Northeast Italy Book

	Introducing
01	Introduction	1
	Visiting Northeast Italy: a Little Orientation	4
02	History	5
03	Art and Architecture	23
04	Tales of Tyranny and Harmony	39
	The Guide
05	Food and Drink	53
06	Travel	61
	Getting There	62
	Tour Operator and Special-interest Holidays	66
	Entry Formalities	66
	Getting Around	68
07	Practical A-Z	73
	Climate and When to Go	74
	Crime and Police	74
	Disabled Travellers	75
	Embassies and Consulates	75
	Festivals	75
	Food and Drink	77
	Health and Emergencies	79
	Maps	79
	Money	79
	Opening Hours	80
	Packing	81
	Photography	81
	Post Offices	82
	Shopping	82
	Sports and Activities	82
	Telephones and Internet	84
	Time	85
	Toilets	85
	Tourist Offices	85
	Where to Stay	85
08	Venice	89
	History	110
	Architecture	115
	Venetian Art	115
	Around the city	117
	The Grand Canal	117
	Piazza San Marco	122
	San Marco to Rialto	131
	San Marco to the Accademia	133
	Dorsoduro	133
	San Polo and Santa Croce	136
	San Marco to Castello	137
	San Marco to Santi Giovanni e Paolo	139
	Cannaregio	141
	San Giorgio Maggiore and the Giudecca	143
	The Lagoon and its Islands	143
09	The Veneto	149
	Venice to Padua: The Brenta Canal	151
	Padua	156
	South of Padua	169
	The Euganean Hills and Around	169
	Little Messopotamia	176
	North of Padua	179
	Asolo	186
	Bassano del Grappa	188
	Nove, Morastica and West to Schio	192
	Asiago and the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni	194
	Vicenza	195
	South of Vicenza: The Monti Berici	211
	Verona	214
	South of Verona: La Pianura Veronese	227
	North of Verona: Lessinia Natural Park	230
	Lake Garda	233
	The Eastern Veneto	253
10	The Dolomites	263
	The Dolomites of the Veneto: the Cadore	268
	Cortina d'Ampezzo	271
	The Western Dolomites: Trentino	275
	Trento	280
	East of Trento	286
	West of Trento: the Brenta Dolomites	292
	Along the Noce: the Val di Sole and Val di Non	296
	Alto Adige/Sud Tirol	301
	San Michele all'Adige to Bolzano: the Wine Road	303
	Bolzano/Bozen	304
	East of Bolzano	308
	Northeast of Bolzano: the Val Gardena and the Val Badia	311
	North towards the Brenner Pass	313
	The Upper Adige	319
11	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	325
	From Venice to Lignano-Sabbiadoro	328
	Pordenone and its Province	330
	Palmanova, Aquileia and Grado	334
	Trieste	338
	Hasburgs and Karst: Excursions from Trieste	345
	Gorizia and the Collio	348
	Udine	350
	Cividale del Friuli	353
	North of Udine: the Julian Alps and the Carnia	355
	Reference
	Glossary	359
	Language	361
	Further Reading	364
	Index	366
	Maps and Plans
	Northeast Italy
	Chapter Divisions	3
	Venice	90
	Venice Transport	92
	Palazzi along the Grand Canal	118
	Piazza San Marco	123
	St Mark's Basilica	127
	The Veneto	150
	Villas of the Veneto	152
	La Malcontenta	154
	Padua	157
	Cappella degli Scrovegni	161
	South of Padua	170
	Villa Cornaro	180
	North of Padua	181
	Villa Barbaro	185
	Vicenza	198
	Villa Chiericati	204
	La Rotonda	209
	Verona	216
	Around Verona	228
	Lake Garda	234
	The Dolomites	264
	The Veneto Dolomites	268
	The Western and Brenta Dolomites	276
	Trento	281
	The Dolomites (Alto Adige)	300
	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	327