"The tourist Venice is Venice," Mary McCarthy once observed—a sentiment very much in line with what most of the fourteen million tourists who visit the city each year experience, but at the same time a painful reality for the 65,000 Venetians who actually live there. Venice is viewed from a new perspective in this engaging book, which offers a heady, one-city tour of tourism itself. Conducting readers from the beginnings of Venetian tourism in the late Middle Ages to its emergence as a form of mass entertainment in our time, the authors explore what happens when today's "industrial tourism" collides with an ancient and ever-more-fragile culture. Giving equal consideration to those who tour Venice and those who live there, their book affords rare insight into just what it is that the touring and the toured see, experience, and elicit from each other.

Venice Travel Guide: Her Places, History, and Culture - is a 150-page travel and art guide book filled with over 230 captivating photographs. In a concise and fascinating way the guide explores the history of the Venetian region, its architectural evolution, Venetian artists and art, and some Italian cultural habits. It includes extensive information on means of transportation to and from Venice, describing places, names, services, and special cards to buy. It's a concise and handy guide that not only includes information on "what to do and what to see" in the city but also offers some practical insight into the value of visiting certain sights, to spare tourists from possible confusion when ordering food or visiting the attractions. The book is divided into chapters with each section devoted to a particular district of Venice. The guide also supplies travelers with information on visiting other small and charming towns closely situated to Venice. The book consists of many beautiful photographs that readers will find enjoyable to examine. Some pictures have added historic weight to them with the notes on places and buildings mentioned in the book. This volume offers a chance to experience the splendor and inspiration for the soul. Like Rick Steves, the author and artist-Veronica Winters wrote this book with passion and love for Italy based on her actual traveling experiences to Venice and its region. This book is everything you need to know to visit Venice and fall in love with it!

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