Time Out Venice 2 [Paperback]

Time Out (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001 | Series: Time Out Venice

The second edition of the "Time Out Guide" has been comprehensively revised and updated by writers who live and work in this most romantic of cities. It leads you through Venice's famous sights and on into the magical labyrinth beyond: down tiny alleyways to echoing churches filled with art treasures, stopping en route at the restaurants and bars that only Venetians know. The Venice Guide tells you how to: eat like a Venetian - learn how to avoid the ubiquitous "menu turistico"; drink like a Venetian - learn to distinguish glass and lace handmade on the Lagoon from cheapie imports; row like a Venetian - the secrets of gondolier-style rowing - and where to buy wellies when the tide rises; live like a Venetian - full accommodation listings, plus extensive maps and all the practical information you'll need to feel at home; plus highlights of the Veneto - Palladian villas, Roman arenas and exclusive ski slopes ...all with details of opening times and prices.

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Reasearched and written by writers and journalists resident in Venice

Product Details

• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Time Out; 2 edition (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140293914
• ISBN-13: 978-0140293913
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,657,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best book on venice, July 18, 2001

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Edmond Farrell (Mineola, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Venice 2 (Paperback)

I have read and used at least 10-15 guide books on Venice in 4 trips there and this is far and away the best to have with you in Venice. Others might be more interesting to read before you go, but if you need to carry only one there, this is definitely the most useful as you travel around town and need times, prices, locations, etc. It is also the most up-to-date on everything.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best choice, July 27, 2004

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lunacat256 (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Venice (Paperback)

While studying in Edinburgh last year, I went to Venice for a week with a friend of mine last March. Armed with both the Lonely Planet Venice and Time Out: Venice guidebooks, we found the Time Out book to be wonderfully helpful. One of the best things about it was that it included (at least, last year's version did) a map of all the public toilets in Venice, which, let me tell you, is a very good thing. The book itself was informative, interesting, and well-written, the advice given was very sound, and, though accurate maps of Venice are notoriously hard to find, those in the Time Out guide were much more helpful than those in the Lonely Planet. I remember reading that the Lonely Planet guides were best for given areas and regions, but the Time Out guide were better for cities, and I have found this to be quite true.

I wrote this review two years ago for the amazon.co.uk website. I haven't been back to Venice since, but having used other Time Out guides in the interim (very high quality as long as they've been published rencently) and remembering how useful it was in Venice, I would still highly recommend this guide.