Cost a fortune. But you know what they say: location, location, location.
"Ombra" means "shade" or "shadow" in Venetian. Back in the day, there were wine sellers in Venice's Piazza San Marco. Locals would buy a glass of wine in the middle of the day, then find some shade with a friend to drink it. So even today, locals will tell a friend: "Let's go grab a shade" -- an "ombra." They visit bars called bàcaros, and also get a cicchetti, which is a kind of Venetian tapa. Because wine is so much better with a little food. Join us and I'll show you.
I love Venice at night and in the rain. It's a whole other place.
Yes, I'm in Venice and I'm working! ("I'm not bad at taking a vacation. I'm just good at choosing an office!")