Venice in January « The Official Website and Blog of Frances Mayes

If you've never read Palladian Days, Sally Gable's account of buying and learning to feel at home in a Palladian villa, I do recommend the book. This year, I would like to take that trip along the Brenta River, visiting the villas he built. ... The hotel, actually a B & B, is a delight. Of the hundreds of hotels I have stayed inâ€"at least ten in Veniceâ€"this is the friendliest. The charming young staff learns everyone's name. The small lobby has a window opening onto a ...