Venice

Pocket Rough Guide: Venice is your essential guide to this beautiful city, with information on all the key sights in an easy-to-use, pocket-size format, and with a full-color, pull-out map.

Whether you have an afternoon, a few days, or more time at your disposal, the carefully curated itineraries found inside Pocket Rough Guide: Venice will help you plan your trip, and the "Best of" Venice section picks out the highlights you won't want to miss. Visit the magnificent Basilica di San Marco; take to the water on a gondola; explore the bars of the atmospheric Rialto.

Divided by area for easy navigation, the "Places" section is written in Rough Guides' trademark honest and informative style, with listings of the must-see sights and our pick of the best cafés, restaurants, nightlife venues, and more.

   • Full-color pull-out map, plus easy-to-use maps to help you find your way around.
   • The very best of the area, selected by our expert authors.
   • Tailored itineraries and highlights to make trip-planning easy.
   • Inspirational color photography brings the area to life.
   • Up-to-date background information, including transportation details and a calendar of events.

Make the most of your time with Pocket Rough Guide: Venice.

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Jonathan Buckley was editorial director at Rough Guides, where he wrote several guidebooks, including for Tuscany and Umbria, Florence, and Venice. He has also contributed to The Rough Guide to Classical Music and The Rough Guide to Opera. Buckley published his first novel, The Biography of Thomas Lang, in 1997, and has written several more, including the critically acclaimed Xerxes and The River Is the River.