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Rick Steves Venice

Rick Steves Venice

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Summary

Now more than ever， you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Venice。 Glide along the canals and meander down the cobblestone alleys as you soak up the art， history， and culture of Venice with Rick by your side。 Inside Rick Steves Venice you'll find:

Fully updated， comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Venice

Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money， with rankings of his must-see favorites

Top sights and hidden gems， from St。 Mark's Basilica and the Rialto Bridge to the charming city of Padua

How to connect with local culture: Say "buongiorno" to the fish mongers at the morning market， snack on chicchetti at a local wine bar， and people-watch on a sunny piazza

Beat the crowds， skip the lines， and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid， humorous insight

The best places to eat， sleep， and relax with a scoop of gelato

Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and museums， plus a Grand Canal Cruise tour

Detailed neighborhood maps and a fold-out city map for exploring on the go

Over 400 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down

Complete， up-to-date information on the San Marco District， Santa Croce， Cannaregio， and more， with side trips to Padua， Vicenza， Verona， and Ravenna

Covid-related travel info and resources for a smooth trip

Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Venice。

Spending less than a week in the city？ Check out Rick Steves Pocket Venice！

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Reviews

Belinda ，

Great overview， especially for those doing a quick tour with multiple cities。

Abby ，

Chunking away @ our trip this summer and this book was my Bible！ I read front to back with multiple copies of pages made along the way…。 Be on the lookout as I read more and more of his books before the trip ！！

Chuck Slack ，

Very informative and practical。

Todd Wright ，

Very practical advice， down to which water taxi to take。

Melissa Joulwan ，

Rick Steves travel guides are just the best。 He has the inside scoop on the best non-touristy ways to see all the touristy highlights， and his restaurant recommendations are always right on。 My favorite part of his books is that he always includes detailed walking tours with plenty of history and trivia， so you have context for what you're seeing。 Rick Steves travel guides are just the best。 He has the inside scoop on the best non-touristy ways to see all the touristy highlights， and his restaurant recommendations are always right on。 My favorite part of his books is that he always includes detailed walking tours with plenty of history and trivia， so you have context for what you're seeing。 。。。more

Danilo DiPietro ，

Rick is the best。 Great descriptions of the key places to visit， wonderful restaurant recommendations。 Also recommend you download his app which has a number of guided walks and tours。

Tanya ，

I use his guidebooks religiously during my European travels。 I especially loved the guided tours of the Doge's Palace and the Frari Church in this one。 The maps were invaluable， as it's easy to get lost in Venice！ I use his guidebooks religiously during my European travels。 I especially loved the guided tours of the Doge's Palace and the Frari Church in this one。 The maps were invaluable， as it's easy to get lost in Venice！ 。。。more

Alisa Kester ，

Guide books don't get better than Rick Steves。 Guide books don't get better than Rick Steves。 。。。more

Patricia ，

Extremely useful and had great comprehensive content！！

Kirsten Feldman ，

so dense with information as to be unreadable as a book at many points

Keir Haug ，

We used it quite a bit on our trip。 I did take to calling it our Rick James Guide， which has now stuck。 "I'm Rick James， bitch！" We used it quite a bit on our trip。 I did take to calling it our Rick James Guide， which has now stuck。 "I'm Rick James， bitch！" 。。。more

Becky ，

Great comprehensive information！

Ray ，

Read this in advance and then during my first trip to Venice。 Excellent resource。

Terri Lynn ，

I read the new version each year and always enjoy it。 Venice has a lot to offer and it is one of my top 4 favorite cities in Italy （Florence， Rome， and Milan being the other top favorites）。 Venice is one of the few guidebooks where Rick includes some good choices of places to stay among the usual dumps and duds。 I can actually recommend several of them though still prefer others that are costlier because they are better。 Still， many of the 3 star ones he recommends are comfortable and safe。 Alwa I read the new version each year and always enjoy it。 Venice has a lot to offer and it is one of my top 4 favorite cities in Italy （Florence， Rome， and Milan being the other top favorites）。 Venice is one of the few guidebooks where Rick includes some good choices of places to stay among the usual dumps and duds。 I can actually recommend several of them though still prefer others that are costlier because they are better。 Still， many of the 3 star ones he recommends are comfortable and safe。 Always look for air conditioning and elevators。 You'd be surprised at how many of the ones he suggests have neither and if you like privacy and convenience， always go for the ones with a private bathroom including shower or tub and toilet。 Be forewarned that Italy is politically correct in some ways and actually forbids hotels to use air conditioning except for maybe 3 months of the year。 They also can't turn on the heat except for a limited time so be aware of this。The sights and the details on transportation and tickets to see the sights are all well done here and I get giddy just reading the museum sections Be aware of the difference between gondolas and vaporetti （especially price wise）。 The people of Italy are warm and welcoming， so friendly in fact that you'll feel like a member of the family。 。。。more

Tasha ，

As always。 I'll test it out this weekend。 As always。 I'll test it out this weekend。 。。。more

Connie Collins Johnson ，

Excellent book to help you tour Venice effiiciently， takes you to some off beat sites and includes all the maps and hints you could need。 There are free apps， maps， and audio tours on his website which I downloaded prior to going。 Used some of the pre printed maps but the book was key。 I recommend Rick's books to help you get the most out of your city visits。 Excellent book to help you tour Venice effiiciently， takes you to some off beat sites and includes all the maps and hints you could need。 There are free apps， maps， and audio tours on his website which I downloaded prior to going。 Used some of the pre printed maps but the book was key。 I recommend Rick's books to help you get the most out of your city visits。 。。。more

