... knows what the city is, what the charm of its water is, what the true Venetian is.
From that fondamenta of Dorsoduro, Modigliani passed at the beginning of the century; then Ezra Pound and Carena, Cadorin, Guidi, Saetti, Lucchesi, De Luigi, Uto Ughi, Luigi Nono passed by. There the president Carter wanted to go, there today go Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Paloma Picasso, Yoko Ono, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Kinutani; there go lovers, those who have little time; the students of the nearby Cà Foscari, the professors. Here you can stay in the rooms that hosted, among others, Gabriele D’Annunzio.