content: This book makes it easy to review each section of Venice to decide where you want to go and where you do not want to go. I am an artists who has been painting for many decades and what I wanted to do was determine where paintings where that I needed to see for my work. It is not just for art, shopping guides and sites are there also. I purchased it because it was rated the highest and after reading it I agree. Very easy to follow. (I also picked up 'Top Ten Venice' and it did give good information on museums, sites to see and also a section on getting around but was not as detailed as 'Venice and the Veneto'. There is so much to see in Venice who really could choose the top ten?) I have read 'Venice and the Veneto', every line and would not leave home without it.