canal. Rooms start from £167 and are bookable via i-escape (
i-escape.com). Flights from Gatwick in November start from around £80 return through Expedia (
expedia.co.uk). Baldwins Travel (
baldwinstravel.co.uk) can also offer expert advice across a range of Venice holidays.
AND FINALLY …You’ll need a hefty bank balance for this one! Famous for hosting George Clooney’s wedding to Amal Alamuddin in 2014, the deluxe Belmond Hotel Cipriani (
belmond.com) is home to glorious gardens and a stunning pool set on the island of Giudecca – a place of full of hidden gems rarely visited by tourists. Think around €1,500 a room a night!
Prices correct at the time of writing and are subject to change and availability.
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