Hotel Campiello - Venice

Welcome to Hotel Campiello. Monica and Nicoletta Bianchini , sisters and the hotel's owners, would like to take you on a tour of their hotel, tell you how to get here and tell you our rates . The Bianchini sisters are proud to tell you how a 16th century Venetian convent became a hotel with all of the modern amenities, while loosing none of its serene charme. Today the most perfect silence still reigns here. All of this right in the center of old Venice, in a hidden "campiello" (a little square), just a few steps from San Marco square. From the hotel, it's only a two minutes' walk along St. Mark's basin (where you can watch gondolas bobbing peacefully in the lagoon) to the "Campanile" , the famous tall bell tower in the corner of "Piazza San Marco" (St. Mark's square). From the top of the Campanile you can enjoy a spectacular view of Venice and its lagoon. Go on to visit the "Basilica of San Marco", one of the most beautiful churches in Europe, and admire the famous "Pala d'Oro" (the Golden Altarpiece) and the beautiful mosaics for wich it is renowned. In a small museum inside the Basilica you will find the famous four gilded bronze horses, copies of which stand majestically on the facade. Be shure to also visit the "Tesoro" (Treasury) .

From the Basilica, it's only a few steps to the "Palazzo Ducale" (Doge's Palace). Enter through the ornate Gothic "Porta della Carta" (Gate of Paper) and climb the impressive "Scala dei Giganti" (Stairway of the Giants) to admire the famed "Scala d'Oro" (Golden Staircase) designed by Sansovino. Visit the "Sala del Gran Consiglio" (Great Council Hall) and walk along the magnificent arcade as the "Dogi", the former rulers of Venice, did in the days of the "Serenissima Republic's" greatest glory. In the Palace you can also visit the terrible Piombi prison, where Casanova was once imprisoned. Cross the "Ponte dei Sospiri" (Bridge of Sighs) to the "Prigioni Nuove" (New Prison) just as those being led to their deaths by execution once did.