Books on Venice

A virtual bookshelf of the best travel guides to Venice, along with histories of Venice, fun reads about Venice, and movies set in Venice

Guidebooks

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Pocket guides

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Specialty guides

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Travelogue / Culture

» More Venice travelogues

Movies

» More films set in Venice

History

» More Venice history

Art

» More Venice art books

Novels

» More books set in Venice

Phrase books

» More Italian phrasebooks

Tips & links

More books & movies

Venice links & resources

Sights & experiences
Lodging
Transport

Tourist info
Turismovenezia.it

Other useful sites
Agendavenezia.org [events]
Veneziaeventi.com [events]
Veneziadavivere.com [events]
Veniceforvisitors.com [guidesite]
Venezia.net [guidesite/events]
Veneziatoday.it [news/events]

Hotel
B&B
Apt
Hostel
Residence
Farm

Public
Air
Train
Car
Tour
Bus
Ship

Public transit
Actv.it (vaporetto [public "water buses"]; traghetti; land buses)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxis)
Alilaguna.it (airport ferry)

Maps
Amazon.com (print maps)
Maps.venicexplorer.net (address locator)
Smu.insula.it (route finder)

Venice airports
Veniceairport.it (Venice Marco Polo airport)
Trevisoairport.it (Treviso airport ~30 min. away; used by some low-cost airlines)

Airport transfers: By sea (to downtown Venice)
Alilaguna.it (public ferry: €15)
Viator.com (shared boat: €30; private boat: from €34)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: €100)

Airport transfers: By land (to Piazzale Roma)
Atvo.it (shuttle bus: €6)
Actv.it (city bus: €6)

Venice rail station
Venezia Santa Lucia: Grandistazioni.it, Fondamenta S. Lucia (in the NW corner of the city)
Vaproetto to San Marco: 1, 2, N

Driving/parking
Asmvenezia.it (Piazzale Rome garage: most central, €23–29; S. Giuliano lot: farthest, €12)
Veniceparking.it (Tronchetto garage: fairly central, €21)

Car resources
Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)

Walks & Day tours

Longer tours

Regional & long-distance bus (coach) info
Orariautobus.it
Italybus.it
Oraribus.com
ibus.it
Sitabus.it
Autobus.it

Venice cruise terminal
Vtp.it

Transport Venice airport—cruise terminal
Alilaguna.it (public ferry: €15)
Viator.com (shared boat: €30)
Viator.com (private boat: from €34)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: €110)
Atvo.it (shuttle bus to Piazzale Roma: €6)
Actv.it (city bus to Piazzale Roma: €6)

Transport Venice hotels—cruise terminal
Actv.it (public vaporetto: €7)
Alilaguna.it (public water shuttle: €8)
Viator.com (private motorboat: €18–€35)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: from €85)

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Venice activities

Guidebooks

Useful links

Info
Lodging
Transport

Tourist info
Turismovenezia.it

Other useful sites
Agendavenezia.org [events]
Veneziaeventi.com [events]
Veneziadavivere.com [events]
Veniceforvisitors.com [guidesite]
Venezia.net [guidesite/events]
Veneziatoday.it [news/events]

Hotel
B&B
Apartment
Hostel
Residence
Farm

Public
Air
Train
Car
Tour
Bus
Ship

Public transit
Actv.it (vaporetto [public "water buses"]; traghetti; land buses)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxis)
Alilaguna.it (airport ferry)

Maps
Amazon.com (print maps)
Maps.venicexplorer.net (address locator)
Smu.insula.it (route finder)

Venice airports
Veniceairport.it (Venice Marco Polo airport)
Trevisoairport.it (Treviso airport ~30 min. away; used by some low-cost airlines)

Airport transfers: By sea (to downtown Venice)
Alilaguna.it (public ferry: €15)
Viator.com (shared boat: €30; private boat: from €34)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: €100)

Airport transfers: By land (to Piazzale Roma)
Atvo.it (shuttle bus: €6)
Actv.it (city bus: €6)

Venice rail station
Venezia Santa Lucia: Grandistazioni.it, Fondamenta S. Lucia (in the NW corner of the city)
Vaproetto to San Marco: 1, 2, N

Driving/parking
Asmvenezia.it (Piazzale Rome garage: most central, €23–29; S. Giuliano lot: farthest, €12)
Veniceparking.it (Tronchetto garage: fairly central, €21)

Car resources
Emergency service/tow: tel. 803-116
Highway agency: Autostrade.it (traffic info, serivce areas, toll calculator, weather)
Italian automotive club (~AAA): Aci.it
ZTLs: Ztl-italia.blogspot.com (lightly outdated, but handy, links to cities' traffic-free zones)

Walks & Day tours

Longer tours

Regional & long-distance bus (coach) info
Orariautobus.it
Italybus.it
Oraribus.com
ibus.it
Sitabus.it
Autobus.it

Venice cruise terminal
Vtp.it

Transport Venice airport—cruise terminal
Alilaguna.it (public ferry: €15)
Viator.com (shared boat: €30)
Viator.com (private boat: from €34)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: €110)
Atvo.it (shuttle bus to Piazzale Roma: €6)
Actv.it (city bus to Piazzale Roma: €6)

Transport Venice hotels—cruise terminal
Actv.it (public vaporetto: €7)
Alilaguna.it (public water shuttle: €8)
Viator.com (private motorboat: €18–€35)
Motoscafivenezia.it (water taxi: from €85)

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