2015, ISBN: 9781931257497

2015 UPDATED Streetwise Venice Map - Laminated City Street Map of Venice, Italy - Folding pocket size travel mapThis map covers the following areas:Main Venice, Italy Map 1:8,400M… Meer...

2015 UPDATED Streetwise Venice Map - Laminated City Street Map of Venice, Italy - Folding pocket size travel mapThis map covers the following areas:Main Venice, Italy Map 1:8,400Murano Island Map 1:22,000Giudecca Island Map 1:12,000Venice Water Bus MapVenice: Prince of the Adriatic, Queen of romantics, King of canals and palaces. Venice is pure Italian opera.Like the famous Fenice Theatre, twice resurrected after devastating fires, Venice continues to flirt with disaster. The Venetian Lagoon which swells and floods Venice each year during the acque alta threatens to do so permanently unless a solution is found. But Venice continues to hold her head above water like a bejeweled diva swooning in the sea. Masked revelers during carnival seem like theatrical extras to a city that is always center stage. For the first time visitor, the pageantry of Venice is intoxicating. For the return visitor, it is addicting.For hundreds of years, under the command of Doges, Venice was one of the most enduring sea powers on earth. Today, Venice is the most enduring tourist venue on earth. If you get caught up in the seemingly unending flow of visitors streaming along the main “calles” between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark’s square do not despair. STREETWISE® Map of Venice Italy will rescue you from your confusion and transport you to marvelous undiscovered parts of the six “sestieri” spread across the city’s islands. STREETWISE® in hand, you’ll feel more native than interloper.Famous for its Venetian art, baroque palaces, mercantile history, and regional cuisine, Venice is a city that must be experienced on foot. Gradually, in dozens of churches, museums, and palaces, the extraordinary richness of Venice is revealed. So much to see, it will strain your neck and feet by the end of the day! You will still be able to count on your STREETWISE® Venice Map to get you back to your hotel or Palazzo.The island of Murano has been a center of glass making since the late 13th century when it was ruled that glassmaking be moved from Venice out to the island to protect the city from fire. Glass makers were famous for being the first to craft mirrors and were also know for the curlicue ornate chandeliers they produced. Glass making continues today and tours of the factories and their ubiquitous gift shops are widely available. The inset map of Murano will help you escape the tour and find a lovely spot for lunch.Our pocket size map of Venice is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Venice map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Venice map today and you too can navigate Venice, Italy like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Barnes & Noble search bar.About STREETWISE® MapsSTREETWISE® is the first map to be designed with modern graphics and is the originator of the laminated, accordion-fold map format. We've set the standard that every map company has imitated but never duplicated. Our mission is to make you feel comfortable, to make you feel safe in a place where you've never been before and to enable you to experience a familiar place more fully.The company was founded in 1984 by Michael Brown, who had been in international publishing for many years, setting up subsidiaries for textbook publishers. In the 1970's, Brown traveled extensively throughout Africa, India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Brown would take a large paper map, cut out the city center, folded it up and slip it into his pocket, thus preventing him from looking like a tourist in areas where discretion is the better part of travel. This was his tool for surviving.After many years on the road, Brown settled back in New York and decided to start his own business, based on the adaptations he had made to maps in his travels. His goal was to give someone the ability to navigate easily in unfamiliar terrain.He started with a new map format: the accordion fold. Such a simple idea, but at the time it was revolutionary. No more struggling to fold an awkward, oversized paper map. This new format would enable the user to blend in like a native, instead of stick out like a tourist. Brown then added lamination to ensure that the map would be a lasting tool.More important than the format was the design of the map itself. It had to be a map that not only succeeded above and beyond any map he had used, but was esthetically appealing as well. The look of it had to be as striking as the functionality. Color was introduced in a way that was never seen before in a map - vivid purple for water, soothing gray for the background of street grids, gold to highlight elements of the map. Clarity, conciseness and convenience in a very stylish package.Building the business was a 24 hour job. Brown sold the maps durin Trade Books>Non-book>Maps-International>Maps,Italy>Rome,Floren,Ven, Streetwise Maps, Incorporated Core >9<

ISBN: 9781931257497

Streetwise Venice Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Venice, Italy - Folding pocket size travel map with water bus lines. This map covers the following areas: Main Venice, Italy Ma… Meer...

Streetwise Venice Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Venice, Italy - Folding pocket size travel map with water bus lines. This map covers the following areas: Main Venice, Italy Map 1:8,400 Murano Island Map 1:22,000 Giudecca Island Map 1:12,000 Venice Water Bus Map Venice map dimensions: 8.5 x 4 inches when map is folded 8.5 x 27 inches when map is unfolded Venice: Prince of the Adriatic, Queen of romantics, King of canals and palaces. Venice is pure Italian opera. Like the famous Fenice Theatre, twice resurrected after devastating fires, Venice continues to flirt with disaster. The Venetian Lagoon which swells and floods Venice each year during the acque alta threatens to do so permanently unless a solution is found. But Venice continues to hold her head above water like a bejeweled diva swooning in the sea. Masked revelers during carnival seem like theatrical extras to a city that is always center stage. For the first time visitor, the pageantry of Venice is intoxicating. For the return visitor, it is addicting. For hundreds of years, under the command of Doges, Venice was one of the most enduring sea powers on earth. Today, Venice is the most enduring tourist venue on earth. If you get caught up in the seemingly unending flow of visitors streaming along the main 93 calles 94 between the Rialto Bridge and St Mark92's square do not despair. STREETWISE® Map of Venice Italy will rescue you from your confusion and transport you to marvelous undiscovered parts of the six 93sestieri94 spread across the city92's islands. STREETWISE® in hand, you'll feel more native than interloper. Famous for its Venetian art, baroque palaces, mercantile history, and regional cuisine, Venice is a city that must be experienced on foot. Gradually, in dozens of churches, museums, and palaces, the extraordinary richness of Venice is revealed. So much to see, it will strain your neck and feet by the end of the day! You will still be able to count on your STREETWISE® Venice Map to get you back to your hotel or Palazzo. The island of Murano has been a center of glass making since the late 13th century when it was ruled that glassmaking be moved from Venice out to the island to protect the city from fire. Glass makers were famous for being the first to craft mirrors and were also know for the curlicue ornate chandeliers they produced. Glass making continues today and tours of the factories and their ubiquitous gift shops are widely available. The inset map of Murano will help you escape the tour and find a lovely spot for lunch. Our pocket size map of Venice is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Venice map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Venice map today and you too can navigate Venice, Italy like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar. Engelse Boeken Reizen en vrije tijd Alle reizen en vrije tijd Engelse Boeken > Reizen & vrije tijd > Alle reizen & vrije tijd Paperback, Streetwise Maps<

ISBN: 1931257493

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