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Author: Elisabetta Baldisserotto Publisher: Comma Press ISBN: 191269753X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate – the way so many of the city’s residents already have – to the mainland... An aspiring author struggles with the inexorable creep of rentalisation that has forced him to share his apartment, and life, with ‘global pilgrims’... An ageing painter rails against the liberties taken by tourists, but finds his anger undermined by his own childhood memories of the place... The Venice presented in these stories is a far cry from the ‘impossibly beautiful’, frozen-in-time city so familiar to the thousands who flock there every year – a city about which, Henry James once wrote, ‘there is nothing new to be said.’ Instead, they represent the other Venice, the one tourists rarely see: the real, everyday city that Venetians have to live and work in. Rather than a city in stasis, we see it at a crossroads, fighting to regain its radical, working-class soul, regretting the policies that have seen it turn slowly into a theme park, and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink what kind of city it wants to be.
Author: Elisabetta Baldisserotto Publisher: Comma Press ISBN: 191269753X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate – the way so many of the city’s residents already have – to the mainland... An aspiring author struggles with the inexorable creep of rentalisation that has forced him to share his apartment, and life, with ‘global pilgrims’... An ageing painter rails against the liberties taken by tourists, but finds his anger undermined by his own childhood memories of the place... The Venice presented in these stories is a far cry from the ‘impossibly beautiful’, frozen-in-time city so familiar to the thousands who flock there every year – a city about which, Henry James once wrote, ‘there is nothing new to be said.’ Instead, they represent the other Venice, the one tourists rarely see: the real, everyday city that Venetians have to live and work in. Rather than a city in stasis, we see it at a crossroads, fighting to regain its radical, working-class soul, regretting the policies that have seen it turn slowly into a theme park, and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink what kind of city it wants to be.
Author: Ellen Grady Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1905131747 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Fully updated new edition of a key Blue Guide, the guide of choice for experts and independent travelers. Revised and extensively updated, Blue Guide Sicily offers an in-depth history of this historically rich destination. Ellen Grady gives a comprehensive overview of the island—from detailed analyses of cities, sights and works of art to carefully chosen suggestions of where and what to eat and where to stay. The guide is strong on history, art, archaeology, architecture, landscape, conservation and wildlife. Full-color maps, two-tone plans and black-and-white photographs.
Author: Jo-Ann Titmarsh Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 0762766352 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 129
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Explore Venice on foot with the help of this innovative guide, filled with full-color, aerial-view maps and color photographs. The routes are comprehensive but not overwhelming, allowing you to connect neighborhoods, parks, and noteworthy sights at your own pace. The informative, lively text provides provides background information on all the must-see areas and offer lots of personal insights and advice — including where to eat, drink, and shop along the way.
Author: Paul Blanchard Publisher: Blue Guide: Northern Italy ISBN: 9781905131013 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
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SPECIAL REPRINT EDITION: Blue Guide Northern Italy 2005, OF WHICH THIS IS A REPRINT, remains the classic reference source for some of the most stunning scenery and the most famous towns in the world - including, for example, Venice, Verona, Milan and Bologna - focusing on the artists who lived there and the patrons who gave them commissions.
Author: Alta Macadam Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1905131755 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
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Fully updated new edition of this essential Blue Guide to the city of the Renaissance. Completely updated, this edition contains superb coverage of painting, architecture and sculpture as well as updates on museums including the reorganized Uffizi. Detailed coverage of where to stay and eat. The depth of information and quality of research make this book the best guide for the independent cultural traveller as well as for all students of art history, architecture and Italian culture. Ideal as an on-site guide as well as a desk resource. With maps, plans and photographs.
Author: Thomas Jonglez Publisher: Editions Jonglez ISBN: 9782361952266 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
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Five years of research were needed to conceive this exceptional guide, which will allow all lovers of Venice and the Venetians themselves to start exploring the most extraordinary city in the world, away from the beaten path.
Author: Clemens F. Kusch Publisher: Dom Pub ISBN: 9783869223629 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 277
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Venice has developed into a Mecca for international architects in the last few decades. The elite of contemporary architecture gather to celebrate the most prestigious architecture exhibition of our time at the Biennale in the shadows of St. Mark's Place, the Rialto Bridge and the Doge's Palace. It is all the more amazing that there is no current guide which covers the modern architecture of the largest open-air-museum in the world. This Architectural Guide is a ticket to a journey of discovery off the beaten tourist path through Venice after 1950. The boat trips and walks in the guide lead to new residential complexes and converted harbour sheds, to works by Carlo Scarpa, Tadao Ando and David Chipperfield. This very practical travel guide also examines controversial new projects like the flood control barriers or spectacular conversions like that of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi by Rem Koolhaas. In addition to never realised designs by Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, the authors present all the Biennale pavilions from the last six decades.
Author: Alta Macadam Publisher: ISBN: 9781905131945 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 0
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THE BEST-PRESENTED, BEST-RESEARCHED CULTURAL GUIDEBOOKS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Full color throughout, with photographs, diagrams, site plans and detailed maps. The 10th edition of this accessible, detailed guide to Venice is an essential handbook for any traveler who wants to fully understand the existence and future challenges of this unique and extraordinary city, as well as its history, art, architecture, cuisine and culture.
Author: Elisabetta Baldisserotto
Author: Elisabetta Baldisserotto
Author: Robin Saikia
Author: Ellen Grady
Author: Alta Macadam
Author: Jo-Ann Titmarsh
Author: Paul Blanchard
Author: Alta Macadam
Author: Thomas Jonglez
Author: Clemens F. Kusch
Author: Alta Macadam