Insight Guides City Guide Venice

Insight Guides

• Publisher: Insight
• Print ISBN: 9781780059396
• eBook ISBN: 9781786716705
• Edition: 6
• Topic: Personal Development
• Subtopic: Travel

Venice is one of the world's most magical and unique destinations, a city where life is lived on the water and getting lost is all part of the fun. Inside Insight City Guide Venice: A fully-overhauled edition by our expert Venice author. Stunning photography that brings this breathtaking city and its people to life. Highlights of the city's top attractions, from the frenzy of Piazza San Marco to the picturesque backstreets and canals less trodden by mass tourism. Descriptive area-by-area accounts cover the whole city from the the church-heavy Zattere district to the backwaters of Dorsoduro. A comprehensive Travel Tips section includes all the practical information you will need for your trip, including getting around on the canals and cultural activities. Detailed, high-quality maps throughout will help you get around and travel tips give you all the essential information for planning a memorable trip.

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

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Understanding the Language

It is well worth buying a good phrase book or dictionary, but the following will help you get started. Since this glossary is aimed at non-linguists, we have opted for the simplest options rather than the most elegant Italian.

Communication

Yes Sì

No No

Thank you Grazie

Many thanks Mille grazie/Tante grazie/Molte grazie

You’re welcome Prego

All right/That’s fine Va bene

Please Per favore or per cortesia

Excuse me (to get attention) Scusi (singular), Scusate (plural)

Excuse me (in a crowd) Permesso

Excuse me (sorry) Mi scusi

Could you help me? (formal) Potrebbe aiutarmi?

Certainly Ma certo/Certamente

Can I help you? (formal) Posso aiutarla?

Can you show me…? Può indicarmi…?

Can you help me? Può aiutarmi, per cortesia?

I need… Ho bisogno di…

I’m lost Mi sono perso/a

I’m sorry Mi dispiace

I don’t know Non lo so

I don’t understand Non capisco

Do you speak English/French? Parla inglese/francese?

Could you speak more slowly? Può parlare piu lentamente, per favore?

Could you repeat that please? Può ripetere, per piacere?

here/there qui/là

yesterday/today/tomorrow ieri/oggi/domani

what/which come/quale?

when/why/where quando/perchè/dove?

Where is the lavatory? Dov’è il bagno?

Pronunciation Tips

Italians claim that pronunciation is straightforward: you pronounce it as it is written. This is approximately true, but there are a couple of important rules for English s...

Table of contents

• How To Use This E-Book
• Venice’s Top 10 Attractions
• Editor’s Choice
• Introduction: Venice’s Allure
• The Venetians
• Decisive Dates
• City In The Lagoon
• Saving The City
• Architectural Style
• Artists of Colour and Light
• Insight: Artists’ Trails
• The Operatic Tradition
• Carnival
• Insight: Regattas and Water Festivals
• Eating Out
• Introduction: Places
• Around San Marco
• Insight: The World’s Grandest -Private Chapel
• The Grand Canal
• Castello
• Eastern Castello
• San Polo and Santa Croce
• Cannaregio
• Dorsoduro
• Insight: The Accademia
• Islands of the Lagoon
• The Minor Islands
• Transport
• A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
• Understanding the Language
• Further Reading
• Venice Street Atlas