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Lonely Planet Pocket Venice
Lonely Planet’s Pocket Venice is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Treat your senses at Rialto Market, wonder at Basilica di San Marco and cruise the canals; all with your trusted travel companion. Uncover the best of Venice and make the most of your trip! Inside Lonely Planet’s Pocket Venice : Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak Full-colour maps and travel photography throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor a trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Convenient pull-out Venice map (included in print version), plus over 20 colour neighbourhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers San Marco & the Palazzo Ducale, Dorsoduro & the Accademia, San Polo & Santa Croce, Cannaregio & the Ghetto, and more The Perfect Lonely Planet’s Pocket Venice , an easy-to-use guide filled with top experiences - neighbourhood by neighbourhood - that literally fits in your pocket. Make the most of a quick trip to Venice with trusted travel advice to get you straight to the heart of the city.
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Venice & the Veneto guide for a comprehensive look at all that the region has to offer.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet’s Venice & the Veneto guide for a comprehensive look at all that the region has to offer.
About Lonely Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
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192 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2013
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A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.
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January 27, 2019
Full of top tips.
A really handy guide for pre-trip prep and getting a general feel for how things work ahead of time, and a great reference source on the fly once there. Having never visited Venice before, this guide was a fantastic resource if only for working out how public transport works! With so many options and costs and routes just to get to and from the airport, nevermind around the city itself, it’d be easy to come a cropper. Having read all the options in the days prior to my trip, I had no problems at all.
The guide is laid out in such a way that it’s easy to find what you’re looking for and is full of great tips for saving money when there €7.50 for a vaporetto trip, or €20 for a full day ticket. Or €30 for two days - no brainer and probably saved me a pretty penny. Thanks to the two day ticket we managed to travel the length of the Grand Canal (twice!), visited Lido, visited Murano, and got to where we wanted to go with no hassle at all. I had no clue what a vaporetto was before reading this guide! The prices were all accurate too.
The little section on common words and phrases - and now to pronounce them - was also a lovely touch.
A great resource. There was loads of stuff in here that I wasn’t interested in, but that’s just me. It’s certainly comprehensive and a mine of useful information.
A really handy guide for pre-trip prep and getting a general feel for how things work ahead of time, and a great reference source on the fly once there. Having never visited Venice before, this guide was a fantastic resource if only for working out how public transport works! With so many options and costs and routes just to get to and from the airport, nevermind around the city itself, it’d be easy to come a cropper. Having read all the options in the days prior to my trip, I had no problems at all.
The guide is laid out in such a way that it’s easy to find what you’re looking for and is full of great tips for saving money when there €7.50 for a vaporetto trip, or €20 for a full day ticket. Or €30 for two days - no brainer and probably saved me a pretty penny. Thanks to the two day ticket we managed to travel the length of the Grand Canal (twice!), visited Lido, visited Murano, and got to where we wanted to go with no hassle at all. I had no clue what a vaporetto was before reading this guide! The prices were all accurate too.
The little section on common words and phrases - and now to pronounce them - was also a lovely touch.
A great resource. There was loads of stuff in here that I wasn’t interested in, but that’s just me. It’s certainly comprehensive and a mine of useful information.
August 11, 2018
Great Read & Very Helpful Information
There is nothing but GREAT stuff in this book! I would highly recommend this read for any traveler to Venice.
There is nothing but GREAT stuff in this book! I would highly recommend this read for any traveler to Venice.
September 8, 2018
Linked information throughout the book. Very useful.
March 5, 2020
No where near as good as other books by the same series and publishing company.
I went to Venice and didn't bother packing it.
I went to Venice and didn't bother packing it.
June 11, 2025
A very good book with lots of great tips
March 26, 2016
All the information you need for your visit to Venice, including map of the water busses and a fold-out city map. Clear prioritization of highlights, which is essential for a city like Venice. Recommended if you're going to Venice.
January 12, 2024
Enjoyable. I didn't buy it predominantly for a trip. Just another to add to the collection I have. Having been here numerous times, it is very accurate
June 27, 2024
Good little book summary. The map is a plus. Practical and pocket-sized.
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