Our 2024 Christmas present to each other was to take advantage of cheap winter flights and go somewhere we’d never been for a weekend. We settled on Venice and I’m so glad we did.
We stayed at The Venice Times hotel which was a great choice – well located near Santa Lucia station at the north-west of the island city and friendly, quiet and cosy. It was a little cold while we were there as we’d expected but the sun still shone most of the time and it was warm enough for us to occasionally sit by the Grand Canal to enjoy a spritz or glass of wine.
Among the highlights of our trip were:
- Lunch at Osteria alle Testiere
- The Peggy Gugenheim Collection
- Seeing and hearing Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons played live by string ensemble Interpreti Veneziani at Chiesa San Vidal
- Rialto fish market
- walking the winding streets, through networks of canals
- beautiful bridges, stunning views and the occasional boat-bus
- Ritaridiente mezcal cocktail at Chet’s Bar, Dorsoduro
With more time we would have taken a trip to Burano. But maybe next time.