Beyond the glamor of the festival, locals trust blue dropthe island’s neighborhood bar perfect for post-beach spritzes, while the historic Palazzo del Cinema continues its role as Italian Hollywood. It is a pleasure to walk along the island’s long sandy beaches or cycle around the island and observe the Belle Époque architecture. Marker Osteria Al Merca for exceptional fish dishes and splurge on Adriatic Terrace to enjoy an excellent gastronomic experience (the beef tartare and the tagliolini all’astice are a must).
Hotel Meliá Venezia Lido Opened for the summer 2025 season, super close to the water taxi station 60 rooms. With stunning views of the golden Adriatic Sea and an intimate restaurant-bar concept on Gran Viale serving well-made osteria classics, this promising entry to Venice’s hotel scene is right up there with the best of them.
Sant’Erasmo
On line 13
Sant’Erasmo is known as the “Garden of Venice” as the island is home to Osti in Orthoconceived by Cesare Benelli, owner of Al-Covo in Venice. The historic restaurant represents an agricultural project of 13 Venetian restaurateurs who grow seasonal products following natural rhythms. This working agricultural island supplies many of the city’s best restaurants with herbs, vegetables, and the famous purple artichokes celebrated throughout the lagoon.
The flat landscape is the perfect landscape for those looking to live a little adventure. Rent bikes in Camping Ca’Savio and bike through the vineyards (stop by Ortho of Venice for white wine produced in the Venetian lagoon (some bottles are aged underwater in traditional Venetian boats in secret places in the lagoon) and orchards to obtain a distribution of the land. The island also features the 19th-century Torre Massimiliana fortress and the beloved Bacan Beach, popular with Venetians.
saint clement
By hotel transportation
The entire private island is home to the Palacio de San Clemente (a Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards property by 2025), a luxury complex centered on a beautifully restored 12th century Romanesque church (built in 1131) surrounded by six hectares of centuries-old gardens. Acquerello restaurant is all about modern Venetian cuisine, while the iconic Clemente bar, adorned with Venetian mirrors, serves cocktails indoors and outdoors. The resort’s outdoor pool, tennis courts, pitch and putt course and Longevity Spa complete the offering. A free boat shuttle runs regularly to St. Mark’s Square, where guests can stroll along the Rialto in the morning before it fills up, then return to the quiet in the afternoon.
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