Read the mini-reviews on the next four pages, then buy the books at your neighborhood bookstore or--if you can't find them locally--by clicking on the "Order page" links that accompany some of the listings.

Notes:

We've reviewed some books in more detail; click the links in the listings below to read the illustrated reviews.
If a book is out of print, there's a good chance that you'll be able to find a secondhand edition at an an online vendor like Amazon or Magers & Quinn, a family-owned independent bookseller in the U.S. that ships to customers around the world.

Venice book recommendations:

Background reading

General-interest guidebooks

Special-interest guidebooks

Popular fiction

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Hotel Advice:

Location can be important in a car-free city with 400+ bridges, especially when you're walking with luggage. Before you book, see:

Hotel Recomendations by Area
Find hotels that are handy to the airport, railroad station, cruise port, or Piazza San Marco, and in Mestre.

Aerial Venice Hotels
Read our tips on choosing the right sestiere or district. Then view individual hotels and their surroundings in large satellite photos and aerial close-ups.

MSC cruise ship in Venice

Venice for Cruisers:

Venice canal reflections

From our Venice Travel Blog:

A water taxi ride to Venice Airport
A warning about water taxis
Venice Railroad Station: a vaporetto view
Long lines at Venice Airport
Free boat trips to Murano
Need to pee? Prepare to pay
Crime in Venice
The perils of overpacking
Venetian daily life

Maggie in Venice

From Maggie in Venice:

A dog's life in Venice
A Beagle boards a water bus
Maggie in Venice video clips