Is a splendid five star hotel with 27 rooms, 2 gorgeous restaurants, a Cigars Club, an amazing city view terrace, conference room, an exclusive SPA Center, fitness center, and a wonderful beauty-salon “Dessange”. Made of comfort, style, elegance – Nobil Luxury Boutique Hotel is Moldova’s masterpiece hotel. Location: Chisinau, Moldova.
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Is situated in the middle of the park zone of Chernivitsi facing the landscape of the old part of the city. The hotel with tradition and history where European comfort and sophisticated Bukovynian coloring are combined will charm you with its classic style and full range of contemporary amenities and service including 2 conference halls, 3 restaurants, spa and fitness centre. It is really one of the best hotels in Ukraine.
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Overlooking the Green Park, this is one of the most popular and much acclaimed hotels in London. Located in Piccadilly, the Ritz is a luxury 5-star hotel offers the height of opulence with luxurious bedrooms, exquisite British cuisine, and classic afternoon teas. Opened on 24 May 1906, the hotel houses a stunning Neoclassical building built during the Belle Époque to resemble a stylish Parisian block of flats. It was the first substantial steel-frame structure in London.
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Teatro Goldoni
A theater of 17th century origin, this is one of the oldest in Venice. Built at the behest of the noble Vendramin family, at the close of the 19th century the theater staged the great works of the Venetian playwright Carlo Goldoni, from whom it takes its name. Closed after World War II for safety reasons, following a long period of restoration it was reinaugurated in 1979 with Goldoni’s La Locandiera /The Innkeeper/. Today it is the home of the Veneto Theatre Company.
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Palazzo Zenobio
Built in 0690 for the wealthy Zenobio Family of Verona on a plan by the architect Antonio Gaspari, a pupil of Longhena, the Zenobio Palace has been the premises of the Armenian College since 1850 and is one of the most important exemplars of baroque art in Venice. Among its salons, of particular interest is the sumptuous ballroom frescoed by Dorigny.
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The Lido has been famous as a beach resort since the 19th century. Today it is fascinating to see the elegant Art Nouveau and Moorish-style vilals and hotels, the tree-lined avenues and the impressive former premises of the Municipal Casino, the Palazzo del Cinema and the Excelsior Hotel overlooking the beach. At the Hotel Des Bains, Luchino Visconti filmed his celebrated Death in Venice.
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Murano
Divided into nine islets crossed by a wide canal. Murano is the island of glass blowing. A long and still-thriving tradition, this magic art has involved whole generations of Murano residents. The Museum of Glass is a must for anyone wishing to bone up on the art of glass-making in Venice. Located in Palazzp Guistiniani – in times part the prestigious seat of the Bishops f Torcello – the museum has an extraordinary rich collection of decorated articles and glass produced between the 15th century and the present – showing how tastes and styles have changed, and how experiments and new techniques have affected a tradition that brings the island wealth and fame.
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Sant’Erasmo
Settled already by Roman times, the island’s strategic position opposite the Lido port proved useful during the Middle Ages. There are military constructions here too, such as the circular-shaped Maximilian Tower /1813/ named after the Emperor of Austria who took refuge here during the uprisings. The island was and still is large market garden area supplying the Venetian markets.
Santa Maria della Salute
This 17th century church is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Heath /Salute/. It was constructed after Venice had been freed of the plague, and begun by B. Longhena who did not live to see it completed. Very fine the overall effect of the statues that decorate the façade; while the octagonal plan interior is hung with important paintings such as the altarpiece by Titian in the Sacristy.
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Santa Maria Formosa
Rebuilt on a project by M. Codussi in the 2nd half of the 15th C, the church has a baroque bell tower and two main facades. In the interior are paintings by the school of G. Bellini, a triptych by B. Vivarini and a splendid polyptych by J. Palmail Vecchio which portrays St Barbara, patron saint of the Artillerymen Guild. In the past, in fact, the church was the premises of the Arts and Crafts Guild.
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