Venice: The Dorothy Dunnett Guide

Follow in the footsteps of Nicholas de Fleury and explore Venice with the characters in Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolò series.

Venice: the Dorothy Dunnett Guide helps you discover locations where the action takes place. Visit the Rialto where Gregorio conducts the bank's business and the Palazzo Ducale where Nicholas negotiates with the city's officials. Meander across the lagoon to San Michele. location of the secret map, and to the glassmaking island of Murano.

The guide contains a brief history of Venice and describes the city's unique architecture and lagoon, and the techniques that made it possible to build a city that seems to float on water. Using quotations from the novels, maps, photographs and historical illustrations, the guide will help readers imagine life in Niccolò's time - and perhaps even locate Dunnett's Ca' Niccolò. 

This guide is a delight for all Dunnett readers, whether visiting in person or from an armchair.

First published: 2026.  Size: A5 (approx ½ US "letter"). 81 pages