The Rough Guide: Venice

The Rough Guide to Venice is the definitive handbook to Europe's most beautiful city. Features include: lively accounts of all the museums and monuments, plus the lowdown on the Biennale, Carnevale and other events; critical reviews of restaurants and accommodation in every price range, plus the pick of the bars and shops; entertaining background on history and culture, from the birth of the city to current conservation schemes; detailed coverage of Verona, Padua, Vicenza and the rest of Venice's hinterland; and full-colour maps, plus plans of the major churches and the waterbus system.