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| www.faces.ch |
(Venice, Italy) FACES Magazin, a very cool "highly reputed Swiss lifestyle magazine
based in Zurich" does a topic every month called "Short Trip," where they present a different city from an insider's point of view. The month of June features Venice -- or Venedig, since the magazine is in German -- and the Venice insider is Cat Bauer, a name that also happens to be German:)
They sent over pdf files of the cover and the article, but I cannot figure out how to import them into the blog, and I can't read it anyway because it's in German. But, of course, I didn't write in German, I wrote in English, which FACES translated. The piece is also up on their website, and they've got some really great images. Here's the first paragraph:
Venedig ist romantisch, aber nicht kitschig, geheimnisvoll und
mysteriös, eine Stadt voller Geister der Vergangenheit, die einem an
jeder Ecke Geheimnisse ins Ohr flüstern, sofern man denn auch hören mag.
Zeit spielt hier keine Rolle, vom Wetter ganz zu schweigen – man ist
hart im Nehmen, muss man wohl, in einer Stadt, die unaufhörlich sinkt.
Hier genießt man das Leben, das Essen, die Kultur, schaut nicht nach
vorn, sondern lebt den Moment. Cat Bauer wechselte vor 15 Jahren den
Kontinent und zog aus den USA nach Italien. Von Venedig kam sie nicht
mehr weg, deshalb verrät sie uns hier die Gründe fürs Kommen und
Bleiben.
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| Palazzina G |
And here is what I wrote in English:
FACES – Short Trip
Description:
FACES “Short Trip” is a one page topic in FACES Magazine. Each
month we present a city for a Short Trip. A local recommends his
favorite/coolest places of the city.
Questionnaire
1. Venice is ...
(2-3 phrases to characterize the city and what you like about
it)
Venice is a city inhabited by ghosts of the past who still whisper
secrets into the ears of those who know how to listen.
Venice is beautiful, magical and mysterious, an eternal
temptress skilled in the art of seduction.
Venice is a town where the contemporary merges with the past,
an ancient city that is young at heart.
2. What are the city’s
best hotels?
Palazzina G - uber hip;
designed by Philippe Starck; Johnny Depp stayed there when he was filming “The
Tourist.”
Ramo Grassi,
Sestriere San Marco 3247,
30124 Venezia
Tel. +39 041 5284644
Fax. +39 041 2410575
Informazioni:
info@palazzinag.com
Prenotazioni:
reservations@palazzinag.com
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| Gritti Palace |
Gritti Palace Hotel - just
got a 34 million euro facelift; where Ernest Hemingway stayed
Campo Santa Maria del Giglio, 2467 · 30124 Venice, Italy
· Phone:
+39 041 794611
· Fax:
+39 041 5200942
· In Italy, call: +800-325-45454
Why Book with
Ostello Venezia - Venice Hostel - located on the Island of Giudecca, for the backpack crowd - Reopening in May after a fresh restoration
Fondamenta Zitelle 86
Isola della Giudecca
30133 Venezia
Italy
Tel. +39 342 5767349
Fax. +39 041 5235689
info@ostellovenezia.it
3. Which are your
favorite restaurants? And what do you like to order?
(3-4 restaurants – can be different things, not only dinner –
best breakfast, terrace, fast food, cafes, etc.)
A Beccafico
Campo Santo Stefano
San Marco 2801
+39 041 527 879
I love the fish at this restaurant. They always make me a dish
of barely-cooked tuna with sesame seeds. I dine outside under the umbrellas in
the square even if it’s raining.
TAVERNA DEL CAMPIELLO REMER |
SESTIERE CANNAREGIO 5701 -
VENEZIA (VE)
Go for the all-you-can-eat buffet from 5:30 to 7:30 and grab a
spritz or a prosecco. Hang out in the little square in front of the restaurant
with an awesome view of the Grand Canal. Also some excellent local music
throughout the night. I order whatever
the fresh fish is.
L’ombra del Leone
Ca' Giustinian, San Marco 1364/A
30124 Venice
The cafeteria at La Biennale headquarters inside Ca’ Giustinian
is a great place to grab a lunch or have an evening drink. There’s outdoor
seating right on the Grand Canal.
