If you can't go there, then you can enjoy a story set there

This is a great idea. Here's a website with a collection of books and films about various cities, including Florence and Venice.

Here's the explanation:

"We all have our favourite places and favourite stories aboutthem. Our idea of these places is usually a mix of experience and imagination andfiction is usually not the smallest contributor to our mental maps.

I love London, Venice and Florence, so I made this site, with lists and reviews of all sorts of fiction setin these three cities. You'll also now find some odd added non-fiction."

Since I'm such a bookworm, this is a perfect site for me!