VirtuosoLife - January/February 2008 - (Page 44) LUXE REPORT | CITY TO GO so fresh it was probably swimming that morning, check out Naranzaria (San Polo 130, Rialto; 39-041/ 724-1035; www. naranzaria.it), near the seafood market and the Rialto Bridge. » Drink The Skyline Bar at the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice (Giudecca 810; 39-041/272-3311) serves up delicious cocktails in a chic atmosphere, but the view of the Venetian coast across the Giudecca Canal takes the bar to another level – the eighth floor, to be precise, in a city where tall buildings are rare. Enoiteca Mascarata (Castello 5183, Calla Lunga Santa Maria Formosa; 39-041/523-0744) features wines by the glass and a retro feel, with old movie theater seats clustered around intimate café tables. For jazz, blues, and a drink, find a seat at the canal-side Paradiso Perduto (Cannaregio 2540, Fondamenta della Misericordia; 39-041/72-05-81). » Shop A mask is a must-have for Carnival, and Ca’Macana (Dorsoduro 3172, Calle delle Botteghe; 39-041/277-6142; www. camacana.com) is one of the city’s oldest and most popular providers. Pauly & C. CVM (Piazza San Marco 73, 77, and 316; 39-041/520-9899; www.pauly.it), purveyor of another Venetian art form – Murano glassware – sells everything from chandeliers to miniature glass gondolas. At the family-owned Cornici Trevisanello (Dorsoduro 662, S. Vio-Accademia; 39-041/520-7779), Silvia Trevisanello employs jewel-toned Murano glass, mirrors, and silver and gold leaf to transform wooden frames into works of art. Venetian Class Carnival season comes to La Serenissima. » Go For Carnival (January 25 through February 5; www.carnivalof venice.com), the centuries-old pre-Lenten festival in which masked and costumed celebrants flood the city’s canals, piazzas, and palazzos. Every year, The Wedding of Figaro, a dinner and ball in honor of Mozart, kicks off the event in the Palazzo Ca’Zanardi, with modern and baroque music and a presentation of the eponymous opera. Also on deck: the renowned Ballo del Doge at the Palazzo Pisani Moretta, orchestrated by costume designer Antonia Sautter. » Eat With a focus on seasonal produce, desserts such as the decadent chocolate pie, and a well-stocked wine cellar, Restaurant Da Fiore (San Polo, Calle del Scaleter, 2202; 39041/72-13-08, www.dafiore.net) has earned a Michelin star and a reputation as one of Venice’s finest dining establishments. Eat like a local at the rustic Taverna del Campiello Remer (Cannaregio 5701, Campiello del Remer; 39-349/3365168), where you’ll often enjoy live music along with simple, hearty pasta beneath the wood-beamed ceiling. For sushi Venice goes glam: Carnival finery in Piazza San Marco (top), masks at Ca’Macana, and the Bauer Il Palazzo’s Royal Suite. BY AMY LAUGHINGHOUSE 44 V I RT U O S O L I F E (CARNIVAL) GRANT FAINT/THE IMAGE BANK/ GETTY IMAGES, (CA’MACANA) AMY LAUGHINGHOUSE » Stay The 26-room Palazzo Sant’Angelo sul Canal Grande, a former private residence with tapestries and Palladian floors, offers a three-night stay during Carnival with tickets to a concert featuring singers in eighteenth-century costumes, a carnival mask, an invitation to the Venice Casino, and a visit to a Murano glass factory. Doubles from approximate $1,718. A four-night Carnival stay in a suite at the 82-room Bauer Il Palazzo, a lavishly appointed hotel overlooking the Grand Canal, includes a visit to one of Antonia Sautter’s showrooms to rent a costume, a coveted ticket to the Ballo del Doge, a gourmet dinner at De Pisis, tickets to a piano concert at the Palazzo Mocenigo, a carnival mask, and a DVD of the ball. Suites from approximate $10,425. http://www.naranzaria.it http://www.naranzaria.it http://www.camacana.com http://www.camacana.com http://www.pauly.it http://www.carnivalofvenice.com http://www.carnivalofvenice.com http://www.dafiore.net
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