Magical Venice: The Hedonist's Guide

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Go beyond the ordinary with this remarkable travelogue and guidebook filled with spectacular color photography that showcases Venice’s magical beauty and hidden gems, from the Piazzo San Marco to the island of Giudecca, the banks of the Grand Canal to the Arsenal district—the second entry in the Hedonist’s Guide travel series. For some, the soul of Venice is found by wandering its narrow pathways, passing the bricks of its salt-soaked facades; others find it through the eyes of a Carnival mask, or perhaps within one of the city’s small squares,” begins Tournebize in the book’s introduction. The decor of Harry’s Bar today has not been altered much since then — six leather-covered stools at the counter and approximately a dozen wooden tables in the dining room. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Wat zou ik deze graag aan mijn boekencollectie willen toevoegen, helaas is 30 euro toch echt iets té. In 1948, Cipriani’s Bellini was born, made with “Prosecco from the neighboring hills and the pulp of white peaches from Sant’Erasmo,” continues Tournebize. Tournebize leads you through an amazing maze past art museums, luxury hotels, the Rialto Market — on an itinerary that serves up diverse sites. Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Every fascinating detail of Venice is revealed, from the splendor of its palaces, the beauty of its piazzettas, the romanticism of its bridges and canals, the delights of its gastronomy, the charm of its sestieri-the districts that make up the city of the Doges-and the wealth of its museums and its arts and crafts.From the the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Part detective story, part historical epic--a bold and brilliant novel that imagines a plague ravaging a fictional island in the Ottoman Empire. Edizione di pregio, belle immagini fotografiche, testi interessanti e corredati da una grafica molto curata. This book offers a wonderful sense for the feel of Venice, but I wouldn't recommend it as a standalone travel guide (no hotel recommendations or such - it's really more about architecture and culture.

Also, go to the Orsoni fornace (photo of its glass library, below) in the district Cannaregio, where it produces prized mosaics that are exported globally.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. And when we travel there to experience our mythical Venice in person, stepping on its cobblestone streets and touching its marbled walls, we are motivated even more to discover what makes up this rather strange city unlike any other.