What Will Your Venice Encounter Be?Admiring the city"s brush-clutching rebels, Tintoretto and TitianWhispering with the opera critics in the balconies at Teatro La Fenice"thinking with the senses" at the acclaimed Biennale and Pinault"s Palazzo GrassiGetting acquainted with a daily menu of soft-shell crabs and Bassano asparagusConcocting your own Da Vinci code from sinister Ducal Palace intriguesCruising the lagoon and island-hopping in a bragosso (Venetian barge)Discover Twice the City in Half the TimeFull-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigationArt historian and culture critic Alison Bing recommends the very best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainmentUnique itineraries and highlights help you get a backstage view of one of the most visited cities in the worldLocal musicians and artists reveal Venice"s startling innovative streak