Venice Bed, Breakfast and Mosaics at Domus Orsoni

Domus Orsoni is a great Venice bed and breakfast in a unique setting. Guest rooms are in the former Orsoni family residence, housed in the same building as the Orsoni mosaic foundry started in 1888. Entering Domus Osoni, one sees a display of beautiful mosaic works. Each of the five rooms has a mosaic work and a private bath done in mosaic tiles. Our room had a stunning shower made of gold mosaic (see photo).

Domus Orsoni is in a quiet location but part of a lively neighborhood in the Cannaregio sestiere (see Venice Sestiere map). This is one of my favorite parts of Venice, a place where you can get away from the tourist crowds. Find out more about Domus Orsoni in my Domus Orsoni Bed and Breakfast Review.

Orsoni is a top producer of smalti (the fused, colored and opaque glass that is cut into tesserae for mosaic art) and handcrafted gold mosaic. Orsoni offers mosaic courses and participants who stay in Domus Orsoni have 24 hour access to the mosaic studio. Take an inside look at the production of gold mosaics and a few of the Orsoni mosaic works in Europe Travel's Mosaics from the Source: Orsoni Smalti Veneziana.