Lonely Planet Pocket Venice

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786572523
• eBook ISBN: 9781787012295

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Pocket Venice is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the architecture and mosaics at Basilica di San Marco, cruise the Grand Canal aboard a gondola, trace the development of Venetian art at the Gallerie dell'Accademia -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Venice and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Pocket Venice: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out city walks map (included in print version), plus over 20 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers San Marco & the Palazzo Ducale, Dorsoduro & the Accademia, San Polo & Santa Croce, Cannaregio & the Ghetto, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Pocket Venice, a colorful, easy-to-use, and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, provides on-the-go assistance for those seeking only the can't-miss experiences to maximize a quick trip experience. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends both popular and offbeat experiences, and extensively covers all of Venice's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet Venice & the Veneto guide. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Italy guide for a comprehensive look at all the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home.'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia) eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and sma

San Polo & Santa Croce

Heavenly devotion and earthly delights co-exist in these twinned neighbourhoods, where divine art rubs up against the ancient red-light district, now home to artisan workshops and wine bars. Don’t miss Titian’s glowing Madonna at I Frari and Tintorettos at Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Grand Canal museums showcase fashion and natural history, while island produce fills the Rialto Market.

Painted ceiling of Scuola Grande di San Rocco | VALERY VOENNYY / ALAMY ©

The Sights in a Day

MStart the morning among masterpieces at Scuola Grande di San Rocco, then bask in the glow of Titian’s Madonna at I Frari. Shop backstreet galleries and artisan studios all the way to the Rialto Market, where glistening purple octopus and feathery red radicchio di Treviso (chicory) present technicolour photo ops.

RHaving worked up a hunger, follow in-the-know market vendors to All’Arco for some of the city's finest cicheti (bar snacks). Fortified, wander west for a lesson in modern Italian art at opulent Ca' Pesaro and then breeze through four centuries of avant-garde fashion, art and perfume at vainglorious Palazzo Mocenigo.

NAs the sun sets take a seat in the campo (square) and order from the long list of all-natural wines at Al Prosecco or indulge in a decadent fig and walnut ice cream at Gelato di Natura. Wander the maze of Venice’s former red-light district to Antiche Carampane for dinner, or get romantic with a concert at the frescoed Palazetto Bru Zane.

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Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome to Venice
• Top Sights
• Local Life
• Day Planner
• Need to Know
• Venice Neighbourhoods
• San Marco & Palazzo Ducale
• Dorsoduro & the Accademia
• San Polo & Santa Croce
• Cannaregio & the Ghetto
• Castello
• The Lagoon & the Islands
• The Best of Venice
• Survival Guide
• Language
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers