Rick Steves' Europe : Venice - Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking / American Public Television.

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Take a special guided tour away from tourist-trampled routes with European travel expert, TV host, and best-selling author, Rick Steves. Sorting through the monuments of magical Venice, we trace its decline from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic. We cruise its main street - the Gran...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: American Public Television
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], ©2001.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Physical geography > Europe.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking
Venice - Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking
Other Uniform Title:Rick Steves' Europe (Television program)
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • Introduction to Venice - Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking (1:01)
  • Piazza San Marco (2:25)
  • Bridge of Sighs & Arsenal (1:38)
  • Church of St. Mark's (2:56)
  • Getting Around Venice (1:11)
  • Tour a Venetian Palazzo (1:34)
  • Elegant Decline of the Venetian Republic (2:22)
  • Shopping & Street Music (1:44)
  • Tourist Tips for Venice (3:28)
  • Venice's Water system (1:58)
  • Cicchetti - Venetian hors d'oeuvres (1:07)
  • Art in Venice - Renaissance Humanism (1:38)
  • Gondolas - Symbol of Venice (1:45)