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The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Venice and the Veneto. Marvel at the Basilica San Marco and Doge's Palace, enjoy a gondola ride down the Grand Canal, see Juliet's Balcony in beautiful Verona or soak up the scenery at Lake Garda: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Venice and the Veneto with this indispensable travel guide.Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Venice and the Veneto:Over 20 colour maps, plus a large-scale pull-out map of Venice and a vaporetto map, help you navigate with easeSimple layout makes it easy to find the information you needComprehensive tours and itineraries of Venice and the Veneto, designed for every interest and budgetIllustrations and floorplans show in detail individual sections of the Grand Canal, the Campanile, Basilica San Marco, Doge's Palace and Rialto Bridge, plus San Zeno Maggiore and the Arena in Verona, and moreolour photographs of Venice's iconic waterways, architecture and Lagoon Islands, as well as the beautiful countryside, ancient cities, lakes and lagoons of VeronaDetailed chapters, with area maps, cover Venice - San Marco; San Polo and Santa Croce; Castello; Dorsoduro; Cannaregio; the Lagoon Islands - and the Veneto Plain; Verona and Lake Garda; and the DolomitesHistorical and cultural context gives you a richer travel experience: learn about the history and architecture of Venice and Verona, Venetian art, gondolas and gondoliers, Venetian masks and world-renowned carnival, plus other festivals and eventsEssential travel tips: our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop and sightsee, plus useful phrases and transport, visa and health information