Unique penthouse of historic palace with lift, open views and terraces.<BR>Access to this enchanting property is through the internal courtyard of the 18th-century Palazzo Contarini, with its characteristic well and portico, all the common areas are neat and tidy.<BR>The flat, with windows on all four sides, offers open views of incomparable beauty, from Campo S.S. Giovanni e Paolo with the Colleoni equestrian monument, to the Scuola Grande di San Marco, to the endless roofs of the Venetian palaces and the marvellous Palazzo Van Axel.<BR><BR>Accommodation<BR><BR>The lift arrives directly into the flat, and from the equipped entrance hall you enter the corridor leading to the various rooms.<BR>On the left are the three bedrooms, one of which has access to one of the terraces, en suite bathroom and dressing room with a wonderful marble fireplace.<BR>On the right is the bright equipped kitchen, the large living room with exposed beams and another splendid marble fireplace, and the other terrace accessible from both the kitchen and the living room to enjoy pleasant lunches and aperitifs with views over the rooftops and San Marco bell tower.<BR>Two more bathrooms with showers are located at either end of the corridor, and finally a large laundry room and a storeroom on the ground floor complete the property.<BR><BR>Area<BR><BR>The apartment is located in a very Venetian and quiet residential area, but well served by shops of all kinds and quality restaurants.<BR>In the immediate vicinity the Basilica of SS. Giovanni e Paolo of Gothic architecture, and the beautiful Church of S. Maria dei Miracoli, a jewel of the Renaissance.<BR>Only few steps from Fondamenta Nuove where there are also the stops of the Alilaguna that quickly connects with the airport, and the vaporetti that take you to the Lido and the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello.