CONTENTSIntroduction 8History of Venice 10
The Art of Venice 20
Topography of Venice 32THE GUIDE
Sestiere of San Marco 37
The Grand Canal 124
Sestiere of Dorsoduro 137
Sestiere of San Polo 187
Sestiere of Santa Croce 218
Sestiere of Cannaregio 236
Sestiere of Castello 277
San Giorgio Maggiore 341
The Giudecca 347
The Islands of the Lagoon 355
The Lido and Chioggia 386PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Planning your trip 401
Arriving in Venice 401
Getting around 403
Accommodation 406
Food and Drink 408
General Information 418Glossary of terms 424
Glossary of artists 428
The Doges of Venice 456Index 458MAPS & PLANS
Venice overview inside front cover
The Venetian lagoon inside back cover
Atlas of Venice 480–95
Island maps
Burano and Torcello 370
Murano 361
Northern Lido 386–7
San Michele 495Restaurants, cafés, bacari 416–7Plans
Ca’ Rezzonico 33, 181
Doge’s Palace 78, 84, 86
Foundations of Venetian buildings 32
Frari 197
Gallerie dell’Accademia 151
Madonna dell’Orto 267
A typical palazzo 33
Palazzo Grimani 292
Peggy Guggenheim Collection 154
San Francesco della Vigna 320
San Giovanni in Bragora 286
St Mark’s Basilica 42, 48–9
San Zaccaria 281
San Zanipolo 305
Scuola Grande di San Rocco 205, 207
The Venetian well 34
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