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Via Del Gaggian 10, Venice, 30174, Italy
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Suggestion for San Silvestro dinner
by Mazely
My wife and I use to search for a restaurant on December 31st to have a special dinner. Many restaurants, in many cities around the world (I can remember Firenze two years ago, it was a great cena), offer special menus, with 4 or more courses, for San Silvestro night.
Last year we went to Sevilla with the idea that we would arrange it there... what a dellusion: almost all (or even all) the good restaurants were closed.
Does someone know about any nice restaurant (even hotel restaurant) where we can have special dinner on Dec. 31st? Something special, not more than 80 euros/person, without much fru-fru (I mean, without music - ambient music is ok, of course -, dance; I mean, just a romantic dinner?)
Is it possible and adviceable to reserve by internet?
We are going to Fenice Theater for the Capodanno concert and intend to watch fireworks at the midnight count-down, and this dinner would be in "the middle" of the two events.
Can anyone help us?
Re: Suggestion for San Silvestro dinner
by effeti
Ancora Ciao!
Restaurants tend to be fully booked for last day of the year dinner, so it is probably hard to find anything on the net.
If you are there a couple of days before, i would rather go around, looking for advertising right on the restaurants... so you can have a look too.
After a few minutes search, i found only this: http://www.trattoriasantoma.com/eventi.asp?lng=english
But i don't know the restaurant: search for reviews.. And enjoy!
You can ask at the reception of your hotel, too.
Ciao
Francesco
Re: Suggestion for San Silvestro dinner
by Mazely
Grazie, amico.
Unfortunatelly I'll arrive in Venice the very 31st (from Verona...).
Anyway, I'll try to find more about the restaurant you found.
Thinking better, now you gave me an idea: my hotel in Verona belongs to a huge chain, that almost certainly has hotels in Venice... maybe they can arrange it for me, huh? Who knows, it shall work...
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walk. Only take the water...
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walk. Only take the water buses when you absolutely must get back to your hotel or somewhere else, like a restaurant where you have dinner reservations. Other than that, the city is so beautiful and very pedestrian, taking a leisurely walk will gurantee you to be swept up in Venice's ambiance. There's a new discovery around every corner. I loved taking the water buses at night. With the cold, clear nights and the beautiful lights around centuries old architecture, it was like gliding through some mystical world. It left me with feeling of hope and dreams to come. Romance really does permeate Venice.
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