Inside Venice aims at fostering a community that brings together locals and visitors of Venice. We wish to transform travellers into temporary residents and to unveil the authentic, dynamic, and unexplored facets of Venice while sharing positive examples and fresh perspectives. We recommend places and projects that resonate with our values, support local activities, and tell stories that offer an inspiring outlook on the city. Through this interaction, we strive to cultivate a new narrative and create new forms of cultural and social sustenance for Venice and beyond.
About us
Five people connected by a shared love of the city. Some of us were born in Venice, others chose to call it home later in life. We like beautiful things, people, stories, places. We work in hospitality and communications.
We are:
GIOELE ROMANELLI
Venetian native, lover of his city. He likes to welcome, becomes fond of his guests and is passionate about describing the real Venice.
HEIBY CORTIZO
Venezuelan by birth, Venetian by choice, she manages Hotel Flora, Casa Flora and Novecento together with Gioele, taking care of every detail.
ALESSANDRO SIMION
UI/UX designer and front-end web developer. Precise and creative, he deals with design and graphics. Sea, nature and mountain lover.
MATTEO SANTARELLI
Founder of Hotel Players, authentic team leader who broke the mold by undertaking new paths related to hospitality management.
VALERIA NECCHIO
Writer, author and communications consultant with a focus on editorial, copy and creative writing for projects and stories spanning the realms of food, travel and lifestyle, Valeria arrived in Venice in 2021 after years living in London and fell in love with the city in an instant. For Inside Venice she curates the editorial projects and strategy and creates words and images.