Venice

By Martin Garrett

Book Overview

Established on its many islands by Roman refugees, the heart of a maritime empire, a republic for a thousand years, Venice has always been distinct from the rest of Italy - and from anywhere else.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1902669290
• ISBN13: 9781902669298
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 237 Pages

Customer Reviews

Takes you there

This series is often excellent and this one on Venice does not disappoint. The only chapter that I skimmed was the one on religious connections. Endlessly fascinating though and ideal to take along if you ever visit Venice. I also love the fact that the author does not get bogged down so much discussing the architecture and gives plenty of historical background. I also dug the fact he went off the islands to finish up talking about nearby cities like Padua, Verona and Vicenza.