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Magazzino delle Scope
Fairy tale CHICeteria
"Magazzino delle Scope" is a chic restaurant I really recommend you choose for one of your dinners if you're staying for a short time in Jesolo...
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Annamaria
Bergamo
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Venetian football stadium
"Stadio Pierluigi Penzo" is Venice's football stadium. It's a very welcome break from the otherwise sterile life in the lagoon city. Come slightly drunk!
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Cecilia
Staiano
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Church of marble
"Santa Maria dei Miracoli" in Venice is small church with fascinating architecture -- it's a treasure from a historical, and a sentimental, point of view.
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Cecilia
Staiano
The Brick Heart
Legends of Venice
"The Brick Heart" in Castello, Venice, is a real mystery. There is a legend behind it, but you should know it grants eternal love to those who touch it...
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Cecilia
Staiano
La Vite Rossa
Best place to eat in Mestre
"La Vite Rossa" in Venice - Mestre is a place to have good wine and try the best cicchetti in town -- my favorite are the authentic shellfish canapés...
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Cecilia
Staiano
Teatrino Palazzo Grassi
Contemporary theater
"Teatrino Palazzo Grassi" in Museum Palazzo Grassi is a contemporary architectural gem w/ free shows! I also love the interior and the bar in the hall...
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Cecilia
Staiano
Rialto Market
Best fish in town
"Rialto Market" in Venice is a typical Venetian market which is as local as it gets. I recommend the artichokes from Sant Erasmo and the pesce go'...
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Filippo
Muraro
Caco Nero Bar
My favourite brunch in the city
"Caco Nero Bar" in Venice is a great choice for breakfast, lunch dinner, or brunch. I still feel welcome here, which is of course not very common anymore!
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Cecilia
Staiano
Fondamenta delle Zattere
The way to relax
"Fondamenta delle Zattere" in Venice is a long and wide street that looks at the Giudecca canal. Walking here, far from the crowds, is pleasant & relaxing.
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Filippo
Muraro
Campo Santo Stefano
Venice crossroads
"Campo Santo Stefano" is the place where I live in Venice. It's one of the biggest in Venice, located very centrally and with lots of local life...
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Filippo
Muraro
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