Rick Steves' Venice 2010 [Paperback]

Rick Steves (Author), Gene Openshaw (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rick Steves | Publication Date: September 29, 2009

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when visiting the island city of Venice.

Following the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll explore Venice’s most important landmarks and cruise the Grand Canal for a close-up look at the elegant palaces, bridges, and churches. You’ll discover picturesque lanes, enjoy the best city views, and tour outlying islands in the lagoon. Dine at a romantic canal-side restaurant, or join the locals at a characteristic cicchetti bar and munch seafood-on-a-toothpick. As the stars shine over St. Mark’s Square, sway to the free music of café orchestras.

Rick’s candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You’ll learn how to explore Venice hassle-free and get up-to-date advice on what’s worth your time and money. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 2010 Edition edition (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598802852
• ISBN-13: 978-1598802856
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #596,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > Travel > Europe > Italy > Venice

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag, April 4, 2010

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MT57 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rick Steves' Venice 2010 (Paperback)

I used this book and Fodor's on a recent trip to Venice. I was surprised at the differences between the two. This book was better for step by step touring: go here, turn left, stop and see the following, etc. But it was inferior to Fodor's when it came to lists of places to eat and sleep. For example, dining in the vicinity of Piazza San Marco: Fodor's gives a paragraph on each of 19 different restaurants (a little unbalanced in favor of high-end actually) but this guide gives only 6, and one is a gelateria and two were overpriced touristy cafes. Another defect in this book is that the maps are often not to scale, which can be misleading when you are trying to navigate, and is to me a kind of cheap way to do a book, frankly. So if you choose to buy this book also invest in a detailed map and spend some time on [...] to get more comprehensive information on dining and sleeping options.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide book, June 17, 2010

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M. L. Hustead (Collegeville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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I use Rick Steves' guide books & Streetwise maps for every city I can...even the restaurant selections are good...It's best to read the guide before you go, however if you're going to multiple cities as I just did then that may not be possible...it's a good idea to go to the Rick Steves' website or to iTunes & download his tours on your iPod...so much better than having to have a guide...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful tips on how things work in Venice, June 1, 2010

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I used this book when I was in Venice. It has great explanations on how to get around in Venice such as how the waterbus system works. Wonderful restaurant recommendations.