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Whether in prospect or in retrospect, or there in one's hands in the city itself, the most informative and engaging guide to the past and present of Venice. - Philip PullmanEssential on any Venetian outing - Sunday TelegraphVenice with Passion - The guardianThis magic book...not only the best guide-book to that city ever written, but the best guide-book to any city ever written - Bernard Levin in The TimesThe grand old man of Venice - Brian Sewell in the Evening Standard
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This is the walking guide to Venice taking in the cultural highlights and illustrated with paintings, photographs and engravings to reveal how the city became how it is today. None of Venice's innumerable chroniclers have portrayed the Serenissima's character with quite such a combination of the scholarly, the informal and the intimate. Over the years thousands of readers, starting this book, have been relieved to encounter its famously undemanding approach to the city - 'Generally the first thing to do in Venice is to sit down and have a coffee': but by the time they get to the end of it, all the same, they will have learnt virtually everything that an educated stranger needs to know about the place, its art and history, besides being subtly entertained throughout. (from Jan Morris' introduction to this new 8th revised edition published on the occasion of the title's 40th Anniversary).
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This book describes Venice in several walks, each one taking about a day and covering a particular area. The author J.G. Links is refined and witty and has the ghost of John Ruskin for his Virgil. (Links also published a condensed version of Ruskin's copious "The Stones of Venice") The text is a rather concentrated mixture of information on Venetian architecture and art, history of events and places, on famous visitors of days bygone and places to stop for a drink today. Lord Byron swam the Grand Canal from San Marco to Rialto and Hemingway shot ducks in the lagoon. Every time Ruskin looked at Redentore from his hotel's window the old man had a fit because of its beauty.
I visited Venice many times and I read this book at least three times in full and I return to it again and again. Most of my other guides, and I bought many, get very little use. If art and history are among your serious interests and if you enjoy beauty in all its forms including good prose then this book will be your permanent companion to Venice.
I visited Venice many times and I read this book at least three times in full and I return to it again and again. Most of my other guides, and I bought many, get very little use. If art and history are among your serious interests and if you enjoy beauty in all its forms including good prose then this book will be your permanent companion to Venice.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A great companion to exploring the city. Idiosyncratic, enlightening and illustrated with carefully chosen paintings, photographs and engravings that reveal the true essence of the city
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This is not a usual guidebook - you'll still need one of those. It is like having someone talking to you about Venice. It is packed with information about people, places, and the history of Venice. A wonderful book to read, and highly recommended. I could not give it 5 stars as pictures are rarely next to the text they relate to and are not titled, which I found irritating as I hunted around to match them up.This is the 8th edition, and the publishers say 'essentially unchanged', which means the sections on food and restaurants, and transport are unreliable. There are no clear modern maps to help you learn the layout of the city.
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I order this item on September 27th in order for it to arrive for a special occasion on October 24th. Read more
Published 7 months ago by kinoulty
A pleasure to read
Beautiful relaxed old-fashioned writing style. Just read his out of date chapter on the vaporetti services. A lovely piece of writing. He captures the spirit of Venice.
Published 16 months ago by Venice visitor
Venice for Pleasure by JG Links
This wonderful guide will walk you through parts of Venice you may easily have overlooked. This particular purchase was for a friend who will accompany me (and my copy) when I... Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by Paula
Venice for Pleasure
I bought this book for a friend, who is ecstatic about it! He used it constantly on his trip, wandering round Venice with it in his hand discovering all sorts of hidden delights. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2010 by Alison L. Wragg
Venice for a coffee break
Venice for pleasure is a delightful read. Take a proper guide book but be guided by the principles of this one. Plenty of Cafe stops and admire the views. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by J. M. Manning
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