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    Insight Guides Explore Venice (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Explore Venice (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Explore Guides: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations.

    Experience the best of Venice with this indispensably practical Insight Explore Guide. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see attractions like St Mark's Square and the Rialto bridge, to discovering hidden gems, including the less-travelled and more authentic backwaters of Dorsoduro, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will help you plan your trip, save you time, and enhance your exploration of this unique city.


    - Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Venice
    - Enjoy over 14 irresistible Best Routes to walk, from the Grand Canal to the outyling islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello
    - Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options
    - Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems
    - Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films
    - Inspirational colour photography throughout

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

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    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781789193121
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      I bought this, not knowing when I’d be going to Tokyo, but found out I would be going there sooner than I thought. Less that a year after buying this book I found myself in Tokyo for a 4 hour layover. I hadn’t bookmarked anything in this book, and had barely read it, but I had broughtit along with me so when I landed in Japan, I’d know what to do. Thanks to this book I was able to go through the very difficult task of taking all the trains into the city from Narita Airport and rushing to Shibuya, Harajuku and Shinjuku. It was stressful and confusing, but I managed it, and am so happy I did. It totally worth the effort (not to mention money). If this book can guide me in a rush through Japan, then I’m sure it can do its job wonderfully if you actually read the whole book! And the maps Insight Guide includes with numbers, matching with sites being described is so helpful. It also includes a small fold out map (not entirely helpful) with a bunch of restaurants pinpointed on it. Defiantly a necessity for all planning on going to Tokyo.

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    How To Use This E-Book

    This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With ­top-­quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.

    Best Routes

    The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex­cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.

    We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.

    Introduction

    The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.

    Directory

    Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.

    Getting around the e-book

    In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

    Maps

    All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

    Images

    You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

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    Table of Contents

    Recommended Routes For...

