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The 10th edition of this accessible, detailed guide to the unique city of Venice is an essential handbook for any traveller who wants to fully understand the existence and future challenges of this extraordinary place, as well as its history, art, architecture, cuisine and culture.
Completely updated, this new edition is in full colour, with photographs, superb plans and illustrations, detailed and accurate maps of the labyrinthine streets and canals. There is also a section of practical tips, ideas on food and wine and how to navigate the transport system.
The depth of information and quality of research make this book the best guide for the independent cultural traveller as well as for all students of art history, architecture and Italian culture. Ideal as an on-site guide as well as a desk resource.
| Author | Alta Macadam |
|---|---|
| Edition | 10 |
| Illustration Type (Print) | Full-colour with photographs, diagrams, site plans and detailed maps. |
| ISBN (digital) | 9781910480366 |
| ISBN (print) | 9781905131945 |
| Print Pages | 496 |
| Publication Year | 2023 |
Please choose if you’d like to buy print directly from us (if available; UK only) or from Amazon, or pick the digital format you need. The content of each format is the same.
Please choose if you’d like to buy print directly from us (if available; UK only) or from Amazon, or pick the digital format you need. The content of each format is the same.
Please choose if you’d like to buy print directly from us (if available; UK only) or from Amazon, or pick the digital format you need. The content of each format is the same.
Please choose if you’d like to buy print directly from us (if available; UK only) or from Amazon, or pick the digital format you need. The content of each format is the same.
James Connelly via Amazon –
Nothing tops and few guides approach the Blue Guides in quality. So it is with this title.
Julius Rex via Amazon –
If you are looking for a run of the mill travel guide then this is not for you. If you are looking for a guide that outlines the history of Venice with in depth descriptions of architectural style and art collections then this is the perfect guide. I was not particularly interested in recommendations for restaurants or hotels, but was in what to see and the historical and architectural significance of what I was seeing. For me, this was the perfect guide.
Samir Beharic via Amazon –
I absolutely love it. I fell in love with Blue Guides during my exchange Semester in Rome back in 2017, when I bought the Blue Guide Rome. I love the content of this guide as it does not include those (for me) irrelevant information about cafe bars, restaurants, parking places, but dives deep into the history and especially art history which I am very fond about. Hats off to Alta Macadam for her work.
Margaret R. Snowdon via Amazon –
A great guide and interesting to read.
I searched so many guide books on Venice before I finally chose Blue Guide Venice – I found it helpful and most informative–written in a way that held the interest. I would recommend it to anyone.
Venetia via Amazon –
Essential guide for serious lovers of Venice.
Not a book for those seeking superficial information or brief summaries of the major sights, but an excellent guide for anyone with a serious interest in Venice’s art and architecture and who wishes to acquire an intimate knowledge of the city. The maps are detailed and the walks included are also first rate, opening up hidden corners that might otherwise be overlooked. Highly recommended.
Tim Synge via Amazon –
Wow!.
This really is a fantastic guide. I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a week in Venice and many of my target destinations were based on the contents of this book. It is so incredibly informative and authoritative that it knocks the information in other guides, such as Baedeker and Lonely Planet, into the long grass. Of course, it is much more of a specialist publication with an unapologetic focus on art, architecture, sculpture and history, so you would expect it to do better than general purpose guides.
A couple of minor drawbacks: firstly the ordering of contents (once you get beyond the six districts of Venice) is a little opaque. The mini-maps for each major site are loosely indicative, but you do need a proper streetmap too. Secondly, it is a job to distinguish between one-star and five-star recommendations. Granted, it is not for this book to be too populist and rank its contents, but sometimes a real gem is almost lost in a small paragraph. I am not sure how this could be improved, but I often found myself cross-referencing against a “tourist” guide to decide how to prioritise the visits.
All in all, an excellent work. My first Blue Guide, but emphatically not my last.
Intermeddle via Amazon –
Blue is the colour.
The Blue Guides are still the best choice for visitors seriously interested in architecture and art. This one improves with every edition.
Jilly Clarke via Amazon –
This is an excellent guide-book and includes very intelligent and descriptive articles. I bought it, together with the Pocket Rough Guide and they complimented perfectly.
Richard Hyman via Amazon –
I cannot add substantially to the previous review of Joanie G. This much improved edition is almost twice the size of the previous which was inferior to the Blue Guides to London and Paris. To my knowledge it is the only thorough, intelligent, reliable guide to those who want to find and appreciate the overwhelming riches of this city. Plus advice on getting about efficiently. Recommend without reservation.
Marco M via Amazon –
The best series of guide books are now better than ever.
This is the first of the ‘rebooted’ Blue Guides I’ve bought. After going down the pretty looking, more populist route, Blue Guides are now back on track!
This is absolutely the best guide book to Venice available today. Let’s be honest here – one goes to Venice for her history, art and architecture, not for a week of lying on a beach at a resort. Blue Guides are unapologetically concerned with detailed information on every building and artwork you will see in a city. This guide is stuffed full of the most interesting information about everything imaginable relating to Venice, her art and her glorious past. Not just who painted what and who built that, but facinating titbits of trivia that brings the most beautiful city on Earth alive.
I have taken past editions of Blue Guides to Venice many times over the last 10 years, but this is the best so far. I thought I knew Venice inside out – my last trip there (for 8 days) revealed so much more that I didn’t know, all thanks to this brilliant guide. It really makes every other guide book on the market look like an article in a magazine.
Now I have to buy the rebooted Blue Guide to Rome for my upcoming trip back to the Eternal City!
Susie P. via Amazon –
The best guide on Venice! Every recommendations checked out, and the descriptions of the sites (and sights) were excellent. Alta really knows the city.
e-Edition.
Bruce Coles via Amazon –
This is the best guide to Venice for anyone who wants to go beyond the crowds on St Marks Square and discover the great art and architecture. The Blue Guides are an excellent series and highly recommended.
Jeff Cotton via Amazon –
The best got better.
You know what to expect from a Blue Guide – a solid and detailed survey of the art and architecture, free of pretension, fashion and recommendations of what’s ‘happening’. And so this new edition is satisfying and unsurprising, except it’s now illustrated fully in colour! And not just the photos – the maps, plans and drawings get a clarifying colourful spruce up too. It’s like a Dorling Kindersley guide mated with a Blue Guide. Almost, there’s still more text than pics. Anyway, this guide is now even more the best to get.
James Connelly via Amazon –
The best of the best.
Nothing tops and few guides approach the Blue Guides in quality. So it is with this title.