Rick Steves' Venice 2002

This guide to the watery city explains how to avoid crowds and make the most of limited time in Venice. Includes tips for visiting all the top sights, from Piazza San Marco to the Rialto Bridge, and offers back-door tips, such as how to get around by vaporetto, the cheaper alternative to a gondola.

Introduction

1

(1)

Welcome to Our Venice City Guide

2

(1)

Trip Costs

3

(1)

Exchange Rate

4

(1)

Prices, Times, and Discounts

4

(1)

When to Go

4

(1)

Red Tape, Business Hours, and Banking

5

(1)

Travel Smart

6

(1)

Tourist Information

6

(1)

Recommended Guidebooks

7

(1)

Rick Steves' Books and Videos

7

(2)

Maps

9

(1)

Tours of Venice and Italy

9

(1)

Transportation

9

(1)

Telephones, Mail, and E-mail

9

(3)

Sleeping

12

(3)

Eating

15

(3)

Culture Shock---Accepting Italy as a Package Deal

18

(1)

Send Us a Postcard, Drop Us a Line

18

(1)

Back Door Travel Philosophy

19

(1)

Orientation

20

(9)

Planning Your Time

20

(4)

Arrival in Venice

24

(1)

Tourist Information

24

(1)

Helpful Hints

25

(1)

Services

25

(2)

Getting around Venice

27

(1)

Walking Tours of Venice

28

(1)

Sights

29

(127)

Tours

Grand Canal Cruise

38

(7)

St. Mark's Square & Basilica Tour

45

(13)

Doge's Palace Tour

58

(12)

Correr Museum Tour

70

(12)

Accademia Tour

82

(13)

Scuola San Rocco Tour

95

(10)

Frari Church Tour

105

(6)

Ca' Rezzonico Tour

111

(11)

Peggy Guggenheim Museum Tour

122

(12)

La Salute Church Tour

134

(4)

San Giorgio Maggiore Tour

138

(4)

Walks

St. Mark's to Rialto Walk

142

(5)

Rialto to Frari Church Walk

147

(5)

St. Mark's to San Zaccaria Walk

152

(4)

Daytrips

156

(24)

Padua

156

(6)

Vicenza

162

(4)

Verona

166

(9)

Ravenna

175

(5)

Sleeping

180

(11)

Eating

191

(11)

Venice with Children

202

(2)

Shopping

204

(3)

Nightlife

207

(4)

Transportation Connections

211

(4)

APPENDIX

215

(18)

Venice Capsule History

215

(2)

Sailing the Seven Seas---The Birth of venice

217

(5)

Venice Timeline

222

(3)

Let's Talk Telephones

225

(1)

Festivals in Venice

226

(2)

National Holidays in Italy

228

(1)

Numbers and Stumblers

228

(1)

Metric Conversion

229

(1)

Venice's Climate Chart

229

(1)

Basic Italian Survival Phrases

230

(1)

Road Scholar Feedback Form

231

(1)

Faxing Your Hotel Reservation

232

(1)

Index

233

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