Venicewalks (Henry Holt Walks Series) [Paperback]

Chas Carner (Author), Alessandro Giannatasio (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1991 | Series: Henry Holt Walks Series

Put your earphones on and let the Sound Travel Audio Guides do the talking, while you do the walking, through some of the most historic and enchanting cities in Europe.

With the VeniceWalks Audio Guide, you can keep your eyes on the most extraordinary art and architecture and listen while history is explained and scandal revealed

--This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The Venicewalks Audio Guide is narrated by Maria Tucci. A long time star of the New York theatre, Maria Tucci was introduced to American audiences in Tennesee Williams' The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. She has appeared on the stage in Williamstown, The Long Wharf and Lincoln Center and in numerous Television and Film productions. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

From the Inside Flap

SIDE ONE - Patriots, Prisoners and Nuns To the Arsenale and Back Starting Point:

Piazza San Marco This walk is best enjoyed in the morning between 9:30 and 12:30 SIDE TWO:

Merchants, Explorers and Painters

Across the Rialto to San Rocco Starting Point:

Piazza San Marco This walk is best taken between 8:30 and 12:30 in the morning or 3:30 and 6:30 in the afternoon. SIDE THREE:

Courtesans, Gondoliers, and Peggy

To the Accademia and along the Zattere Starting Point:

Piazza San Marco

This walk is best taken in the morning

as the Accademia is closed later in the day. SIDE FOUR:

Doges, Priests and Jews

To the Ghetto Starting Point:

Piazza San Marco

This walk can be done in the morning or afternoon.

The Ca' d'Oro is only open in the morning and certain Ghetto

sites are closed on Friday afternoons, all day Saturday and on Jewish Holidays. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (P); 1st edition (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805011390
• ISBN-13: 978-0805011395
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #37 in Books > Travel > Europe > Italy > Venice

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, and sadly out of print, August 17, 2005

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J. Sager Weinstein (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venicewalks (Henry Holt Walks Series) (Paperback)

This is quite possibly my favorite guidebook for any city in the world. It will take you on detailed walks through the hidden streets of Venice to places you'd never find on your own, such as the only remaining doorway of Marco Polo's childhood home.

Now, make no mistake--this should not be the only guidebook you bring to Italy. For one thing, it's been out of print for 20 years, so any copy you buy will be out-of-date when it comes to restaurants, opening times, etc. (That's why I give it only 4 stars.)

For another thing, this book's greatest strength is also it's major weakness: it doesn't try to tell you everything about the city; instead, it focuses on fascinating detail on a handful of blocks.

For both those reasons, you'll want a more recent and more conventional guidebook to supplement this one.

But do take this guide as well--it's like having a private tour of the city with somebody who knows the fascinating story behind every secret corner.

4.0 out of 5 stars VeniceWalks is the "Open Sesame" to a Memorable Trip to Venice, September 22, 2011

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Barbara Castleton (Alameda, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Venicewalks (Henry Holt Walks Series) (Paperback)

I agree completely with the previous reviewer of this book. I wish the publisher would reissue it, because it filled a void left by other guides, offering information on the little lanes and bridges of Venice. VeniceWalks was my companion on that first, never-to-be forgotten trip. Post cards to friends and family were a pace by pace review of the city, with each stop becoming an event due to the intimate details of history. When a copy becomes available, grab it, use it, and reuse it. I have.

So committed was I that when an opportunity came to write about walking tour books, this one was at the top of my list:
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