​The garden of Venice

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On the Giudecca, you can still experience the authentic Venice. Back in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Giudecca was the garden of Venice.

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Some of the nobles had their palaces here, but the rest was gardens, orchards and monasteries. In the 19th century Giudecca was industrialized and a lot of craft shops and factories were set up. In the late 20th century the area was rather run down before a gentrification process started in the 1990s and the seemingly genuine and charming Giudecca we know today became a reality.

 

Exploring Giudecca

is exciting, a mix of medieval and later palaces, industrial history, and very modern blocks of flats. Restaurants and bars on the Giudecca offers everything from ​pure luxury to simple everyday delights: Do as the locals and take a stroll up or down the fundamenta, and you will find the very best bakeries, butchers, bars, restaurants and cafes. Within minutes you can choose between several restaurants, from the cheaper local trattorias to the legendary Cipriani, Harry's Bar Dolce or the Hilton hotel Mulino Stucky.