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The World of Venice: Revised Edition

A fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. "A highly intelligent portrait of an eccentric city, written in powerful prose and enlivened by many curious mosaics of information...a beautiful book to read and to possess" (The Observer). New Foreword by the Author. Index.

Subject
travel
Setting
italyveniceeurope
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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