I have been to Venice a number of times and each time I fall in love with the city all over again, its incredible beauty makes it one of my favourite travel destinations in the world. My latest visit to Venice was something quite incredible, surpassing all my other experiences there. We were kindly invited along by John Simpson, award-winning classical architect, and his wife Erica to stay at their meticulously renovated classical period property at Campo Santa Maria del Giglio. Read on and learn more about this incredible rental property in the heart of Venice.
Background
John Simpson is a leading classical British architect, who rejected international modernism opting instead for classical architecture and design. John has a huge number of landmark projects to his name, such as the Queens Gallery at Buckingham Palace, redesigning the museum spaces at Kensington Palace, the East Courtyard project at The Royal College of London as well as a multitude of other global projects. John and his wife Erica fell in love with Venice many years ago and nurtured their dream of owning a classical Venetian home for many years as their family grew up. In 2014 John and Erica found the ideal property and decided now was the time to embark upon their dream development project.
The Property History
The property is thought to have been originally built in the 1600?s with paintings of the time showing the property originally being just two stories with the upper stories being added in the 19t...