Venice is a Fish
Subtitle: a Cultural Guide
Publisher: Profile Books; Avery
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9781847651723; 9781592405022
Subjects: Guidebooks; Venice; Description and travel; Venice (Italy); Geography
Description: Built on an inverted forest, paved with a tortoiseshell of boulders, Venice is a maze of tiny alleys, bridges and squares. Tiziano Scarpa wanders through the city, recounting the customs and secrets that only Venetians know. With everything from practical advice for aspiring Venetian lovers to hints at where to find the best bacaro, Scarpa waves the tourist in the right direction and, without naming a single restaurant, hotel or bar, relates the secret language needed to experience the real Venice. So ignore the street signs - why fight the labyrinth? Venice, the fish, is ready to swallow you.
Table of contents: title: Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; feet; legs; heart; hands; face; ears; mouth; nose; eyes; books; thanks; coda; venice Guy de Maupassant; the killing stones; instructions for self-defence against beauty; the bridge of gums; going back to sleep in Venice Diogo Mainardi.