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Things to do in Venice, Veneto: The Best Gift & Specialty Shops
With its gondolas, canals, amazing restaurants, and unforgettable romantic ambiance, Venice is definitely a city for one's bucket list. Waterfront palazzos, palaces, and churches make drifting down the Grand Canal feel like cruising through a painting. To really experience Venice you must go to the opera or to a classical music performance, nibble fresh pasta and pastries, and linger in the exhibit halls of an art gallery. Label lovers will drool over the high-end shopping in Piazza San Marco.
Restaurants in Venice
1. Bottega Veneta
2. Cavalier
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Very old store,father and son handcraft,gold masters and decorations,shipping around the world
Reviewed By EJD1864
Mr. Alberto Cavalier is one of a long line of artisans, and in his craft the glories of Venice's artisanal heritage still live. From the tiniest putti to the largest mirror, his woodworking is without parallel. I highly recommend that anyone interested in fine Old World decorative art stop by his shop and strongly consider making a purchase. His prices are extremely fair for the quality one receives, and each object will become a priceless family heirloom which can be loved for generations.
3. Raggio Veneziano
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 57 reviews
RAGGIO VENEZIANO is a family company of artistic leather products, with one studio/stores in Venice. OUR MODELS are unique creations, products of our experience and creativity. OUR DREAM is to create leather bags with an authentic design ,handmade with needle, thread and traditional leather hand tools. THE COLOR AND THE BRILLIANCE of our bags are derived from the choice of using vegetable tanned in Tuscany. The tanning is done with natural tannins extracted from plants, without the use of substances prohibited by law. The tannins used and the slow process of tanning are the peculiarities of processing and quality of the skins.Small veins, blemishes, testify the naturalness of the material making each skin and then each bag unique. The INCLUSION of decorations in MURANO GLASS, in a modern interpretation, helps make our bags exclusive. Each pearl is always unique and therefore can have different shades of color and design.
Reviewed By Rae002 - Geneva, Switzerland
If you’re a lover of leather bags then they don’t come much better than the gorgeous hand made bags at Reggio Veneziano. This was a return visit for us and we couldn’t resist getting special anniversary gifts of bags for each other. The quality is superb and they are so thoughtfully and stylishly designed by Anna and beautifully made by her husband Giorgio. The range is not huge - but I suspect that everyone would find something to meet their needs here. The leather itself is of excellent quality and bags can be custom made in whatever colour combination takes your fancy and even accented with Murano glass. Even visiting the shop is an experience in itself - a world away from other stores carrying endless inferior quality mass produced leather goods. As soon as you enter the shop you realise that genuine artisanal products are being made there. One piece of advice - head there early in your stay in Venice - not only because you might want something custom made, but also because you might want to return and get something else. Highly recommended!
4. L'Armadio di Coco
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
Not just a shop. Not only vintage: a wardrobe of ideas. Set in a romantic and attractive Venice, in a characteristic square where You can drink an aperitif, You can sight the access to ‘L’Armadio di Coco’ .A cup of tea while You fit some dresses, remembering the sweetness coming out of the closet of grandmother. A container of ideas, a place where old and new meet each other and where vintage clothes and pieces realized by young designers create a world to discover.
5. The Merchant of Venice - San Fantin
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 73 reviews
Housed in an ancient chemist shop, Venice's premier parfumerie features a luxury line encased in Murano glass. The staff considers your favorite scents to help you discover the perfect perfume.
Reviewed By CarolGarcia3 - Barrie, Canada
Gorgeous, ornate store with unique perfumes. The lady who helped me was very professional and so friendly. I brought my friends in the next day!
6. Venetian Dreams-Marisa Convento
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Necklaces, flowers, embroiderings and corals made with beautiful venetian glass beads and seed- beads,the "Conterie",once patiently strung by the "Impiraresse" ( Lady Stringers) as a tribute to the ancient venetian craft traditions. Self Adorments that possess the spirit of who makes them and who weares them.
7. La Fonderia Artistica Valese
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 8 reviews
The Valese Foundry was established in the historic center of Venice in 1913. It uses the traditional method of sand casting to produce beautifully crafted items:from the ornaments used to decorate gondolas to the lampposts used to illuminate the Grand Canal; from reproductions of famous monuments to moulds used for glassmaking. The Valese Foundry also produces 'tailor-made.
Reviewed By I3446SBvincentt
I found the foundry store almost directly across from hotel (Rosa Salva, which was excellent as well and convenient to San Marco) when I visited Venice on November 1st through 5th, 2019. The selection and quality was excellent. I ended up purchasing a brass door knocker, lion statue, small mask on a pedestal, letter opener, and a forcola replica. I am very pleased with my purchases and the customer service.
8. LELLABELLA
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
9. San Marco 801
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 101 reviews
Our family rule this boutique since 1974. We only sell original hand made Murano Glass items from Chandeliers to little animals. Our factory in Murano can satisfy any order you may wish. We also have a large selection of handcrafted venetian masks in papier-mache for the party during Carnival eve. We ship worldwide. Our staff is multilingual and professional.