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| Bar Rialto da Lollo |
Bar Rialto da Lollo
San Polo 57
Venice
(under the Sottoportici degli Oresi at the Rialto Bridge)
Tel: 041 520 0106
The best panini
(sandwiches) in Venice are at this little bar. I go for the codfish and artichoke
panino.
4. Best fashion shops
(Boutique, shoe store, secondhand, anything fashion.)
My favorite jewelry shop; imports from the East and local
artisans:
Gems of Venice
Ruga Rialto
San Polo 1044
Venice
Tel: 041 522 5148
Hip clothes and handbags. Bright, vivid and colorful:
Arnoldo & Battois
Calle dei Fuseri 4271
San Marco
+39 348 3122559
or
Arnoldo & Battois
Campo San Maurizio 2671
San Marco
+39 348 4123797
Website: www.arnoldoebattois.com
Cool clothes and jewelry:
Gualti
Dorsoduro, Rio Terà Canal 3111
Venice
+39 041 5201731
Website: http://www.gualti.it
5. Best non fashion
shops?
(Some special stores – art, living, design, deco, baby stuff,
anything cool and special)
My favorite local wine shop:
El Vin Del Paron
San Polo 59
(under the Sottoportici degli Oresi at the Rialto Bridge)
Venice
No phone
No website
No Facebook
My favorite place to buy a gift for your pet:
Quacky
San Polo 826
Calle del Bo’
Venice
Tel: 041/5200889
Email: quacky@fastwebnet.it
My favorite designer eyeglasses; family owned and handmade:
Ottica Vascellari
Ruga Rialto 1030
S.Polo 30125 VENEZIA
Website: http://www.otticavascellari.it/
6. Where are the best
parties?
The best parties are inside private palaces. Try to score an
invite during the Venice Biennale International Contemporary Art Festival,
especially during the opening days. There are always great parties in all sorts
of fascinating venues throughout the city.
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| http://www.faces.ch/short-trip-venedig/ |
(A must do – something you can experience nowhere better)
There is no other place in the world where you can take a ride
on a gondola, a sleek, silent ancient method of transportation. My favorite
time to go is at sunset.
8. Which are the city’s
best areas?
(for shopping, bars, day life, nightlife.)
There are a bunch of bars over at the foot of the Rialto Bridge
on the San Polo side, and a huge open space where they converge in Campo San
Giacometto, a nightly open-air party. My favorite bar is:
Muro Meeting Bar
Campo bella Vienna, Rialto
San Polo 222
+39 041 24 12 339
High fashion shopping on XXII Marzo. Day life is just wandering
around and getting lost; buy “Secret Venice” by Thomas Jonglez and Paola
Zoffoli and follow their instructions. At night, head over to Campo Santa
Margherita where the university crowd hangs out.
9. What’s the latest Place to be“?
(What’s new and hip, the longest line outside, you can hardly
get in?)
It might sound strange, but the longest line to get in is at
Saint Mark’s Basilica, the main cathedral in Piazza San Marco. It’s always
packed.
It depends on the band, but sometimes it’s hard to get into
Paradiso Perduto:
Osteria “Il Paradiso
Perduto”
Cannaregio, Fondamenta della Misericordia, 2540
30100 Venezia
e-mail: osteriaparadisoperduto@gmail.com
Per prenotazioni: tel. +39 041 720581
Your name: Cat Bauer
Your job: Writer
You love …. Creativity,
imagination and harmony
You hate …. Lies,
envy and jealousy
Your website: http://venetiancat.blogspot.com
You’re originally from… the United States
Have been living in Venice since…1998
When you would move away someday, then to… Somewhere over the rainbow
Ciao from Venezia,
Cat
FACES Magazin, a very cool "highly reputed Swiss lifestyle magazine based in Zurich" does a topic every month called "Short Trip," where they present a different city from an insider's point of view. The month of June features Venice -- or Venedig, since the magazine is in German -- and the Venice insider is Cat Bauer, a name that also happens to be German:)
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