Venice and the Veneto
Depicted and described so often that its image has become part of the European collective consciousness, Venice can initially create the slightly anticlimactic feeling that everything looks exactly as it should. The water-lapped palaces along the Canal Grande are just as the brochure photographs made them out to be, Piazza San Marco does indeed look as perfect as a film set, and the panorama across the water from the Palazzo Ducale is precisely as Canaletto painted it......

"Time Out" Venice Guide
If you were to ask someone what they thought of Venice, they would probably say: gondolas, architecture, romance, winding streets and, of course, ice cream. However, for some the very thought of a stay in Venice and its effect on their credit-card statement can send them reeling.

 

The Rough Guide Venice Map
The Rough Guide Map is the key to exploring Venice, mapping the city streets and canals in detail, and pinpointing everything along the way. Sights are all labelled – and we’ve starred the ones not to miss. Best places to eat, drink, stay and shop are also marked. Transport routes show how to get around. The unique time map tells you what’s open when. Our main map has unrivalled detail, and it’s waterproof paper will survive a dip in a canal. For quick reference the cover of this map covers central Venice.

Publisher : Rough Guides
Release : 27 June, 2002
Size: map
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The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto
Nobody arrives in Venice and sees the city for the first time. Depicted and described so often that its image has become part of the European collective consciousness, Venice can initially create the slightly anticlimactic feeling that everything looks exactly as it should. The water-lapped palaces along the Canal Grande are just as the brochure photographs made them out to be, Piazza San Marco does indeed look as perfect as a film set, and the panorama across the water from the Palazzo Ducale is precisely as Canaletto painted it...

Publisher : Rough Guides
Release : 27 June, 2001
Paperback: 480 pages
Price : £7.19
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Lonely Planet: Venice
This guide to the "romantically charged" city of Venice includes details on trips along the Grand Canal and day trips to the home of Romeo and Juliet - Verona. As well as covering the architecture of the city, this guide also has information on accommodation and where to eat.

Publisher : Lonely Planet Publications
Release :23 January, 2004
Paperback: 280 pages
Price : £8.39
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A History of Venice
A 1000-year history of the Venetian Republic from its ancient settlement to its humiliating defeat by Napoleon in 1797. Lord Norwich marshals myriad personalities, battles, sieges, and facts into a history of Venice's rise to power under the Doges, and manages to weave complicated side-plots and parallel historical events into the account.

Publisher : Penguin Books
Release : 3 July, 2003
Paperback: 704 pages
Price : £7.69
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Venice (Europe Popout Maps)
Brilliant. Just returned from a weekend there and this was an excellent map. The wider area is covered on the left side with close detail on the right. Folded away neatly every time. Although many people in Venice spoke English for asking directions, I didn't feel too touristy breaking out this map often. Good too, that the major sights are marked on it.and also around the edges, to help you identify what to see...

Publisher : Compass Maps
Paperback : 1 December, 1998
Price : £ 3.25
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