    Architecture fans

    Art buffs

    Children

    Film fans

    Foodies

    Music lovers

    Romantics

    Shoppers

    Explore Venice

    Navigating the city

    Pounding the streets

    Neighbourhoods

    Castello, San Polo and Santa Croce

    Cannaregio and Dorsoduro

    Islands of the lagoon

    Venice in Peril

    The Venetians

    Food and Drink

    Venetian cuisine

    Culinary melting pot

    Eclectic tastes

    Fish dishes

    Desserts

    Table tips

    Where to eat

    Styles of restaurant

    Drinks

    Wine

    Cocktails

    Where to drink

    Shopping

    Masks and costumes

    Textiles

    Marbled paper, books and prints

    Murano glass

    Designer goods

    Carnival

    Carnival history

    Carnival capers

    Carnival today

    Entertainment

    Classical music

    Confraternity concerts

    Church concerts

    Concerts in palaces

    Open-air performances

    Listings and bookings

    History: Key Dates

    First settlements

    Height of the Republic

    Under occupation

    20th century to the present

    Piazza San Marco

    St Mark’s Basilica

    Myriad mosaics

    Museo di San Marco

    The altarpiece and other treasures

    The Campanile

    Acqua alta

    Correr Museum

    Venetian art

    Marciana Library

    Lunch break

    Palazzo Ducale

    Palace interior

    Bridge of Sighs

    The Secret Itinerary

    The Piazzetta

    Torre dell’ Orologio

    Vaporetto down the Grand Canal

    Towards the station

    Fondaco dei Turchi to the Pescheria

    Pescheria and Erberia

    Around the Rialto

    Rialto Bridge to Ca’ Foscari

    Ca’ Rezzonico to the Accademia

    Palazzo Grassi and the Accademia

    Palazzo Barbaro to San Zaccaria

    Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Palazzo Dario

    Palazzo Salviati to Palazzo Pisani-Gritti

    Grand finale

    The Accademia

    Byzantine style

    Venetian Renaissance

    Bellini family

    Titian, Veronese and Tintoretto

    Tiepolo

    Canaletto

    Ceremonial art

    Convent chapel

    The Sestiere of San Marco

    Around La Fenice

    Campo San Fantin

    Campo Santa Maria del Giglio

    Campo San Maurizio

    Campo Santo Stefano

    Campo Sant’Angelo

    Museo Fortuny

    Campo Manin

    Scala Contarini

    Back to San Marco

    Western Castello

    The Molo

    Riva degli Schiavoni

    San Zaccaria

    Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni

    Santa Maria Formosa

    Campo San Zanipolo

    Scuola Grande di San Marco

    Eastern Castello

    The Arsenale

    Naval History Museum

    Around Via Garibaldi

    The island of San Pietro

    La Biennale

    Dorsoduro

    The Zattere

    Punta della Dogana

    Santa Maria della Salute

    The Guggenheim

    Campo San Vio

    Western Dorsoduro

    The Carmini and San Sebastiano

    San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca

    San Giorgio Maggiore

    Fondazione Cini

    The Giudecca

    The Zitelle

    Casa de Maria

    Il Redentore

    Molino Stucky

    San Polo and Santa Croce

    Scuola di San Rocco

    The Frari Church

    The interior

    Scuola di San Giovanni Evangelista

    Santa Croce

    Palazzo Mocenigo

    Campo San Polo

    Highlights

    Mask shops

    Casa Goldoni

    The Rialto

    Rialto Markets

    Beyond the Rialto

    San Silvestro

    San Giovanni and San Giacomo

    Rialto Bridge

    The Right Bank

    Cannaregio

    Lista di Spagna

    The Ghetto

    Jewish Museum

    Fondamenta degli Ormesini

    Tintoretto’s neighbourhood

    Tintoretto’s House

    Towards Madonna dell’Orto

    Ca’ d’Oro

    The Gesuiti

    Santa Maria dei Miracoli

    Murano, Burano and Torcello

    Murano

    SS Maria e Donato

    Fondamenta Longa

    Fondamenta dei Vetrai

    Burano

    Lace and linen

    Mazzorbo

    Torcello

    Santa Maria dell’Assunta

    Other highlights

    The Lido

    San Nicolò

    Jewish Cemeteries

    The Seaside

    Lungomare G. Marconi

    Lido Palazzi

    Venice in a Day

    Grand Canal and Rialto

    Rialto markets

    Rialto Bridge

    Fondaco dei Tedeschi

    San Marco

    San Salvadore

    Piazza San Marco

    Basilica San Marco

    Saving San Marco

    Palazzo Ducale

    The Molo and Bridge of Sighs

    Castello

    San Zaccaria

    Mask-makers

    Gondola workshops

    San Polo

    Scuola Grande di San Rocco

    Dorsoduro

    Campo di Santa Margherita

    Accommodation

    San Marco

    Castello

    Dorsoduro

    Cannaregio, San Polo and Santa Croce

    The Giudecca

    Murano, Burano and Torcello

    The Lido

    Restaurants

    San Marco

    Castello

    Dorsoduro

    The Giudecca

    San Polo, Santa Croce and the Rialto

    Cannaregio

    The Islands

    The Lido

    Nightlife

    San Marco

    Castello

    San Polo

    Dorsoduro

    Cannaregio

    Giudecca

    A-Z

    A

    Age restrictions

    B

    Budgeting for your trip

    C

    Climate

    Clothing

    Crime and safety

    Cruise Venice

    Customs and entry requirements

    D

    Disabled travellers

    Driving

    E

    Electricity

    Embassies and consulates

    Emergencies

    Experiences

    F

    Festivals and events

    G

    Guides and tours

    H

    Health and medical care

    I

    Internet

    M

    Media and listings

    Print media

    Listings magazines

    Television and radio

    Money

    O

    Opening hours

    P

    Police

    Post offices

    Public holidays

    R

    Religion

    S

    Safety

    Smoking

    T

    Telephones

    Time zone

    Tipping

    Toilets

    Tourist information

    Tourism passes

    Transport

    From the airport to Venice

    Getting around Venice

    W

    Websites

    Y

    Youth hostels

    Language

    Useful phrases

    General

    At a bar/restaurant

    Numbers

    Getting around

    Online

    Social media

    Books and Film

    Books

    Film

    Recommended Routes For...

    Architecture fans

    Highlights include St Mark’s Basilica (route 1), Grand Canal palaces (route 2), the Gesuati (route 7), San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore (route 8) and the Gothic Frari (route 9).

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    Art buffs

    Don’t miss the Accademia (route 3), the Guggenheim and Punta della Dogana (route 7), masterpieces by Bellini, Titian and Tintoretto (route 9) and the Querini-Stampalia (route 5).

    Public domain

    Children

    Head up the bell tower in Piazza San Marco (route 1); take a boat trip on the Grand Canal (route 2); sample mouth-watering ice creams on the Zattere (route 7); or have fun on the beach or on a bike around the Lido (route 13).

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    Film fans

    Admire Grand Canal palaces from Casino Royale (route 2), pay homage to Death in Venice at the Lido (route 13) and visit Castello (routes 5 and 6) and San Polo (route 9), where Don’t Look Now was filmed.

    Alamy

    Foodies

    Try Cannaregio (route 11) for traditional bacari; the Rialto (route 10) for authentic bars and cosy inns; and the backstreets of Castello, San Polo or Dorsoduro for funkier, reinvented bacari (routes 5, 6, 7 and 9).

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    Music lovers

    Tour La Fenice (route 4) and look out for concerts in the Scuole (route 9), La Salute (route 7), the Frari (route 9) and Santa Maria Formosa (route 5) or palaces, from Ca’ Rezzonico (route 2) to Querini-Stampalia (route 5).

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    Romantics

    Lap up the Grand Canal on a late-night ferry (route 2); have dinner on a lagoon island: Venissa on Burano (route 12); take an atmospheric gondola ride; or simply fall for Venice in the winter mists.

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    Shoppers

    West of San Marco (route 4) is good for designer wares, while the Rialto (route 10) is great for food. For Venetian crafts, try Santa Croce (route 9) for masks, Cannaregio (route 11), and Murano (route 12) for glass.

