DEAR GUESTS, ANDREA AND LUCIO WARMLY WELCOME YOU TO PALAZZOGUARDI, MAGNIFICENT VENETIAN PALACE THAT DATES BACK TO THE15TH CENTURY. IT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RESTORED AND TURNEDINTO 16 HIGHLY COMFORTABLE, LIGHT AND AIRY ROOMS OF SUPERIORSTANDARD, ALL FURNISHED IN TYPICAL VENETIAN STYLE. THISPALACE TAKES ITS NAME FORM THE FAMOUS ARTIST FRANCESCOGUARDI, KNOWN ABOVE ALL FOR HIS LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS WHICHARE CONSIDERED ON A PAR WITH THOSE OF OTHER ILLUSTRIOUSVENETIAN ARTISTS SUCH AS CANALETTO AND TIEPOLO. HIS LARGEPAINTINGS WERE INSPIRED BY THE SCENES OF THE ANTIQUEVENETIAN REPUBLIC AND IN OLD VENETIAN TALES TOLD THEBUILDING IS OFTEN MENTIONED. THE ARTIST WAS INSPIRED FOR HISWORKS BY THE MAGNIFICENT SCENES THAT COULD BE ADMIREDDIRECTLY FROM THIS AND HISTORIC RESIDENCE. PALAZZO GUARDI ISDIVIDED INTO 2 STRUCTURES WHICH OFFER OUR GUESTS MAXIMUMCONVENIENCE. ONE BUILDING HAS A MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL CENTRALHALL , WITH A BREATHTAKING VIEW OVER THE CANAL AND THENEARBY SQUERO SHIPYARD DI SAN TROVASO. HER