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Truly Historic UK and European Hotels |
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Historic Hotels, Castles, Bed & Breakfast Accommodation, Luxury Spas, Romantic Getaways, Old Inns |
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Historic Hotels in Venice and Veneto |
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Hotel Gritti Palace |
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The Gritti Palace is undoubtedly one of the most famous hotels in the world. Overlooking the city’s grand canal, the building was commissioned in 1525 as the residence of the Doge of Venice, Andrea Gritti, and later as the official residence of the Vatican’s Ambassadors. |
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It is no surprise that such a well-known hotel continues to attract the glitterati, much as it has done for several decades – Ernest Hemingway once described it as the “best hotel in a city of great hotels”. Indeed, it continues a grand tradition in being one of Venice’s choice destinations for British nobility and political leaders, with Winston Churchill and numerous members of the royal family having stayed over the past century. |
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Locanda Vivaldi |
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Hotel Villa Condulmer |
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The former home of the nobleman Marco Condulmer, who commissioned the building in 1743, the house has welcomed many famous Venetian figures over the past two centuries – and even President Reagan during the G8 summit of 1987. |
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It’s most historic feature, however, is that it was at the Villa Condulmer that Giuseppe Verdi stayed in 1853 for the opening of his La Traviata at the city’s Gran Teatro “La Fenice”. |
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Hotel Luna Baglioni |
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Hotel Londra Palace |
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Close to the Doges Palace and the Bridge of Sighs, The Hotel Londra Palace has been known by a fair few names in its history: The Albergo Bella Riva et Pension, the Hotel Angleterre et Pension, the Hotel Londres et Beau Rivage, and Albergo Bella Riva. |
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Due Torri Baglioni |
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