In Rick Steves Venice you'll find in-depth Rick-tested information on:
- Practicalities
Easy-to-follow maps (including color maps of Italy, the St. Mark's Square area, the Rialto Area, and a Venetian overview)
Trip planning: When to go, pre-trip checklist, festivals and holidays, recommended books and movies
Getting around Venice on foot and by vaporetto, traghetto, and water taxi
Advice on planning your time and avoiding lines
Detailed advice on managing money, communicating, reserving rooms, handling emergencies, and other helpful hints
- Recommended sights and activities
- Recommended hotels and restaurants
- Self-guided walks and rides
Grand Canal cruise
St. Mark's to Rialto
Rialto to Frari Church
St. Mark's to San Zaccaria
- Self-guided tours
St. Mark's Square
St. Mark's Basilica
Doge's Palace
Correr Museum
Accademia
Frari Church
Scuola San Rocco
Ca' Rezzonico
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
La Salute Church
San Giorgio Maggiore
Venice's Lagoon: Murano, Burano, and Torcello
- Near Venice
Padua
Vicenza
Verona
Ravenna
- And more
Venetian history, culture, and cuisine
Venice with children
Venice's shopping and entertainment
Handy Italian survival phrases
- Also included: a 10¾" x 19½" full-color foldout Planning Map with a big overview of the city (with major sights), plus detailed close-ups of the heart of the Rialto/St. Mark's area and the main islands in the lagoon, floor maps of St. Mark's Basilica and the Accademia museum, and overviews showing Venice's neighborhoods, lagoon, transit options for arrival, and day-trip destinations.