I ♥ Bookie Nookie （bookienookiereviews。blogspot。com） ，

originally checked out this book from the library and liked it so much that I ordered it from Amazon。 They had the kindle version， but this is definitely a book that I wanted in paperback。 The book contains all the major attractions and "must do" activities in the featured cities。 In Venice， it is VITAL for you to do the "pub crawl" he has laid out for you - that was the most fun night we had on our trip :-）There were also lots of great traveler tips and money saving suggestions。 For instance， originally checked out this book from the library and liked it so much that I ordered it from Amazon。 They had the kindle version， but this is definitely a book that I wanted in paperback。 The book contains all the major attractions and "must do" activities in the featured cities。 In Venice， it is VITAL for you to do the "pub crawl" he has laid out for you - that was the most fun night we had on our trip :-）There were also lots of great traveler tips and money saving suggestions。 For instance， one thing I never thought about is that lots of restaurants already have a service charge included that covers the tip - typically indicated on the menu， but had I not know to look for that， I would have been over tipping tremendously。 Also lots of place to avoid - many of these places were recommended to us by our American friends。This was an invaluable resource for us in our travels。 。。。more

Angela ，

I read this book cover-to-cover for my recent trip。 Overall， I don't think I find Steves as funny as he finds himself， and the majority of restaurants were disappointments， however， he has a great way of cutting to the chase on what to do in a city and his self-guided tours are really good if you can get past the jokes。 I read this book cover-to-cover for my recent trip。 Overall， I don't think I find Steves as funny as he finds himself， and the majority of restaurants were disappointments， however， he has a great way of cutting to the chase on what to do in a city and his self-guided tours are really good if you can get past the jokes。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

Not as good as his Rome guide， but Venice is Venice， it changes and it doesn't and part of it's charm is just getting lost， so I still think it's the best guide out there for this amazing city。Needs a better map， but you can get one when you get there。The lagoon tour chapter is dead on。 I had no idea it would take so long to get to Murano and Burano。Best advice from it？ Stay in at the quiet， inexpensive （relatively speaking， remember it's VENICE！） Casa Rezzonico。 We adored Matteo and Mattia and Not as good as his Rome guide， but Venice is Venice， it changes and it doesn't and part of it's charm is just getting lost， so I still think it's the best guide out there for this amazing city。Needs a better map， but you can get one when you get there。The lagoon tour chapter is dead on。 I had no idea it would take so long to get to Murano and Burano。Best advice from it？ Stay in at the quiet， inexpensive （relatively speaking， remember it's VENICE！） Casa Rezzonico。 We adored Matteo and Mattia and their little 7 room in was a quite piece of heaven far enough away from the crowds to be delightful， but close enough（15 minutes to San Marco and Realto） to be part of the action。 Accademia is 3 minutes away。 Spotlessly clean， well decorated， and an ample breakfast is included。 We would never stay anywhere else。Rick gets you to know the culture。 His budget advise is fantastic。If it's your first trip to Europe， read Europe Through the Back Door FIRST！ 。。。more

Rebecca ，

This was almost more fun to page through after I'd seen Venice， but simultaneously made me long to go back。 Such is the power of a good travel book！I love the "Back Door Travel Philosophy" summarized on p。 16。 A tidbit:"Affording travel is a matter of priorities。 （Make do with the old car。） You can travel -- simply， safely， and comfortably -- nearly anywhere in Europe for $120 a day plus transportation costs （allow more for big cities）。 In many ways， spending money only builds a thicker wall bet This was almost more fun to page through after I'd seen Venice， but simultaneously made me long to go back。 Such is the power of a good travel book！I love the "Back Door Travel Philosophy" summarized on p。 16。 A tidbit:"Affording travel is a matter of priorities。 （Make do with the old car。） You can travel -- simply， safely， and comfortably -- nearly anywhere in Europe for $120 a day plus transportation costs （allow more for big cities）。 In many ways， spending money only builds a thicker wall between you and what you came to see。" 。。。more

Julia ，

Really does contain some invaluable tips。My only caveat is， Rick isn't really an art fan， so he recommends skipping things like the museum in Padua that are really full of fascinating treasures。 So， take his art advice with a grain， and memorize the rest。 Really does contain some invaluable tips。My only caveat is， Rick isn't really an art fan， so he recommends skipping things like the museum in Padua that are really full of fascinating treasures。 So， take his art advice with a grain， and memorize the rest。 。。。more

Tamara ，

Favorite Quote: To control the poopulation， the city adds bird birth control to the [pigeon:] feed。

JG （Introverted Reader） ，

（Cut and pasted from my review for the Tuscany and Florence version）I used this to plan our trip to Venice。 If we missed anything， I don't know what it is！ I found out about places I didn't know existed and learned how to skip a lot of lines。 I personally enjoyed the guy's sense of humor also， but I can see how it wouldn't appeal to everyone。 He's kind of corny， but I can be too。 Anyway， highly recommended。 （Cut and pasted from my review for the Tuscany and Florence version）I used this to plan our trip to Venice。 If we missed anything， I don't know what it is！ I found out about places I didn't know existed and learned how to skip a lot of lines。 I personally enjoyed the guy's sense of humor also， but I can see how it wouldn't appeal to everyone。 He's kind of corny， but I can be too。 Anyway， highly recommended。 。。。more

Karen ，

I learned that we really didn't have time to see any of Italy on our last round through Europe， so we'll have to hit it next time。 I learned that we really didn't have time to see any of Italy on our last round through Europe， so we'll have to hit it next time。 。。。more

Kellyk ，

This was a great book to have while traveling in Venice。 The information he included was incredibly helpful and I highly recommend following the walking tours and reading along his behind the scenes descriptions， especially following his tour of the Doge's Palace。 This was a great book to have while traveling in Venice。 The information he included was incredibly helpful and I highly recommend following the walking tours and reading along his behind the scenes descriptions， especially following his tour of the Doge's Palace。 。。。more

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