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DamienSimonisAustralia/澳大利亚
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1741041988
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266
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32
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简裝本
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LonelyPlanetPublicationsLtd
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2005-4-1
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1454
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ThisguidetoVeniceincludesacolourmapsection,thepickofplacestoeat,sleepandshop,walkingtours,onandoffthebeatenpath,excursiondetailsandalanguagesectionandfoodglossary.
Driftalonginagondola,marvelatmosaicsordancethenightawayatamaskedball—howeveryouwanttospendyourtimeinVenice,thisindispensableguiderevelsthebestofItaly'smostmagicalcity.
1.16-pagefull-colourmapsection
2.thelagooncityfromthewater–detailedcolourguidetothesightsalongtheGrandCanal
3.accommodationtosuiteverystyleandbudget,fromcoastalcampsitestocanalsidepalaces
4.explorethecity'stopattractionsandsecretretreatswithsixwalkingroutesaroundthesestieri
5.excursionsintotheVenetoincludePaduaandVerona
Venice
AcityofnortheastItalyonisletswithinalagoonintheGulfofVenice,awideinletofthenorthernAdriaticSea.Foundedinthe5thcenturyA.D.byrefugeesfleeingtheLombardinvaderswhohadgainedcontrolofthemainland,itbecameamajormaritimepowerbythe13thcenturyandspreaditsinfluenceovernorthernItalyandtheeasternMediterraneanbythe15thcentury.ItsterritoriesweregraduallylosttotheTurks,andin1797itpassedtoAustria.VenicewascededtoItalyin1866.Itisatouristandcommercialcenterknownforitscanals.Population:271,000.
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IntroducingVenice
CityLife
Arts
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IntroducingVenice
Thedap,dapofwaterthuddingagainstthesidesoftheairportwaterbusquickensasyouheadsouth
fromthemainlandacrosstheshimmeringlagoon.Inthedistancerisetheslenderbelltowersof
Muranoand,justbeyond,Venice.WoventogetherlikeafinepieceofBuranolacefromamyriadof
islets,Venicestillhastheself-assured,almostquietlyarrogantfeelofthe1000-yearmerchant
empirethatwasknownastheMostSereneRepublicandlongdominatedtheeasternMediterranean.
Whileyouapproachthisimpossiblecity,builtuponisletsandplatformsofcountlesspylonss]
ammedoverthecenturiesintothemudofthelagoon,itspeoplegoabouttheirbusiness,traipsing
aboutthelanesandalongcanals,upanddownthecountlessbridges.Theyhavenocarstorace
aroundin!Andsotheairhumstothesoundofpaddingfeet,chatterresonatingoffthewallsalong
narrowlanesandbusysquares.
TheroadsofVenicearemadeofwater.Fireengines,police,ambulancesandtaxistootleaboutas
wheeledvehicleswouldinothercities.On1yheretheyareallboatsandthespeedlimitis5km/h.
Notthatanyoneseemstoenforcethelimit.Suntannedtaxidriverspoundaboutintheirexpensive,
oak-panelledvessels,dodginggondolierswiththeirboatloadsofenthralledvisitors.
Venetiansareunperturbed.Usedtotheincredible,indigestibleaccumulationofnaturaland
constructedbeautythatsurroundsthem,andseeminglyindifferenttotheslowrottingdecayofthat
samebeauty,theysometimesgivetheimpressionofbeingunawarethatVenicehaslongceasedtobe
oneofthecentresoftheEuropeanuniverse.Venicewasandremainsasorepointwiththerestof
Italy,asourceofenvyandirritation.Throughoutitshistory,rivalsasvariedasthepopes,
Milan,Genoa,Padua,ImperialSpainandtheTurkssoughttobreakthehaughtymastersofthe
Adriatic.Oftentheycameclose.Nowadays,otherItaliansconsiderthecitytobeasstuck-upas
ever.
Veniceisunique,andnotonlyforitswateryhome.Thecity'sbuildersseemtohavedelightedin
variety:fromthegreatmosaicsofBasilicadiSanMarcoandTorcellotothesoberGothicmajestyof
theFrari,fromthesimplicityofRomanesquetothedisciplineofPalladio,fromthesensualityof
VenetoByzantinetotheextremesofbaroque,theconcentrationofarchitecturalgemsisastonishing.
Thesameistrueofitsart-themarchpastofgreatsfromtheVenetianschoo1seemsinfinite.Some
oftheirworksarescatteredingalleriesfarfromhome.
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DamienSimonis
Livingitleaninawintry,darksouthLondonasafreelancecopyeditoronthenation’sdailies(especiallyTheGuardian),Damien’sthoughtsregularlydriftedtootherclimesandotherdays,whenhehadlivedinCairoandPalermoteachingEnglish,orhitch-hikedthroughIraqwhenitwaslessdangeroustodoso.Followingalead,hetookapuntandmanagedtopryopenthedoortoLonelyPlanetin1992,amovethatchangedthecourseofhislife.
LonelyPlanetPublicationsistheworld’slargestindependentguidebookpublisherwithmorethan500titlesinprint,over400staffandofficesinLondonandOaklandaswellastheheadofficeinMelbourne.
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