Berlitz Pocket Guide Venice (Travel Guide eBook)

Description

Berlitz Pocket Guide Venice

The world-renowned pocket travel guide by Berlitz.

Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is an ideal on-the-move guide for exploring Venice. From top tourist attractions like La Salute, the Accademia and Palazzo Ducale, to cultural gems including soaking up Collezione Peggy Guggenheim's modern art collection, wandering the Rialto markets and strolling along the Zattere, plan your perfect trip with this practical, all-in-one travel guide. 

Features of this travel guide to Venice:
- Inspirational itineraries: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, highlighted with stunning photography
- Historical and cultural insights: delve into the city's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour map: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to tipping, we've got you covered
- Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary 
- Covers: San Marco; Castello; Dorsoduro; San Polo; Santa Croce; Cannaregio; The Grand Canal; The Islands

Get the most out of your trip with: Berlitz Phrase Book & Dictionary Italian

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Travel
• Italy
• My Last Duchess
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785732607
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Venice, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Venice, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Venice are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Venice. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Venice’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day In Venice
Introduction
Geography
Navigating the city
Meet the Venetians
Sustainable tourism
A Brief History
Early Venetians
The rise of the Republic
Empire building
Wars and intrigue
New threats in a Golden Age
Decline and decadence
The end of the Republic
The city today
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
The narthex
Museo Marciano
The Treasury and High Altar
The Pala d’Oro
Campanile di San Marco
Piazzetta dei Leoncini
Torre dell’Orologio
Procuratie Vecchie and Nuove
Palazzo Ducale
The interior
Piazzetta San Marco
Museo Correr and Museo Archeologico
Biblioteca Marciana
Also in San Marco
Castello
Along the waterfront
The Arsenale
Museo Storico Navale
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni
Santa Maria Formosa
Santi Giovanni e Paolo (San Zanipolo)
Santa Maria dei Miracoli
Dorsoduro
The Accademia
Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
La Salute
Dogana
Zattere
Giudecca
The University Quarter
Ca’ Rezzonico
San Polo and Santa Croce
The Rialto
Ponte di Rialto
The Rialto markets
Campo San Polo
The Frari
Scuola Grande di San Rocco
Casa di Carlo Goldoni
Fondaco dei Turchi
Ca’ Pesaro
Cannaregio
The Ghetto
Madonna dell’Orto
Ca’ d’Oro
Boat trip along the Grand Canal
Fondaco dei Turchi to the Ca’ d’Oro
Past the Rialto
Around the bend
Ponte dell’Accademia to La Salute
The islands
San Giorgio Maggiore
San Michele
Murano
Burano
San Francesco del Deserto
Torcello
The Lido
What To Do
Entertainment
The performing arts
Venice Film Festival
Nightlife
Rialto inns
Cannaregio bars
Shopping
Crafts, masks and costumes
Glassware
Sports
Children’s Venice
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Where to eat
Venetian cuisine
Appetisers
First course
Main course
Desserts and cheese
Meal times
Specials
What to drink
Bars of San Marco
Reading the Menu
To Help you Order
menu reader
Restaurants
San Marco
Castello
Dorsoduro
San Polo and Santa Croce
Cannaregio
Giudecca
The other islands
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Budgeting for your trip
C
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety (see also Emergencies and Police)
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting there
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
Travellers with disabilities
V
Visa and entry requirements
W
Websites, apps and internet
Y
Youth hostels
Recommended Hotels
San Marco
Castello
Dorsoduro
San Polo, Santa Croce and Cannaregio
Giudecca
The Lido, Murano, Burano and Torcello
Dictionary
English–Italian
Italian–English


Venice’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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The Rialto
The historic heart of Venice’s commercial quarter is still famed for its markets. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Palazzo Ducale
The splendid former home of the Venetian doges. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
Andrea Sarti/Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Collezione Peggy Guggenheim
One of the best modern art collections in Europe. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
Glyn Genin/Apa Publications

Scuola Grande di San Rocco
The interior is decorated with many of Tintoretto’s finest paintings. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Murano
This island is world-renowned for the fine glass that has been made here for centuries. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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Basilica di San Marco
The magnificent church at the very heart of Venice. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Bridge of Sighs
Links the Palazzo Ducale with the former jail. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
Chris Coe/Apa Publications

The Accademia
Home to the magnificent pre-eminent collection of Venetian art from the 14th to 18th centuries. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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La Salute
This iconic landmark stands at the entrance to the Grand Canal. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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The Grand Canal
The city’s spectacular main artery is lined with old palaces. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day In Venice



9.00am

Morning market
Feast your eyes on the fish, fruit and vegetables of the Rialto markets, where stalls have been in business for over 1,000 years. Watch the barges offloading at the quayside, then browse in local delis for spices, coffee and cheeses.


10.00am

Grand Canal
From the Rialto take vaporetto No. 1 in the San Marco/Lido direction. Glide past the parade of palaces and alight at Accademia.


11.00am

Gallery visit
You’re now in the sestiere of Dorsoduro, a haven for art lovers, home to the Accademia and Guggenheim galleries. Explore the Accademia, housing the world’s greatest collection of Venetian art, before watching the mesmerising water traffic on the Accademia Bridge.


1.00pm

Lunch with a view
Take your pick from the open-air cafés and restaurants on the Zattere, the panoramic quayside skirting the sout