Splendid Venice 2007 and renamed the "Splendid Venice" hotel. The hotel has a large Venetian outdoor courtyard/Campiello with a retractable glass roof, allowing year round socializing. The hotel has a rooftop terrace and outdoor bar with panoramic views of St Mark's Campanile. The hotel's Le Maschere restaurant has a room of mirrors ("Sala degli Specchi") which is available for private dinners. 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
Death in Venice (film) Death in Venice (film) Death in Venice (original Italian title: "Morte a Venezia") is a 1971 Italian-French drama film directed in Panavision and Technicolor by Luchino Visconti and starring Dirk Bogarde and Björn Andrésen. It is based on the novella "Death in Venice", first published in 1912 as Der Tod in Venedig by the German author Thomas Mann. The protagonist, Gustav von Aschenbach, travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido