It is said Byron swam the Grand Canal in Venice, Browning made love in Venice and Hemmingway got drunk in Venice. Probably in Harry’s Bar. Original art deco with waiters and martinis to match the glasses and olives. If you want to arrange to meet someone in Venice do it in style and do it here in Harry’s Bar, but be prepared to pay for it.

And it’s easy to find: just around the corner from the Bridge of Sighs where, according to Byron, prisoners gazed their last on freedom as they crossed the bridge from the Courts of the Doge’s Palace to their cells.

Calle Vallaresso, 1323, Venice, 30124 (in the neighbourhood of Giudeica)
tel: +39 41 528 5777;
nearest Station: San Marco linee 1 - 52 - 82 Act

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Hearty food, live music, lots of friends to be made.

Fondamenta della Misericordia, Cannaregio

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Go to any of the top Grand Canal hotels for an early evening cocktail. Alternatively, head for Florian's for a late night brandy, but don't look at the bill - just order another.

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A cafe/bar with wonderful snacks and coffee at very reasonable prices - 2 cappucinos and 2 krafens (like doughnuts) at half the price of 2 cappucinos near St Marks. We heard Italians coming out and agreeing that the coffee was excellent - a real complement.

On Campo San Stefano, near Accademia bridge and Vaporetto stop.

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