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It was home to the famous musician Richard
Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca, the home of Gabriele the nobleman
Services - Tourist info - Internet point - Fax - Meeting room - Services for the disabled - Anti-allergy rooms - Small animals welcome - Beautician (on request)
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Facing the calm Rio di Santa Fosca, in the heart of Cannaregio, Hotel Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca is located in a privileged position as it is central and yet off the majority of tourist paths. It is thirty meters from Strada Nova, one of the main pedestrian arteries of the city. The area is picturesque and lively with lots of shops and "Bacari" (typical Venetian restaurants) and the location of a colorful local market.
Hotel Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca is also extremely convenient for public transport.
The “Ca’ D’Oro” vaporetto line 1 stop that serves the Grand Canal, the main, magnificent waterway in the city, is just 3 minutes from the hotel, as well as the water taxi service that conveniently arrives to the hotel entrance.
Just a stroll from Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca, you can discover a lesser known Venice which is equally full of charm and artistic treasures, for example another Ca’ Vendramin, the Vendramin Calergi, the location of Venice Casino and a splendid example of Renaissance architecture. 
Wagner, who died there in 1883. The rooms where the musician lived have been transformed into a wonderful museum, which is very interesting for music lovers. Or Ca’ D’Oro, a wonderful fifteenth-century noble residence, today the Galleria Franchetti, which hosts a precious collection of paintings, including the famous
"St. Sebastian" by Mantegna, as well as works by some of the greatest painters from sixteenth-century Veneto and Flanders. You can also admire the sumptuous eighteenth-century Palazzo Labia which includes a marvelous sequence of frescos by Tiepolo.
The evocative Ghetto of Venice, the oldest ghetto in the world, was built by the Republic of Venice in 1516 and finally closed by Napoleon in 1797. It is located beside the Campo del Ghetto Novo, where you can find the extremely interesting Hebrew Museum and the ancient Schole, the five synagogues in the Ghetto. 
Hotel Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca combines a past atmosphere full of art and history, exalted by recent restoration work, with the most modern comforts making Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca a 4 star hotel in Venice of superior quality. The entire hotel is an expression of magnificence and classic Venetian style, starting in the reception (open 24 hours) in the grand lounge with its exposed beams and enriched by the sumptuous Murano glass chandeliers. The hall is defined by its eighteenth-century Damask fabric sofas and precious oriental rugs. 
The breakfast room is equally beautiful and illuminated by huge, lead windows. Here, a buffet breakfast is served from 8.00 to 11.00, offering an ample selection to meet the needs of international guests, including a wide choice of cold and hot food. The bar is open to guests from 12 until late evening. A vast, harmonious staircase leads to the upper floors of the hotel, which include a convenient room with an Internet point, ideal for a moment of relaxation, reading or even for small meetings. 
The building is the ancient residence of Gabriele Vendramin, a Venetian noble and refined intellectual who lived during the first half of the sixteenth-century. He was distinguished for his cultural intellect and as a patron of the arts in Venice during that period. He filled his home with paintings by Giorgione, including the famous Tempest, today at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, and works by Tiziano (Gabriele was a client and friend to both).
His
Camerino per anticaglie ("junk" room) is renowned as it once hosted the works of art belonging to the noble, including the famous “Libro di disegni" by Jacopo Bellini, now at the British Museum in London and various drawings by Michelangelo. The Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca portico is also remarkable in refined Lombard style carved
stone. 
By plane
From Venice International Marco Polo Airport, you can arrive to Hotel Ca’ Vendramin di Santa Fosca in different ways. We suggest the following as the simplest and fastest means.
- Water taxi from airport: the taxi will conveniently drop you off in Rio di Santa Fosca, right in front of the hotel.
- Bus and water taxi: take the “ATVO” shuttle or the no. 5 bus for Venezia – Piazzale Roma. From here you can take a water taxi that will conveniently drop you off in front of the hotel.
- Bus and vaporetto: take the “ATVO” shuttle or the no. 5 bus for Venezia – Piazzale Roma. From here take vaporetto line 1 for Rialto and get off at the "Ca'D'Oro" stop". Walk to Calle del Traghetto and turn left onto Strada Nova. Cross the two bridges and turn onto
the next narrow street on the right. Cross the church campiello and then the bridge. You have arrived. Hotel Ca’ Vendramin is in front of you.
- "Alilaguna" public line
By train
Take the ACTV vaporetto, line 1 for Rialto from the platform in front of the train station and get off at the “Ca’ D’Oro” stop. Walk to Calle del Traghetto and turn left onto Strada Nova. Cross the two bridges and turn onto the next narrow street on the right. Cross the church campiello and then the bridge.
You have arrived. Hotel Ca’ Vendramin is in front of you.
By car
The historic center of Venice is not accessible by car. You can find convenient parking in Piazzale Roma and in Tronchetto or near Mestre, the area around the railway station.
From the exit of the A4 and A27 highways follow the signs for Venezia (for the Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto car parks) or drive along the "tangenziale" for Mestre and follow the signs for the Centro/Stazione (for parking near Mestre station).
Once you park your car you can arrive to Piazzale Roma by bus or to Venice train station by train. Take the vaporetto line 1 for Rialto, (if you leave your car in Tronchetto, take vaporetto 82 for Piazzale Roma where you change) and get off at the Ca’ D’Oro stop. Walk to Calle del Traghetto and turn left onto Strada Nova. Cross the two bridges and turn onto the next narrow street on the right. Cross the church campiello and then the bridge. You have arrived. Hotel Ca’ Vendramin is in front of
you. 