Word: barbarigo
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...keeping with the Carnival spirit, the Palazzo Barbarigo is a great place for a steamy rendezvous. Located near the Rialto Bridge, the 16th century palace has been transformed into a moody, Art Deco?style hotel. Its slinky cocktail bar with dark velvet upholstery, smoky mirrors and a view of the Grand Canal is proving a fashionable hangout for locals and visitors alike. (See pictures of Venice's floods...
Splendid as Palazzo Barbarigo is, it's a shame to see so many Venetian palaces used as hotels. Good news, then, that after a 20-year restoration, the 16th century Palazzo Grimani has opened as a museum. The palace boasts doorways carved from precious marble, exquisite frescoes, majolica-tiled fireplaces and rare surviving examples of pastellone (powdered marble) floors...
...COLLI EUGANEI Rent a car and putter around the Euganean Hills, a few kilometers southwest of Padua. Don?t miss the gardens at Villa Barbarigo in Valsanzibio (+39 (0) 49 805 5614) and the Castello del Catajo in Battaglia Terme...
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