Venice for Pleasure

J. G. Links (1904-1997) was the Keeper of the Queen's furs, a detective novel writer, the world authority on Canaletto and a frequent writer on Ruskin and on Venice. Venice for Pleasure was originally written for his friends; it is the best loved guidebook in English.

Foreword by Jan Morris p. xi Preface to the Sixth Edition p. 7 Preface to the Tenth Edition p. 9 Introduction p. 12 Author to reader 12 Approaching Venice 16 View from the Molo 23 The Doge’s Palace and the Basilica 30 St Mark’s: The Piazza 41 A little Venetian history 52 View from the Campanile 61 Walk 1: The Accademia, the Zattere, the Frari, the Rialto Bridge p. 65 Preface 67 Piazza S. Marco to the Accademia 68 The Accademia 79 The Grand Canal seen from the Accademia 88 Between the Accademia and the Zattere 89 The Frari and its neighbourhood 95 The Rialto Bridge to Piazza S. Marco 106 Walk 2: The Riva degli Schiavoni, SS. Giovanni e Paolo, The Rialto Bridge p. 113 The Scuola di S. Giogio degli Schiavoni and the Arsenal 115 View from the Public Gardens 128 The Riva degli Schiavoni to SS. Giovanni e Paolo 134 View from the Fondamente Nuove 145 Between the Fondamente Nuove and the Rialto Bridge 147 Walk 3: The Sestiere di S. Marco p. 155 The Sestiere di S. Marco 157 The Correr Museum 165 Walk 4: The Grand Canal and the Canareggio Area p. 169 The Ca’ d’Oro 171 Northern Venice 175 The Canareggio 183 The Fondaco dei Turchi 188 From the Pescheria 194 Around Venice and the Islands of the Lagoon p. 197 The Ancient Settlements 199 Around Venice 201 Murano 207 Burano and Torcello 210 Venice for Children’s Pleasure and the Delights of the Brenta p. 213 Children in Venice 215 Exploring the Waterways 224 The Delights of the Brenta 225 Solutions 232 Appendices A. The Services provided by ACTV, p. 235 B. Books about Venice, p. 243 General p. 243 Guide Books p. 246 Art and Topography p. 250 C. The Street Signs of Venice, p. 256 D. Food and Drink, p. 258 About J. G. Links p. 262 List of Illustrations p. 265 Index p. 267 Maps, drawn by M. A. Verity venice – Key Map, inside front cover walk 1 – Southern Venice, p. 66 walk 2 – Eastern Venice, p. 114 walk 3 – The Sestiere di S. Marco, p. 156 around venice – p. 198