Hotel Cipriani, Venice

Location

Venice
Italy
45° 25' 37.128" N, 12° 20' 28.464" E
IT
General info: 

It’s not a wonder why one of the world’s most picturesque tourist destinations Venice has been chosen as the setting for several Bond films. Films such as Casino Royale, From Russia With Love, and Moonraker, had all major scenes shot in Venice.

During filming of Casino Royale Daniel Graig stayed in Hotel Cipriani in a private location on an island opposite St. Mark's Square. The hotel is also featured in the movie Casino Royale when Bond moors his yacht at Hotel Cipriani while making plans with Vespa to get supplies before their escape. A fast-paced chase leads the pair all through the city, into disused buildings and into the waters of Venice.

The filming locations were scattered around Venice and to see them all, the Cipriani hotel offers its guests a half-day film tour to sites throughout the city where the Bond films - and so many others - were shot.

Getting there: 

If you have a room booked from the Hotel Capriani, their complimentary 24-hour boat service whisks you to and from Piazzetta San Marco.

If not, you can just stroll around the Venice locations on your own.

Costs: 

Doubles in Hotel Cipriani from 660€/night.

Interesting places nearby

The ski resort Innsbrucker Nordkettenbahnen used to be a secret tip for insiders, today it's the place where the best snowboarders of the world meet. It takes just a few minutes to get from the town to the high Alpine area.

You can have both worlds - rest and recreation in the winter sunshine, and the fun of doing active sports.

The Silvretta - Arena in Tyrol lies in between the two mountain ranges Silvretta and the Verwall Alps. Their peaks reach up to over 3000 m altitude.

With less than 600 year round residents, the resort of Isola 2000 is nestled at the gateway to the Mercantour National Park; only 4km from the Franco-Italian boarder (not open through the winter).

BASE: 1853ft
SUMMIT: 2329ft
VERTICAL DROP: 475ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 1
Surface: 2

BASE: 1476ft
SUMMIT: 2204ft
VERTICAL DROP: 728ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 2
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 2