Paradise Next to Cinema Festival Palace and Excelsior Hotel

Flat for 6 people (2 bedrooms) in a villa, ground floor with private garden - 5 min walking from Biennale cinema festival’s hub, beach and lagoon.

The Lido of Venice is a thin long and narrow island that stretches for about 11 km between the Venice lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, connected to the city and the mainland only through Vaporetti and motozattere to transport vehicles (ferry-boat). As well as being so close to Venice, the island of Lido has always proved a fundamental link in the long chain of inlands dividing the sea from the lagoon: being a narrow strip of land squeezed between two different water systems with their temperature differences means that Lido's air is never still, but constantly moving in a light breeze -making the island excellent as a salubrious place to stay. There is a wealth of plant life and greenery on Lido. One can see why it became a favourite resort for those intent on reinvigorating body and mind.

Lord Byron would come to the Lido as often as possible: in the day he would take a horse and ride the length of the isle, to then while away the evening at San Nicoletto. Moved by the sun setting over the lagoon - just as many other poets and writers have done over the centuries. History tells us that wealthy aristocratic Venetian families chose Lido as their 'place of delights'.

Museums/Palazzi things to see: Guggenheim, Palazzo Grassi, Palazzo Ducale, S. Mark Square and Basilica, Palazzo Fortuny, Arsenale, Hotel Gritti (inside, have an aperitivo!), Jewish quarter.

Islands: Torcello, Murano, Burano (a day trip)

The property is located in a quiet and safe residential area, just a 15 minute walk from the vaporetto (waterbus) stop that connects to the centre of Venice every 10 minutes, and 2 minutes from the shore overlooking the Venetian lagoon and its breath-taking sunsets, among trees and oleanders. There is free parking aside the house but a car is hardly needed. The house is 3 km from the centre town, to get to San Marco it takes 30 min in total.

Within walking distance there are: Cinema Festival Palace, Excelsior Hotel, free beaches, school of Venetian rowing, gym, volleyball, horse riding, basketball, archery, mooring, sea-front bike riding, supermarket, tobacconist, newsagent, bars, pizzeria. Golf is a short taxi ride away: the Lido di Venezia Golf Club is well-known around the world. All around the Golf club there is a protected WWF green Oasis. Inside the Lido Golf International Club you will find a restaurant well-known for its genuine local cuisine.

The apartment is completely self-sufficient, like a second home, with all modern facilities: washing machine, dishwasher, TV, vacuum cleaner, stereo system. 3 bedrooms (sleeps 7), 2 bathrooms, dining room/kitchen, living room and a large private garden.