Historic Shops — Venezia
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Aliani Casa del Parmigiano
A cheese and cured-meats counter by the Rialto market, open since 1936, listed on the Veneto region's register of historic shops and still run by the founder's family.
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Jesurum Venezia 1870
A historic Venetian lace and linen house founded in 1870 to revive traditional needle lace, later becoming official supplier to European royalty and now a luxury home-textile brand.
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Libreria Acqua Alta
A famously chaotic Castello bookshop that keeps its stock dry in gondolas, bathtubs, and a full-size boat.
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Venini
A Murano glassmaker founded in 1921, whose showroom on Fondamenta Vetrai still displays the artist collaborations that redefined 20th-century glass design.