Bernard Levin in The Times
Not only the best guide-book to that city ever written, but the best guide-book to any city ever written
Evening Standard
An absolute must for anyone going to Venice
The Mail on Sunday
A trusty companion
John Diamond in The Sunday Times
The most readable guide to Venice
James Daunt of Daunt Books
My all time favourite guidebook
Product Description
The object of this work is to guide the reader to places he might otherwise miss and, having reached them, to tell him what he might wish to know and then leave him, preferably at a cafe, to admire, to enjoy, and perhaps be disappointed. The illustrations show the visitor, as he confronts a view, what his predecessors of a hundred, two hundred or five hundred years ago saw from the same point. Two sections of colour plates show how the beauty of Venice inspired the 18th century view painters. The main part of the book describes four walks, each of which can be completed in one day, although there are points in each at which one can break off and return another day. Maps, old and new are provided for each walk. The introduction deals with the Piazza S. Marco and its neighbourhood, and appendices are devoted to the public boat services, food and drink and books about Venice. One chapter is entitled "Venice for Children's Pleasure".
