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  Genoa CitySpots by Thomas Cook

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  Reliable pocket volume that covers the essentials ably, giving a good flavour of the city. Perfect for a short break.

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  Genova by Allemandi's Architectural Guides

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  Produced by the Faculty of Architecture at Genoa University, this is an informed and insightful journey through the landscape of the city. Scholarly and at times technical in tone, it will best suit visitors with an established interest in the field.

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  The Italian Lakes by Lonely Planet

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  A new guide from the Lonely Planet team which focuses on day trips and suggested itineraries for the budget and mid-range traveller.

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  Milan by Hedonist Guides

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  This fashionable series offers comprehensive entries on Milan's varied shopping and nightlife, including restaurants and hotels. Designed for the traveller who enjoys finer things.

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  Milan by Luxe

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  A wonderfully camp list of the best shops, restaurants and hotels for the traveller looking for a little luxury.

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  Milan by Wallpaper Guides

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  Designed for stylish citybreakers seeking the very best that Milan has to offer.

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  Italian Lakes: Car Tours & Walks by David Robertson & Sarah Stewart

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  A brilliant selection of 5 tours and nearly 40 walks of varied length and difficulty. As with any region of spectacular natural beauty, the Lakes are best explored on foot, and this lightweight, colourful and reliable volume is an absolute essential.

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  Milano by Allemandi's Architectural Guides

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  Put together by members of the Faculty of Architecture at Milan University, it is a fascinating companion that reveals a great deal about the city both past and present. Scholarly and occasionally technical in tone, it will appeal most to visitors with an established interest in the field.

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  Drive Around Northern Italy & Italian Lakes by Thomas Cook

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  Thomas Cook's interpretation of Northern Italy in fact stretches as far south as Florence, taking in Venice along the way. In a series of 24 fantastic proposed tours, numerous regions are covered in good detail, with plenty of maps and photographs as well as sightseeing, accommodation and restaurant tips. With so much ground covered in one book, those straying from the suggested routes will perhaps find detail lacking.

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  The Italian Lakes by Rough Guides

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  A comprehensive practical companion for the budget-conscious independent traveller that also offers plenty of contextual reading material. Those visiting Verona as part of a Lakes tour, rather than from Venice and the rest of the Veneto, will find the chapter on that city most helpful.

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  Venice Companion Guide by Hugh Honour

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  Compulsory reading for a comprehensive appreciation of the city.

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  Venice 2012 by Wallpaper

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  A beautifully-designed guide from Wallpaper magazine with their pick of the chicest hotels, trendiest bars, clubs and restaurants, and most glamorous shops.

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  Venice is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa

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  An eccentric cultural guide penned by a resident. Entertaining stories about the city sit alongside plenty of local secrets.

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  Venice: An Architectural Guide by Richard Goy

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  A serious architecture buff's guide to the city - weighty and detailed, but includes plenty of maps, walking tours and colourful illustrations.

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  Venice & the Best of Northern Italy by Fodor

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  This practical guide for the budget traveller, equivalent to a Rough guide, has detailed itineraries for the city and the surrounding countryside. It's full of beautiful photos and has a pull-out map.

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  Venice by Everyman MapGuides

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  A lightweight book of sturdy annotated maps offering details of sights, bars, shops and so on. Unique and perfect for a roaming stroll.,,

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  Venice Shortlist by Time Out

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  A condensed version of the full Time Out in which budget options and background reading are stripped away, leaving a lean selection of the choicest spots for a stylish short break.

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  Venice by Blue Guides

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  Alta McAdam's unrivalled cultural guide is now in its 8th edition and still offers new treasures on every page. For an in-depth exploration of the artistic and architectural wonders of the city, look no further.

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  Venice & The Veneto by Rough Guide

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  Comprehensive practical guide for the budget-conscious independent traveller, fusing indispensable detail across all regions with thoughtful background reading material. Includes colour sections on local festivals and palaces.

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  Venice Walks by OnFoot Guides

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  A crystal clear guide to walking around Florence. Each walk has a bird's eye-view illustration with notes and suggestions for what to see on the way. Should be bought as a companion to a guide with a better overall map of the city and more detailed practical and cultural information.

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  Venice & The Veneto by Eyewitness Guides

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  Sightseeing companion of stunning design, teeming with colour illustrations, photographs and maps, all supported by knowledgeable writing, really bringing the splendours of the city to life. Practical travel details are covered in the back pages, as is the wider Veneto.

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  Venice Top 10 by Eyewitness Guides

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  In colourful, user-friendly style this slender volume picks out the city's ten finest palazzos, churches, markets, hotels for every budget, restaurants in each region, activities for children and so on. Also includes an excellent pull-out map.

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  Venice & The Veneto by Lonely Planet

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  Exhaustive practical companion, typically informal in tone, that following some brief introductory chapters devotes itself to a thematic rather than regional arrangement: architecture, shopping, eating an so on. All presented in the usual LP grayscale, with some colour photographs adorning the glossy early pages.

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  Venice & The Veneto by Michelin Green Guides

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  After excellent introductory chapters the city is covered alphabetically by region, with sights suggested and explained along with recommended restaurants and the like. Later pages are devoted to the outlying islands and the Veneto more broadly, including Verona. A solid guide for a comfortable exploration.

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  Venice by Time Out Guides

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  A fantastic and thorough reference for sightseeing, shopping and eating & drinking, plus a decent overview of the city past and present. Includes a serviceable map section plus pages devoted to Verona, Treviso and the Veneto as a whole.