Timeless Venice

by Sandra Forty

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785823166
• ISBN13: 9780785823162
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Chartwell Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.9" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Photo-Guide to the World's Most Fascinating City!

When compiling a list of the world's five most fascinating cities, Venice is at the top of my list. In terms of unique lifestyle, physical setting, culture and history, what other city can compare? Sandra Forty provides a lively and informative history of and guide to this gem on the Adriatic in this 2007 Chartwell Books volume. If you've been mulling over visiting Venice, you'll be booking tickets once you finish Forty's book! TIMELESS VENICE runs to 160 pages. Within those beautifully-illustrated pages, Forty details Venice's early history, its 15th Century 'Golden Age,' the inevitable decline in the 1600/1700s and modern Venice. Those who only know of Venice as a premier tourist attraction will be surprised to learn how powerful that city/state once was. And they may be disheartened by current problems revolving around rising water levels, decaying buildings and the fact that native Venetians can no longer afford to live in their own city! Yet, TIMELESS VENICE is, first and foremost, a photo-guide to an exquisitely beautiful city of gorgeous cathedrals, imposing buildings, enchanting arched bridges and scenic canals. Page after page of full-color vistas of the Grand Canal, Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi, Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Rialto Bridge, St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace along with scenes of everyday Venetian life will enchant you. TIMELESS VENICE is not a nuts-and-bolts travel guide like Fodor's or Frommer's. Rather it is an appealing and utterly charming valentine to one of the world's greatest - and most unique - cities and travel destinations. Forty's book will captivate you as surely as the city it depicts. Highly recommended. ********* NB. Talk about a bargain: I found TIMELESS VENICE on the B & N Remainder shelves for $4.99!