An air of home-spun guile and complacency, as of a man who has made a large fortune out of slightly shady dealings in artichokes." (The People: 2) But he was a marvelous painter and an amazing thinker. His ideas were behind the Natural History Museum in Oxford being built, and the O’Shea brothers carving those extraordinary capitals. Someone would bring a plant from the botanical gardens in the morning, and these Irish masons would carve that plant into the building. A lot of those ideas about the Gothic, Ruskin cuts in Venice. He spends a lot of time drawing and measuring. He’s very careful, trying to tabulate the world. He has a lot of ideas about when arches became Byzantine, and when they became Romanesque. He is quite often quite wrong. But the idea is a powerful one, that Venice, as a Gothic city, is an act for good. A must visit when in Venezia. But to really enjoy it you should probably arrive right when they open. I went after lunch on a January afternoon and it was just too crowded to appreciate it fully and this is in the off season so I can’t imagine what it is like when Venice is full of tourists. Do we not know them well, whenever we live, the aesthetic conservers on the one hand, the men of change on the other? Which of these two philosophies is the more romantic, I have never been able to decide." (The City: 22) Before we get to the books you’ve recommended, what do you feel someone visiting Venice needs to know about the city and what drives it? Is it the phrase that comes up in your book, ‘ com’era dov’era’?

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Venice’s contributions to the Renaissance are indisputable: the city gave us Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese, and you can spot them all at Gallerie dell'Accademia in Dorsoduro. Look out too for The Tempest, a painting by Giorgione – no one knows what the scene on this mysterious little canvas is meant to be about – and some unmissable work by Hieronymus Bosch. But the most remarkable thing about this book is the writing. The prose is like wonder washing over one: Sons and Lovers - I'm trying to repress as much of D.H. Lawrence as possible, but I was under the impression this one was set in Britain.Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount. So do the two by Peter Carey ("His Illegal Self" and "Theft" -- both Australia, plus New York City in "Illegal Self") and Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry" (England). Let’s move on to The Architectural History of Venice by Deborah Howard, which seems to go right from the beginning, the founding of Venice.

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There is, I think, an easy explanation for the vast difference in quality and style between the two books. Trieste and The Meaning of Nowhere was written in 2002, one of her later works. The World of Venice, on the other hand, was written in 1960. I don't think she'd yet found her unique and lovely way of bringing together the eloquent travel essay, the quirks of history, and the expert tour guide into one unified whole.I like mysteries so I’ve read quite a few of Donna Leon’s books over the years, just because there are so many of them. When I was reading your travel guide to Venice and you mentioned the name of a place, I kept going, ‘Oh, yes, I know that name. Brunetti is always walking along there.’ For more cheap hotels in Venice Italy, consider The Gritti Palace a Luxury Collection Hotel Venice. This luxury five-star hotel offers one of the most beguiling views overlooking the Grand Canal, plus the Gritti Epicurean School, Riva Yacht experiences and the Gritti SPA branded by Sisley Paris. The silver reliquary of St Nicholas [in Bari] ...has for nine centuries consistently exuded a liquid Holy Manna of such purity as to be indistinguishable from the purest spring water." (The Lagoon: 30) Lovingly referred to as Venice's living room, St Mark's Square is where you can stroll, enjoy the sun, and grab a coffee or lunch at the fashionable cafes. Venice breakfasts are light and simple. Expect strong coffee, freshly baked croissants and fruit plates. But, because you're on holiday, you should probably try a chiacchiere. These indulgent, deep-fried pastries are made with sweet marsala wine, lemon zest and vanilla. But, be warned, they are seriously addictive.

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The absolute other end of paintings to go and see would be the Carpaccios in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, which is behind San Marco. They’re almost genre pictures because they are pictures of Venice as it was in 1500. There is this extraordinary, overriding oddity about Venice, which is that because it’s so unchanged whether it’s in Carpaccio or Bellini, Guardi or Canaletto, you’re looking at paintings with a costumed cast that could be you. That’s such an exciting thing. Obviously, things change a bit: the gondolas used to have covers, now they don’t. But, in general, many views, whether medieval or later, are recognizably unchanged. Free Child Places - One free child place for every two full paying adults sharing accommodation is available on selected holidays, where you see the ‘Free child place’ label, subject to availability. Maximum one free child per room. When free child places sell out, the current child price will apply. Sometimes restrictions apply to some rooms. Supplements still apply for optional extras added to the holiday. A deposit is payable for the free child place at the time of booking - this will be deducted from the final holiday balance. The child age limit can vary by hotel. Offer can be changed/withdrawn without notice.If you’ve got someone to woo, then a 40-minute gondola ride through the quiet canals from Bacino Orseolo will seduce even the stoniest of hearts. Trips start from 80 euros – the official city rate – rising to 100 euros from 19:00. The average gondola costs nearly 40,000 euros to buy, each smart watercraft being painstakingly assembled from 280 hand-made pieces, using eight types of wood. Brunetti is a most sympathetic hero who one can only identify with, with his children and his wife who is an academic, a Jane Austen scholar or something highly convincing like that. The children are busy writing their homework, while he’s sorting out gory crimes. There’s also the most marvelous lady, a Miss Moneypenny figure who is a constant through the books, who’s always tutting and letting him in to go and see his superiors. There’s not an overarching dramatic narrative as exciting as the Cruz Smith book, but these books do immerse you in Venice. She’s American, but her complete fluency in the ways of Venice allows us to dive in with her.