Hotels in Venice on the Grand Canal
Situated in the historic, artistic and commercial heart of Venice, the Hotel Rialto boasts a unique and enviable location: a Hotels in Venice on the Grand Canal, directly facing the Rialto Bridge, one of the city's most beautiful and enchanting spots.
It is only a 5-minute walk from the hotel to wonderful Saint Mark's Square with a stroll along the Mercerie, the shopping streets where charming artisan shops (Murano glass, Burano embroidery, etc.) alternate with trendy stores of renowned international houses such as Gucci, Prada, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, etc. After crossing the Bridge and in just a few minutes you will be at the picturesque Rialto fruit market and the historic fish market.
At only 20 meters from the hotel you will find the stop for the vaporettos that go every 10 minutes to Gallerie dell’Accademia and to Peggy Guggenheim Collection (the art galleries hold old and contemporary masterpieces) and to all the main museums and landmarks of Venice.
How to get to the Rialto Hotels in Venice on the Grand Canal.
By air
From the Airport 'Marco Polo'
By private taxi-boat (quite expensive), leaving just outside the 'Arrival' gate and landing in front of the hotel.
Before boarding please ask the fare.
By shuttle-bus (cheaper) to the car bus terminal 'Piazzale Roma' and then by public boat-bus, line 2, leaving every 10 minutes to the Rialto Bridge stop, at 20 meters from the hotel.
Alternatively, the Alilaguna – Orange Line service is available, departing from the airport and arriving just a few meters from the hotel (approx. 1 hour).
From Treviso Airport 'Canova'
Take ATVO shuttle bus for Venezia - Piazzale Roma. From here continue with the ACTV vaporetto, line 2 for Rialto / San Marco and get off at the Rialto stop. You have arrived, Hotel Rialto is 20 meters from the landing.
By train or by car
From Santa Lucia train station and from car/bus terminal 'Piazzale Roma' or 'Tronchetto
By private taxi boat direct to the hotel (expensive)
By public boat-bus, line 2, leaving every 10 minutes, to the Rialto - Bridge Stop at 20 meters from the hotel.
The Grand Canal
The main artery of Venice, is what most visitors experience first, the bustling and splendid canal, the longest, broadest and deepest canal in the city. It runs at 4kms long and 30-70 metres in breadth and a maximum of 5 metres in depth. The Grand Canal has always been Venice's status adress, and along its looping banks the aristicrats, or Nobili Homini, as they called themselves, built a hundred marble palaces with their front doors looking onto the water, frsamed by the peppermint stick posts for the 12th century, with their Byzantine influences, but most have the Venetian, Gothic or Lombardesque, or combination of these styles.
The trip along the Grand Canal is one of the most stirring moments Venice offers, at any hour of the day, and a chance for you to share the experiences of writers of the past.
Starting from Piazzale Roma to Piazza San Marco.
Fondaco dei Tedeschi
The German Warehouse, to the left of the Rialto, the building is now the Post Office, but was once the busy trading centre of Venice. In 1505 the building was remodelled and decorated with frescoes by Giorgione and Titian, fragments of which can be found in Ca' d'Oro.
