Palazzo Pant

Transformed by Aline Asmar d'Amman into the new Orient Express Venezia, a 15th-century palace takes our breath away

- -ALESSANDRA PELLEGRINO

When I went to Venice, I discovered that my dream had become—incredibly but quite simply—my address.” So wrote Marcel Proust, capturing the essence of a city where water, light, art, and memory converge. A key stop on historic trade routes and a perennial favorite of travelers, the Italian port has long stood at the crossroads of civilizations. Now, the Lebanese founder of Culture in Architecture has contributed to that legacy of exchange, transforming Palazzo Donà Giovannelli into the new Orient Express Venezia hotel.