Splendid Venice Splendid Venice The Splendid Venice is a 4 star hotel in Venice, Italy owned by the Starhotels group. The hotel is located between St. Mark’s Square and Rialto Bridge and has 165 rooms (including 16 suites). The hotel has a private dock on the canals for access by gondola or water taxi. The hotel was built in the 16th century and was first built for use as an Inn, known as "Locanda Cappello Nero". In 1900, it changed its name to "Albergo Splendido" and again in 1930 to "Hotel Splendid". After transferring ownership to Starhotels the hotel was renovated in
San Barnaba, Venice San Barnaba, Venice The is a small Neoclassical-style church in the " (district) of Dorsoduro in Venice. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Barnabas. A church at the site was built in the ninth century, but destroyed by fire in 1105. Rebuilt in 1350, it was reconstructed in its present form in 1776 under the patronage of Marcantonio Grimani using designs of Lorenzo Boschetti. The 11th-century campanile, detached from the main body of the church, has a pine-cone shaped spire from the 1300s. To the left of the church was the entrance to the " (Casino of the Aristocracy),