The Rough Guide to Venice & the VenetoThe Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto is the definitive handbook to Europe''s most beautiful city and its hinterland. The guide includes detailed accounts of all Venice''s monuments and museums, from San Marco to the far-flung islands. There is vivid background on the city''s history and culture, with the lowdown on the Biennale, Carnevale and other special events. For every area, there are comprehensive reviews of restaurants, bars and accommodation in every price range. Finally, there is detailed coverage of Verona, Padua, Vicenza, Treviso and a host of other Veneto towns and sights. |
Contents
Venice practicalities | 27 |
San Marco | 84 |
Dorsoduro | 86 |
San Polo and Santa Croce | 104 |
San Polo Santa Croce | 106 |
Cannaregio The Canal Grande | 128 |
Castello | 144 |
The Eastern Districts | 164 |
Practicalities | 265 |
Padua and the southern Veneto | 278 |
Vicenza Verona and around | 296 |
Vicenza Verona and around | 298 |
The northern Veneto | 325 |
The northern Veneto | 330 |
Contexts | 357 |
History | 358 |
The Northern Islands | 190 |
The Northern Islands | 198 |
The Southern Islands | 202 |
The Southern Islands | 208 |
Accommodation | 220 |
Eating and drinking | 230 |
Nightlife the arts and festivals | 247 |
Shopping 5 Castello | 256 |
Directory | 262 |
The Eastern Districts Veneto practicalities | 264 |
Venetian painting and sculpture | 372 |
Venetian architecture | 379 |
Conservation and restoration | 387 |
Books | 393 |
Language | 403 |
Index + small print 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 | 406 |
C | 408 |
| 436 | |
Main waterbus services | |
Common terms and phrases
Accademia altar altarpiece April-Oct architecture Arsenale artists Bartolomeo Bartolomeo Bon Basilica Belluno building built Calle campanile Campo San Canal Canal Grande Cannaregio Cappella cards Castelfranco Veneto Castello centre century chapel Chioggia church of San city's Closed Sun d'Oro daily decoration Doge Dorsoduro Duomo facade fifteenth-century Fondamenta Foscari Francesco Frari frescoes Giacomo Giambattista Giambattista Tiepolo Giudecca Gothic island Italian Italy lagoon Lido Madonna Maggiore Maria Formosa Mocenigo Mon-Sat Murano Museo museum Nicolò NORTHERN VENETO Nov-March Padua paintings palace Palazzo Ducale Palladio Paolo Pésaro Piazza Piazzale Roma Piazzetta Pietro Pietro Lombardo Ponte Porta Renaissance restaurant restoration Rezzonico Rialto rooms Saint Sala San Giorgio San Giovanni San Marco San Polo Santa Croce Santa Maria Scuola sestiere side Stefano there's ticket Tiepolo Tintoretto Titian tomb Torcello tourist office town train station Treviso Tues-Sun Venetian Venice Venice's Verona Veronese Vicenza Villa wall Záttere