Francesco Morawetz

One of the world's most exclusive residential clubs comes to one of the world's most beautiful cities

Alyson Aliano for TIME

Francesco Morawetz

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Real estate developer Francesco Morawetz, 75, is not the first entrepreneur to open a club and residence for luxury vacationers. But he's the first to do it in as grand a place as Palazzo Trevisan-Cappello off St. Mark's Square in Venice. And he may be the first to do it with as much respect for the art and architecture that came before.

The Italian-born Morawetz knew he wanted his private club to be in Venice, where select members who care for the city could enjoy a well-managed part-time home. "But it couldn't be just a luxury club," he says. It...

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