The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto is long established as the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings.

Unrivaled in its coverage of the Doge's Palace, the Basilica di San Marco, and other major sights, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto also reveals the treasures to be found in the districts that lie off the usual tourist trails--and has plenty of maps to make sure you find them easily. It will tell you the best places to stay, eat, and drink, in all price ranges, from backwater bars to gourmet restaurants, from cozy B&Bs to spectacular Grand Canal hotels.

In addition to being packed with stories that illuminate the city's history, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto tells you more about the city as it is today than any other guidebook, with features on everything from flood-prevention projects to the travails of Venice's football team.

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto.

Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.

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The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto is long established as the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings.

Unrivaled in its coverage of the Doge's Palace, the Basilica di San Marco, and other major sights, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto also reveals the treasures to be found in the districts that lie off the usual tourist trails--and has plenty of maps to make sure you find them easily. It will tell you the best places to stay, eat, and drink, in all price ranges, from backwater bars to gourmet restaurants, from cozy B&Bs to spectacular Grand Canal hotels.

In addition to being packed with stories that illuminate the city's history, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto tells you more about the city as it is today than any other guidebook, with features on everything from flood-prevention projects to the travails of Venice's football team.

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto.

Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.

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The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

by Jonathan Buckley
The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

The Rough Guide to Venice & the Veneto

by Jonathan Buckley

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Overview

The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto is long established as the most thorough and reliable guide to the city and its surroundings.

Unrivaled in its coverage of the Doge's Palace, the Basilica di San Marco, and other major sights, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto also reveals the treasures to be found in the districts that lie off the usual tourist trails--and has plenty of maps to make sure you find them easily. It will tell you the best places to stay, eat, and drink, in all price ranges, from backwater bars to gourmet restaurants, from cozy B&Bs to spectacular Grand Canal hotels.

In addition to being packed with stories that illuminate the city's history, The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto tells you more about the city as it is today than any other guidebook, with features on everything from flood-prevention projects to the travails of Venice's football team.

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Venice&the Veneto.

Series Overview: For more than thirty years, adventurous travelers have turned to Rough Guides for up-to-date and intuitive information from expert authors. With opinionated and lively writing, honest reviews, and a strong cultural background, Rough Guides travel books bring more than 200 destinations to life. Visit RoughGuides.com to learn more.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780241258507
Publisher: Rough Guides, Limited
Publication date: 02/02/2016
Series: Rough Guide to...
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 376
File size: 72 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan Buckley is co-author of Rough Guides to Tuscany & Umbria, and Florence & Sienna

Table of Contents


Colour section     1
Introduction     5
Where to go     7
When to go     10
Things not to miss     12
Basics     17
Getting there     19
The media     24
Travelling with children     25
Travel essentials     26
Guide     33
Venice: practicalities     35
San Marco     43
Dorsoduro     94
San Polo and Santa Croce     113
Cannaregio     138
Central Castello     158
Eastern Castello     177
The Canal Grande     191
The Northern Islands     205
The Southern Islands     217
Accommodation     233
Eating and drinking     249
Nightlife and the arts     269
Shopping     275
Directory     283
The Veneto: practicalities     287
Padua and the southern Veneto     293
Vicenza, Verona and around     322
The northern Veneto     354
Contexts     385
A brief history of Venice     387
Venetian painting and sculpture     400
An outline of Venetian architecture     407
Conservation and restoration     414
Books     420
Language     429
A glossary of Italian words and acronyms     441
A glossary of artistic and architectural terms     442
Travel store     443
Small print & Index     451
Colour maps     465
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