during the low season rates don''t include breakfast minimum stay is three nights The Montin, like ruskin's stones of Venice, is an inherent part of this magical city. The Locanda Montin is neither restaurant, hotel, nor bar, but a refuge dear to both venetians and knowledgeable tourists a like. What is the special quality which has made it a must for so many, for so long? A combination of Giuliano's warmth and lack of pretension and the idyllic setting. The Montin it's walls lined with paintings and it's rows of tables outside lined with pink and green cloths, is where Tony Musante and Florinda Bolkan acted in the film 'Anonimo Veneziano'. Visitors to the Montin have included Modigliani (at the beginning of the century) and later Ezra Pound, Carena, Cadorin, Guidi, Saetti, Lucchesi, De Luigi, and more recencly Uto Ughi and Luigi Nono. Lovers, professors, students, and even Presidents (Jimmi Carter) enhance their visits to Venice by coming to this out-ofthe-way Locanda where the carrettins (married for over twenty years) welcome them. '...Cerca su la Fondamenta dietro l'Accademia il giardino di Montin ornato di pergole...'. Gabriele D'Annunzio 'Off the Gran Canal, a simple venetian inn' The New York Times '...Un Grand jardin pour diner au frais les soirs de canicule...' Le Figaro Magazine 'Ambiente simpatico esemplice e accogliente' Vogue '«Il giardino è ornato di pergole» è un luogo miticodella venezianità. Un posto dove sono passati tutti, dove - oggi come ieri . si mangia e si beve benissimo'. Grand Gourmet '...My favorite restaurant in Venice...' The Globe and Mail 'Les classiques de la cuisine venétienne célébrés par une institution' Life Time 'Montin is a family - owned restaurant in the best Italian tradition. Sunday Telegraph 'Das Montin ist bei jedem Venedig-besuch einen Abstecher oder auch mehrere wert' Weiner Zeitung '...Por ejempio, en una hosteria veneciana, Locanda Montin con pasado célebre...' La Rason de la Playa