Insight Guides City Guide Venice
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Insight Guides City Guide Venice

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Insight Guides City Guide Venice

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About This Book

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.

'Insight Guides has spawned many imitators but is still the best of its type.' - Wanderlust Magazine

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Publisher
Insight
ISBN
9781786716705
Edition
6
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel
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 SĂŹ
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/lĂ 
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

  1. How To Use This E-Book
  2. Venice’s Top 10 Attractions
  3. Editor’s Choice
  4. Introduction: Venice’s Allure
  5. The Venetians
  6. Decisive Dates
  7. City In The Lagoon
  8. Saving The City
  9. Architectural Style
  10. Artists of Colour and Light
  11. Insight: Artists’ Trails
  12. The Operatic Tradition
  13. Carnival
  14. Insight: Regattas and Water Festivals
  15. Eating Out
  16. Introduction: Places
  17. Around San Marco
  18. Insight: The World’s Grandest -Private Chapel
  19. The Grand Canal
  20. Castello
  21. Eastern Castello
  22. San Polo and Santa Croce
  23. Cannaregio
  24. Dorsoduro
  25. Insight: The Accademia
  26. Islands of the Lagoon
  27. The Minor Islands
  28. Transport
  29. A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
  30. Understanding the Language
  31. Further Reading
  32. Venice Street Atlas