The house is old (late 1500s), but was refurbished by the previous owner in 2008, and by ourselves in 2018. It is extremely centrally located, only 60 metres or so from busy Strada Nuova, the main thoroughfare of the city, carrying most pedestrians from Piazzale Roma and the railway station towards Rialto and Piazza San Marco. It is also in a very quiet corner, on a tranquil canal where gondola come by. The apartment is on the top floor of a relatively low building with the canal and the pavement in front giving enough distance from the palace in front to provide ample natural light through the 5 windows into the living room area. Furnishings and equipment are modern and elegant, and of high quality, from the furniture down to cutlery and glasses, and the super-fast fibre-optic internet connection.

After hundreds (!) of visits to Venice in the last 30 years, we finally found our perfect solution: not too big, not too small, very central but still tranquil, and with a nice view and lots of natural light - without having to climb 4 flights of stairs. Reconstruction in a place were everything must be delivered by boat, and manually lifted up outside of the house and in through the bedroom balcony door, was a challenge, but we are very happy with the results. Our expectation is to use the house a lot ourselves, and to let those who share our opinion share in our experience when we are not. An aside: our niece Carlotta provides a "personal Venetian" service, a kind of concierge, who will arrange for any desires of visitors to this unique city. She can show both what is famous and glamorous, as well as what is known only to Venetians. For anyone who has interest in her services, we will be happy to provide the contact.

The Cà d'Oro area of Cannaregio is close to the geographical centre of this marvelous city. Of course there is Cà d'Oro, the most famous gothic-style house on Canal Grande, next to which is our local vaporetto stop (4 stops form the railway station on Line 1). It takes about one minute to walk from the vaporetto to the house, and 5 minutes from Fondamenta Nuove, where the ferries from the airport arrive. It is also possible to take a water taxi directly to the house - the canal in front is navigated by gondola and "delivery boats". Rialto is a leisurely 5-minute walk, but my favorite is to take the gondola ferry across Canal Grande from Santa Sofia to the Rialto market. In the morning, when the market is busy, this provides a view of "real" Venice, as well as provide a (short) ride in a gondola for 2 euros (or 70 cents for holders of Carta Venezia). Piazza San Marco is only a 10-minute walk. The house is close to the nightlife on Fondamenta della Miseria, the Ghetto, Canal Grande and everything theis magnificent city has to offer.