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The
city of Venice is one of the most beautiful in the world, but a visit is too
often marred by meals at bad restaurants with high prices, unscrupulous waiters,
and tasteless food. With this book in hand, the traveler will find the best
places to eat and drink in Venice, from a simple sandwich to pizza to an elegant
four course meal, in places off the beaten track as well as steps away from
the Piazza San Marco.
The reader will learn how, when and what the Venetians eat and drink, where to get the best cichetti (Venetian bar snacks) and where to find restaurants and bars open after 10:00 pm. In addition to forty restaurants and forty bars, there is a list of markets, specialty food stores and wine shops.
Whether you are visiting Venice for three days, three weeks
or three months, Chow! Venice is a guidebook that will prove invaluable.
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Amazon
Reader's Review: "My husband gave me this book for Christmas before we went
to Venice and it was a great help planning our trip. I read it at least 4 times
and used it to plan our walks through the city. If you are interested in art
and architecture (why go to Venice if you are not?) this is the book to plan
your days in Venice. My husband particularly liked the fact that Mr. Links
understood the importance of stopping in a cafe to savor the city on each walk!"
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Venice: A Cultural and Literary Companion (Cities of the Imagination Series)
by Martin Garrett
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A Traveller's Companion to Venice (The Traveller's Companion Series)
by John Julius Norwich (Introduction)
Reactions to Venice have been, throughout the ages, astonishingly different. Henry James wrote passionately: "You desire to embrace it, to caress it, to possess it..." whereas Mark Twain found St. Mark's "so ugly...Propped on its long row of thick-legged columns, its back knobbed with domes, it seem like a vast, warty bug taking a medieval walk." In this dazzling anthology, James and Twain along with the writings of Byron, Goethe, Wagner, Casanova, Jan Morris, Robert Browning, and Horace Walpole, among many others, are all featured. Ranging from the days of the sixth century, when the early lagoon-dwellers lived "like sea-birds, in huts built on heaps of osiers" to the exquisite city of eighteenth-century revelers and nineteenth-century art lovers-the city's many different guises are revealed as its inhabitants and visitors saw them.
This favorite volume from the Traveller's Companion series also contains maps, engravings, and notes on history, art and architecture, and everyday city life. Highly entertaining and informative.
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A Literary Companion to Venice (1995)
by Ian Littlewood
Amazon Reader's Review: "A Literary Companion to Venice was the best introduction to Venice I could have read in preparation to my first visit there. The author shares stories of famous and unknown writers alike to weave a history of Venice by way of walking tours throughout the city. Great maps and illustrations accompany the seven wonderful walking tours detailed by the author. After reading this book I almost felt as if I'd been to this wonderful city and knew my way around."
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The Heritage Guide Venice: Including the Islands of Murano, Burano, and
Torcello, the Lido, and the Villas on the Brenta (Heritage Guides)
by Touring Club Italiano, Touring Club of Italy
Amazon Reader's Review: "My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed Venice using this guide to explore the city on our own. We highly recommend it to people who would like to visit the city on their own and learn about the history, culture, architecture, etc. in depth. The maps in this book are superior to other books of Venice we previewed."
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Frommer's Portable Venice
by Darwin Porter (Author), Danforth Prince (Author)
Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, this series selects the very best choices in all price categories and takes you straight to the top sights. Get the latest on hotels, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife in a nutshell in these lightweight, inexpensive guides.
This handy, easy-to-carry guide is the perfect companion as you explore the canals and winding alleyways of Italy's most romantic city. Frommer's Portable Venice captures all the highlights, from the cafes on Piazza San Marco to world-class art museums, from gondola rides to authentic local cuisine, from incredible shopping finds to the sophisticated beach-party scene on the Lido. And our detailed neighborhood maps will show you the way!
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Venice Observed
by Mary McCarthy
Amazon Reader's Review: "This is one of McCarthy's most delightful books, although it may also be her least controversial. Venice Observed might be the best single travel book ever written on Venice, and McCarthy's tone is leisurely and informative, her style witty and engaging. Her asides about her personal experiences in the city complement her grander historical and artistic musings: you never feel alienated from her prose (the way you can in her earlier The Stones of Florence). Her anecdotes about the doges, Tintoretto, Veronese, the Councils, etc. greatly enhanced one's understanding of the city, and her musings on the art are thoughtful and illuminating."
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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Venice and the Veneto
Over 800 color photos
312 pages
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