EVERY MAN NEEDS AN ISLAND

The best way to visit the lagoon city—one of Europe’s most romantic but also one of it’s most touristy—is, arguably, to stay just off it. The six-hectare private island of San Clemente is a bucolic parkland planted with groves of limes, elms and cypress trees. It’s just a 15-minute boat ride from San Marco, with a free shuttle that runs every 30 minutes. The 190 rooms and suites of the Kempinski hotel are located in a beautiful former monastery and church dating from the 12th century. They are surrounded by lush gardens and antique courtyards. The island also has three restaurants, three bars, a pitch-and-putt course, a tennis court and a 20-metre heated outdoor pool. Suddenly trawling through the Guggenheim is looking less and less appealing. kempinski.com