Villa Ines

Recap of our Easter Sunday .,..
Buona Pasqua da Villa Ines e tutti noi 🕊️🌷🐣💕

Breakfast is much more than a meal. It’s a gesture of love.
A gentle awakening. A daily ritual that, when done right, can change the whole day.
That’s why at Villa Ines breakfast is a true moment of care.
Slow, thoughtful, unhurried. The kind of breakfast I would love to find when I travel.
The kind that makes you feel at home before the day even begins.
Save this for later, when you’ll come. 🤍

This is Maki.
Even when he’s not invited, he shows up anyway. 🐩🤍 One of our poodles.
The boldest, most playful, a little irreverent.
Never officially invited, yet always part of every event: from the musical moment 🎶,
to the white sofa 🤍, and sometimes right under the table.
He walks among the guests, stops wherever something is happening, observes everything as if it were his home (because, in the end, it is).
At Villa Ines, this happens too: life joins in, without asking permission.

You can’t truly know Venice without knowing its lagoon.
Without slowing down.
Without meeting the people who live here.
Staying at Villa Ines means choosing a different way of travelling: slower, more authentic, closer to the territory.
Here the day starts with a book, an unhurried breakfast and the right time to understand where you really are.
🤍 DM me if you’re thinking of coming to Venice.
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Venezia inizia lontano dalla folla.
Non puoi conoscere Venezia
senza conoscere il suo estuario.
Senza rallentare.
Senza fermarti a parlare con le persone.
Dormire a Villa Ines significa scegliere un altro modo di viaggiare: più lento, più autentico, più vicino al territorio.
Qui la giornata comincia con un libro, una colazione senza fretta e il tempo giusto per capire dove sei davvero.
🤍 Scrivimi in DM se stai pensando di ve**re a Venezia.

"Luxury is time well spent"

Tania has been here longer than anyone else.
No one knows Villa Ines like she does.
Its heart, its soul - how it was, and how it has become.
She knows this house like you know a person: what works, what doesn’t, and what should never be touched.
She has seen many people come and go.
Those who loved Villa Ines, my family, our colorful daily chaos, the open doors,
the generosity and the hard work of always trying to do things well.
And then there are those who didn’t understand all this.
And left.
As she always says, laughing: “Villa Ines is not for everyone.”
Tania helped me raise my children.
When Jacopo, the youngest, was crawling,
she was already here.
She’s the only one who truly knows how things should be done: from the house to the kitchen, from events to table settings, from the wardrobe to the cooking classes.
She runs all day, from one place to another, helping everyone.
At the end of the day she’s exhausted, but her smile, strength and sharp irony never leave her. When someone new arrives she looks at them sideways, eyebrow raised.
I’m always optimistic.
She laughs and calls me “Francesca” - only she does - her affectionate way of reminding me that I see the good in everyone, and of quietly protecting me.
Often, with Tania, words aren’t needed.
I think of something and she’s already there, placing it in my hands.
That kind of connection is rare.
Maybe once in a lifetime.
Thank you, Tania, for taking care of all of us.
(Just one reminder: take a little more care of your back -
and let the others run sometimes 🤍)

Your wedding, at home.
At Villa Ines celebrations are intimate, joyful and personal.
A garden, the right people, time to be together.
No staged moments, just real memories.
🤍 DM me if you’re dreaming of an intimate wedding in Venice.
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Il tuo matrimonio, come a casa.
A Villa Ines le celebrazioni sono intime, giovani, vere.
Un giardino, le persone giuste, il tempo per stare insieme.
Niente scenografie forzate, solo momenti da vivere.
🤍 Scrivimi in DM se sogni un matrimonio intimo a Venezia.

The garden doesn’t rest in winter.
It changes colour.
Rainbow beetroots, savoy cabbage, deep flavours that warm the kitchen.
We follow the seasons, cook what the garden offers, and share it around our table.
🤍 Send me a DM if you’re thinking of coming to Venice.
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ORTO D’INVERNO
L’orto non va in pausa in inverno.
Cambia colore.
Barbabietole arcobaleno, verze, sapori profondi che scaldano la cucina.
Seguiamo le stagioni, cuciniamo quello che l’orto ci regala, e lo condividiamo con chi si siede alla nostra tavola.
🤍 Scrivimi in DM se stai pensando di ve**re a Venezia.

Mornings are not meant to be rushed here.
Our guests love to take their time.
The Chocolate Room is made for slow mornings: long breakfasts, a few pages of a book, the garden waking up softly, quiet spaces filled with light.
This is the luxury of time.
Unplanned, deeply enjoyed.
Save this for later, when you’ll come. 🤍
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Al mattino non c’è fretta.
Qui gli ospiti amano attardarsi.
La Camera Cioccolato accompagna le mattine lente: colazioni che si allungano, qualche pagina di un libro, il giardino che si risveglia piano, la quiete che entra dalle finestre.
È il lusso del tempo.
Quello che non si programma, ma si gode.
Save this for later, quando verrai. 🤍

"For travelers, not tourists"

Our beloved breakfasts in the garden are about to return!
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Le nostre amate colazioni in giardino stanno per tornare!