Title: A Weekend in Venice
Product review: I recently spent a weekend in Venice and found this book to be an extremely helpful architectural guide. Whether you have a list of buildings you are set to see, or you want to ramble through the island's sestieri, this book will clearly inform you of what special gems are on your route. Each strucutre's description (usually a pithy one page description)is matched with a sophisticated and compelling photograph (some black and white; some in color). What this book provides is an architectural overview, a brief historical context, and a bit of suggestion for both the iconic Venetian structures, as well as the lesser knowns. This very combination makes the book unique. I found myself as interested in visiting the Palazzo Ducale, as I was the modern car-park. This fantastic little gem is durable and washable (having perused it after eating a panino, I know): it can be thrown into a backpack just as easily as it can be displayed on your coffee table.
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