
"None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed the Serenissima's character with quite such a combination of the scholarly, the informal and the intimate...Over the years thousands of readers, starting this book, have been relieved to encounter its famously undemanding...



Possibly the most famous, and certainly the best-loved guide ever written on Venice. Now in its 6th fully revised edition, with extensive color, this guides simple object is to guide the reader to places he might otherwise miss and, having reached them, tell him what he might...


Possibly the most famous, and certainly the best-loved guide ever written on Venice. Now in its 6th fully revised edition, with extensive color, this guides simple object is to guide the reader to places he might otherwise miss and, having reached them, tell him what he might...


This walking guide for those taking in the cultural highlight of Venice is complete with paintings, photographs, and engravings that reveal how the city became what it is today
"None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed the Serenissima's character...




Possibly the most famous, and certainly the best-loved guide ever written on Venice. Now in its 6th fully revised edition, with extensive color, this guides simple object is to guide the reader to places he might otherwise miss and, having reached them, tell him what he might...

Possibly the most famous, and certainly the best-loved guide ever written on Venice. Now in its 6th fully revised edition, with extensive color, this guides simple object is to guide the reader to places he might otherwise miss and, having reached them, tell him what he might...


