Venice -- Harry's Bar

Here is a view from Harry's Bar in Venice...

While Venice is rich in history, the story about Harry's Bar

actually is rich within its own history.  It all began in May

of 1931 by Giuseppe Cipriani.  The bridge to St. Mark's  

Square did not exist then and Mr. Cipriani deliberately

 picked this particular corner of Venice to build because it 

fronted a blind alley and he wanted to make sure that people 

would "intentionally go out of their way to get there".  

Since opening the doors, Harry's Bar has been popular amongst

  Europe's aristocrats as well as royalty and the very famous from

all over the world.  In fact,  Ernest Hemingway probably stared out

of this same window while writing "Over the River and into the Trees" 

and he mentions Harry's Bar frequently in the book.  Mr. Hemingway

was a fixture at the bar and had his very own table in the corner.

Joining Mr. Hemingway are other colorful clients such as Orson 

Wells, Alfred Hitchcock, Woody Allen, Charlie Chaplin,

Peggy Guggenheim, Aristotle Onassis and Truman Capote along 

with many other writers, actors, socialites and artists.  In fact

Capote once said, "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate

liqueurs in one day".  Perhaps that statement was coined at Harry's...

A visit to Harry's will take a pretty good hit on your 

pocketbook so you might say you need to be as rich

as Harry's history...

Harry's Bar is the birthplace of the Bellini (Prosecco with white peach 

puree) which was invented in 1948 by Mr. Cipriani and was named after

Giovanni Bellini, the fifteenth century Venetian painter.  

For a more peaceful setting, head across the Giudecca Canal to

Harry's Dolci.  This restaurant and bar is a quiet retreat from 

the crowds of Piazza San Marco to this rarely visited island.  

You won't get the same history as the original Harry's, 

but you can take a piece of Harry's back home with you

 with some of their products they sell at the restaurant.

Get a table outside and enjoy the view back over to

Venice along with vessels, yachts and the occasional

cruise boat that come down the canal.

Harry's Bar and Harry's Dolci are synonymous with Venice.

Lucky for us, the Cipriani family has expanded to New York and

London so you don't have to go all the way back to Venice to 

experience their risottos, pastas, fish, Bellinis and martinis.

But, why would you ever not yearn to return to Venice?

"CHEERS TO THE WORLD!"  -- Giuseppe Cipriani

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