Knopf Citymap Guide: Venice

Review

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From the Inside Flap
This opening fold-out contains a general map of Venice to help you visualize the 6 large districts discussed in this guide, and 4 pages of valuable information, handy tips and useful addresses.

Discover Venice through 6 districts and 6 maps

Piazza San Marco/ Castello (southwest)
San Marco/ Accademia/ Dorsoduro (east)
Dorsoduro (west)
Rialto/ San Polo/ Santa Croce
Cannaregio/ Ghetto Nuovo
Fondamenta Nuove/ Castello (north)

For each district there is a double-page of addresses (restaurants — listed in ascending order of price — cafés, bars, music venues and stores) followed by a fold-out map for the relevant area with the essential places to see (indicated on the map by a star *). These places are by no means all that Venice has to offer but to us they are unmissable. The grid-referencing system (A B2) makes it easy for you to pinpoint addresses quickly on the map.

Transportation and hotels in Venice
The last fold-out consists of a transportation map and 4 pages of practical information that include a selection of hotels.
A thematic index lists all the sites and addresses featured in this guide


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Each Knopf CityMap Guide features: 6 to 8 fold-out maps
100 full-color photographs
Hotel listings in all price ranges and parts of the city, including hostels
Recommendations on how to see the city on foot, by bike, on Rollerblades, or by boat
Listings of museums, cultural monuments, and other places of interest
Useful Internet addresses
Transportation information, including subway maps (in Venice a vaporetto map)
Information on more than 70 churches, monuments, and gardens and more than 150 restaurants, cafes, bars, theaters, concert halls, tea rooms, shops, and flea markets -- all keyed to the maps With these new Knopf CityMap Guides, you'll never get lost -- or be at a loss for places to go -- again.


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