National Geographic Walking Venice - (National Geographic Walking Guide) (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

See the best of Venice with this streamlined walking guide, complete with step-by-step itineraries and maps to help you explore the city like a pro and navigate like a local. Created in a handy, take-along format, this guide is written by a seasoned travel writer to help conjure the spirit of the place in elegant text enhanced by National Geographic's famous eye for good pictures. More than just a guidebook, Walking Venice is full of information about the city and its people.

About the Author

California-based JOE YOGERST first explored Venice in the winter of 1986 and over the years has experienced the city in every season. His writing has appeared in Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, CNN Travel, BBC Travel, the International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and many other publications. Yogerst has worked on more than a dozen National Geographic book projects including Long Road South, his Lowell Thomas Award-winning account of a three-month journey along the Pan American Highway between Texas and Argentina.

Australian travel writer and photographer GILLIAN PRICE has been a resident of waterlogged Venice for over 35 years - and never takes it for granted. She spends much of the year exploring Italy on foot and with public transport for her many walking guidebooks.