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The Rough Guide to Venice and the Veneto

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About this book<br />

<strong>Rough</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>s are designed <strong>to</strong> be<br />

good <strong>to</strong> read <strong>and</strong> easy <strong>to</strong> use. <strong>The</strong><br />

book is divided in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> following<br />

sections <strong>and</strong> you should be able <strong>to</strong> find<br />

whatever you need in one of <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

<strong>The</strong> colour section is designed <strong>to</strong><br />

give you a feel for <strong>Venice</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Vene<strong>to</strong>, suggesting when <strong>to</strong> go <strong>and</strong><br />

what not <strong>to</strong> miss, <strong>and</strong> includes a full<br />

list of contents. <strong>The</strong>n comes basics,<br />

for pre-departure information,<br />

followed by <strong>Venice</strong> practicalities,<br />

with all <strong>the</strong> information you’ll need<br />

when you first set foot in <strong>the</strong> city.<br />

<strong>The</strong> guide chapters cover each area of<br />

<strong>Venice</strong> in depth, giving comprehensive<br />

accounts of all <strong>the</strong> attractions, while <strong>the</strong><br />

listings section gives you <strong>the</strong> lowdown<br />

on accommodation, eating, shopping,<br />

<strong>and</strong> more. <strong>The</strong> Vene<strong>to</strong> chapters describe<br />

places <strong>to</strong> head for outside <strong>Venice</strong>.<br />

Contexts fills you in on his<strong>to</strong>ry, painting<br />

<strong>and</strong> architecture, <strong>and</strong> books, while<br />

individual colour inserts introduce<br />

festivals <strong>and</strong> Venetian palaces, <strong>and</strong><br />

language gives you an extensive menu<br />

reader <strong>and</strong> enough Italian <strong>to</strong> get by.<br />

Next comes <strong>the</strong> small print, including<br />

details of how <strong>to</strong> send in updates <strong>and</strong><br />

corrections, <strong>and</strong> a comprehensive index.<br />

Colour maps covering <strong>the</strong> city can<br />

be found at <strong>the</strong> back of <strong>the</strong> book.<br />

This seventh edition<br />

published June 2007.<br />

9 7 8 1 8 4 3 5 3 8 0 8 0<br />

5 1 8 9 9<br />

I S B N 978-1-84353-808-0<br />

UK £12.99 US $18.99 CAN $25.99<br />

<strong>The</strong> publishers <strong>and</strong> authors have done <strong>the</strong>ir best <strong>to</strong> ensure <strong>the</strong> accuracy <strong>and</strong><br />

currency of all <strong>the</strong> information in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Rough</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Venice</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Vene<strong>to</strong>,<br />

however, <strong>the</strong>y can accept no responsibility for any loss, injury, or inconvenience<br />

sustained by any traveller as a result of information or advice contained in <strong>the</strong> guide.

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