www.turismovenezia.it
Euro
Wizz Air: 899 018 874 / 899 018 875
SNAPSHOT
Take a day trip to the patrician villas on the Brenta Canal, reached by barge from Venice. www.turismovenezia.it
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Use our P-AIR bus transfer between Venice Treviso Airport (TSF) and Venice, Piazzale Roma and vice versa. The cost is €5.50 and €11 return.
FOOD
Ristorante Parco Gambrinus
Località Gambrinus 22, San Polo di Piave, Treviso, +39 0422 855 246, www.gambrinus.it I love this romantic rural restaurant for special occasions but also visit Borsò, the osteria, a cosy inn on Via Capitello 20, for plates of salami and asparagus.
Venissa Ristorante
Fondamenta Santa Caterina 3, Isola di Mazzorbo, Venice, +39 041 527 2281, www.venissa.it Run by the Bisol Prosecco dynasty, this new gourmet restaurant and wine estate revels in creative cuisine.
FRIENDS
Ditta Bortolo Nardini
Ponte Vecchio 2, Bassana del Grappa, +39 0424 222 7741, www.nardini.it Take a train to this quaint town of Bassano del Grappa for a taste of “real Italy” and grappa-glugging session at Ditta Bortolo Nardini.
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Castello 5252, Venice +39 041 271 1411, www.querinistampalia.it This is a Venetian secret – an art-filled historic home where I meet friends over a concert, drinks, supper and a viewing of superb 18th-century art.
INSIDER TIP
Sixteen of my favourite churches are covered by the Chorus Pass (€10). It lasts a year – get one from a church or online. www.chorusvenezia.org
Words Lisa Gerard-Sharp |
