Calle Larga XXII Marzo

Calle Larga XXII Marzo (also known as Via XXII Marzo) - and its continuation towards Piazza San Marco - is one of the main streets for luxury shopping in Venice. On this street is located the Hotel...

Venice Access Fee

The Venice Access Fee is a fee, set by the Municipality of Venice, that occasional tourists have to pay to enter the historic center on certain days that are considered to have high attendance.

Top Events in Venice: a year-long journey

Venice is one of the most fascinating and historic cities in the world and every year hosts a series of events not to be missed: some are rooted in the history of the Serenissima Republic, others a...

New Year's Eve in Venice

If you're looking for an unforgettable way to welcome the New Year, Venice is the perfect destination. With its enchanting sights, illuminations and Christmas atmosphere still pervading the city, N...

Christmas in Venice

Venice, the city of canals and dreams, turns into an enchanted place during the Christmas season. If you are looking for a unique holiday experience, a stay at our hotel in Venice is the perfect ch...

Redentore Festivity in Venice

The Festa del Redentore is celebrated every year on the third Sunday of July to commemorate the end of the plague of 1575-1577.

The Venetians, however, actually celebrate it on the night bef...

Festa del Bocolo

We recommend that you visit Venice at least once during the “Festa del Bocolo”, a popular holiday celebrated every year on April 25th.

A popular belief tells that in the second h...

Biennale Architettura in Venice

After the success of the 2022 Art Biennale, Venice is hosting this year the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, titled “The Laboratory of the Future” and curated by Lesley Lokko...

High Tide in Venice

Venice is a unique city built entirely on water, which is precisely why it is affected, especially in the winter months, by the phenomenon called "high tide" that Venetians have become accustomed t...

#plasticfree, for a sustainable Venice

"The problem of plastic is now an emergency in the world, especially in the seas. To deal with it there is only one way: to drastically reduce its use. And then it becomes an obligation to set a su...

Beatrice Serandrei joins the management of the Saturnia

Beatrice Serandrei, Gianni’s daughter, joining the company in 2019, Hotel Saturnia & International is now in its fifth generation of the Serandrei Family, which has been welcoming guests ...

Hotel Saturnia & International turns four-star superior

One of the most celebrated families in the hospitality industry in the lagoon city is surely that of the Serandrei family, which for five generations has been running the Hotel Saturnia & Inter...

Our Family Rooms

Hotel Saturnia & International always keeps up with the times to satisfy its guests; every year, taking advantage of winter (low season in Venice) Gianni Serandrei, one of the owners, aided and...

Ancient Venetian idioms always current

The Venetian dialect is rich in idioms, peculiar idiomatic expressions, most often funny, that have been handed down from generation to generation: the Venetian sayings.

There are many of th...

Venetian Itineraries - Alternative routes of interest

Would you like to discover an alternative route than the classic touristic routes reported in all guidebooks?

Discover an itinerary "defiladed" from the St. Ma...

Gondola in Venice

The quintessential symbol of Venice is definitely the gondola.
Until the advent of motor boats, the gondola was the most commonly used means of transportation for people because of its speed and...

Local transport

Venice is unlike any other city in the world; its streets called calli, the palaces, the canals – all is different, unique, so please let us explain how to move about in this wonderful city.<...