Mare di Carta bookshop in Venice

It's a welcoming bookshop nestled in the upper District of Santa Croce, where the sea air will sweep you away as soon as you walk through the door.

Here you'll find everything that's made, said, sung and lived on the sea.

Cristina Giussani, the Master on board this book boat, who also knows the French language perfectly, is also a scholar on the history and life of the Venetian lagoon.

Librairie Mare di Carta Yes, if you've forgotten, Venice is indeed at the centre of a lagoon, without the protection and characteristics of which it would never have existed.

At this bookshop, which is also a quality publishing house, you'll find plenty of books that will tell you all about the heart of the Venetian lagoon and the life and history of its many islands.

And if you want to find out more about the lagoon, you can visit the Venice Museum. And if you want to find out more about all the boats that ply the waters of Venice, including its “royal fish” the gondola, there are many fine books waiting for you here, many of them in French.

If you're a sailor, Mare di Carta also has all the maritime charts for the region and beyond. And for the rest of you, you can buy quality maps and charts to help you navigate Venice's Calli with your feet.

And don't miss the CD published by Mare di Carta featuring old gondolier songs and sailors' songs from the Venetian lagoon.

Mare di Carta
Open Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 13:00 and from 15:30 to 19:30
Fondamenta dei Tolentini, 222 - Santa Croce
30135 Venezia
Telephone: +39 041 716 304

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