The Rough Guides' Venice Directions - Edition 2 (Rough Guide Directions)

Slim and stylish, Rough Guide DIRECTIONS Venice is full of ideas for long-weekends or flying visits to one of Europe's most popular city break destinations. Providing accurate, up-to-date information this full-colour guide includes 28 themed sections – from "Death in Venice" to "Eighteenth-century Art" – to help you decide what to do, 24 hours a day. There are critical reviews of all the best places to stay, the best bars and the shops, all keyed to accompanying easy-to-use maps. Additional chapters cover festivals and special events from the Film Festival to the spectacular Regata Storica. The language section has a useful menu reader and handy phrases to have you speaking a little Italian by the time you arrive.All you need to get the most out of Venice.