The Guardian Bookshop makes over 180,000 books available with up to 40% discount, as well as highlighting some of our favourite publications in each genre.
Find out more.
A story-filled portrait of Venice, packed with facts and conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges, squares, churches and markets. Looking at the history of the city from its first refugees to the tourist invasions of today, and everything in between, including the rise of the trading empire, the wars against Napoleon, the glass blowers of Murano, the carnival masks, the artists, the sieges, scandals and seductions.
Synopsis
Leads us through the history of the Venice city, from the first refugees arriving in the mists of the lagoon in the fourth century to the rise of a great mercantile state and a trading empire, the wars against Napoleon and the tourist invasions of today.
