Italy Country Guide - Veneto
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The Veneto is one of most beautiful regions in Italy, due to its huge variety of
landscapes and ancient towns. The region of Veneto is the most diverse region in
Italy. If you want to experience all that Italy has to offer in one relatively small
geographical area, then the Veneto should be your destination.
Veneto has a rare combination of pleasant climate, stunning scenery, beautiful towns
and cities, cultural heritage and culinary delights.
The countryside has a unique charm with its small cities, treasure troves of art
and fine living. Oonly a few miles to the north the Alps begin, their foothills
dotted with charming towns and lined with picturesque world-class vineyards.
Apart from Venice, its capital and one of the most romantic cities in the world,
the region of Veneto includes the soaring peaks of the Dolomite mountain range that
are home to the world famous ski-resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo and are arguably one
of the most beautiful range of mountains in Europe.
The beautiful hill country that precedes the dramatic rise of the Dolomites is home
to some of Italy's most famous wines and some of its more enchanting hill towns.
There are also spa resorts hidden away in these hills, whose thermal springs were
first used by the Romans. Among them, the amazing Euganean Hills one of the most
breathtaking, flourishing attractions surrounding the city of Padua. At the foot
of the hills are the spa towns of Abano and Montegrotto Terme.
Most people speed through the Veneto on their way to our favorite Italian city,
Venice. Because the average traveler aims only to see the city on the lagoon, the
rest of the region is blessedly devoid of tourist crowds, and yet, consider what
they are missing: Padua the Erudite (Padova), where lovers of Renaissance painting
can see Giotto's memorable fresco cycle. Its great basilica of Saint Anthony is
very well-known among the catholic world.
Verona, home to Romeo and Juliet, one of the prettiest and most historical little
cities in the whole country.
Vicenza, the memorable "laboratory" for a man who may have been the most
influential architect in history, Andrea Palladio, famous for designing magnificent
villas.
Treviso, birthplace of radicchio and countaining a wealth of Renaissance palaces
and arcades.
Asolo, a beautiful tiny hilltop medevial town at the foothills of the Dolomites.
Soave, a fairy-tale castle town whose name you may already know from your local
wine shop. Chioggia, a mini-Venice with all the canals and none of the crowds.
Lake Garda, flanked by lemon and olive groves, with the snowy Alps reflected in
its silvery waters. Teensy Marostica, where you can watch a human chess game whose
living pieces are garbed in Renaissance costumes.
Bassano del Grappa, the sub-alpine home of white asparagus. Valpollicella, a verdant
valley strewn with countless family wineries.
These and many other delights await you in Veneto. Come with us on a tour of the
region, and perhaps you too will decide to choose it when buying your dream home
in Italy.
The region has excellent road and rail links within Italy and with Europe. Veneto
region is served by three international airports: Venice, Venice-Treviso and Verona
connecting with all major London and UK airports. British Airways (Venice Marco
Polo airport; Verona airport); EasyJet (Venice Marco Polo airport); Ryanair (Venice
Treviso airport).
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