    Alamy

    Explore Venice

    More like a stage set than a city, Venice has captivated visitors for centuries. ‘La Serenissima’ is one of the wonders of the world. This guide reveals the show-stopping sights and secret corners of this gloriously mesmerising place.

    Endlessly portrayed by writers, painters and philosophers, Venice is a canvas for every clichéd fantasy. Almost everyone who is anyone has been there. As a result, Venice can play cultural one-upmanship better than most cities. The Romantics were rewarded with a feeling of having come too late to a world too old. The Victorians saw Venice as dying, while contemporary doom-mongers now seek to bury the city anew. Although entombment by the sea would show symmetry, this resilient city rejects such neat scenarios, with new life and vitality being pumped through its veins.

    The only city in the world built entirely on water, Venice is no mere fantasy land, but a superior theme park that can uplift the spirit. You can sleep in Tchaikovsky’s bed or wake up in cavernous apartments that once welcomed princes and doges, Henry James and Hemingway. For romance, you can literally walk in Casanova’s footsteps; for Baroque passion, succumb to a Vivaldi concerto in Vivaldi’s church, or savour the gondoliers’ songs that inspired Verdi and Wagner. If feeling adventurous, explore the world of Marco Polo in his home city, bargain in the Rialto with latter-day merchants of Venice, or pick up the cobalt-blue cabbages that sent Elizabeth David into culinary raptures.

    If feeling contemplative, you can ponder the passing of time with Proust’s ghost in Caffè Florian. If fortunate, you can capture Canaletto’s views with your camera or see Titian’s painting in the church it was designed for. If gregarious, you can savour the gossip and Martinis at Harry’s Bar, Hemingway’s favourite. The morbid can play roulette in Wagner’s death chamber, now the city casino, or quietly contemplate death on Thomas Mann’s Lido.

    For more than a millennium, the Republic of Venice used all its power to repel unwelcome invaders. Today, one of the greatest ever maritime powers has become one of the greatest ever tourist attractions.

    The entrance to the Grand Canal

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    Navigating the city

    Venice is divided into six sestieri (districts), with very different characters. This guide presents their particularities, outlines a vaporetto trip along the Grand Canal and transports you to the islands in the lagoon.

    As well as encompassing the architectural glories, we unpick the city neighbourhoods, including an insider’s take on lesser-known corners, from bohemian bars to authentic crafts shops. Despite its watery character, Venice is made for walking: you can mostly weave your way around on foot, with brief forays on ferries that circle the city or whisk you to the outer reaches of the lagoon.

    San Giorgio Maggiore boasts a spectacular setting

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    Don’t leave Venice without...

    Taking a slow journey down the Grand Canal. Vaporetto No 1 chugs along Venice’s famous waterway, giving you time to absorb the glorious parade of palaces. For more information, click here.

    Popping into a backstreet bacaro. Join the locals for an ombra (glass of wine) and some sensational cicchetti (Venetian snacks) at one of the city’s many bacari, traditional neighbourhood bars. The best ones tend to be around the Rialto. For more information, click here.

    Lion-spotting. You’ll see the leonine symbol of Venice all around the city. Pacific, playful or warlike, lions pose on flags unfurled over Grand Canal palaces, curl up in mosaics, fly as ensigns above ships, or crouch as statues in secret gardens. See how many you can spot.

    Splashing out on a gondola. You may feel the total tourist, but taking a gondola is a once-in-a-life time experience. For romance, keep to the back canals rather than the Grand Canal. For more information, click here.

    Taking in Venetian art. Churches and scuole (lay confraternities) are repositories of glowing treasures from the Venetian school. For the very best under one roof, head to the Accademia gallery in Dorsoduro. For more information, click here.

    Exploring the Rialto. Join the Venetians at the morning markets, weave your way through a maze of back alleys, then brave the crowds on the bridge for a bird’s-eye view of the Grand Canal. For more information, click here.

    Visiting a Venetian mask-maker. Avoid the myriad fake masks and head for a traditional made-to-measure mask shop, where they can whip up anything from a festive Harlequin to a Medusa wreathed in snakes. For more information, click here.

    Admiring the splendours of San Marco. Brave the crowds in Piazza San Marco, marvel at Basilica San Marco, the Doge’s Palace and the sublime views across the lagoon. For more information, click here.

    Stretching your legs along the Zattere. This broad sunny promenade along Dorsoduro’s southern shore is flanked by cafés, churches, boathouses and galleries. At its tip the Punta della Dogana has been transformed into a cutting-edge contemporary art gallery. For more information, click here.

    Taking a break at the Lido. Leave the bustle of the city behind, catch a vaporetto and chill out on the sandy beaches of Italy’s first Lido. For more information, click here.

    Pounding the streets

    Venice is a magical city to explore on foot. Leave behind the San Marco crowds and you soon find yourself in a warren of narrow alleys (calli), moody canals and secret campi (squares). Wherever you go there are waterfront cafés, or tiny bacari (bars), ideal

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