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food in Veneto | wine in Veneto
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Venice, and Veneto beyond Venice.
Say Veneto and you immediately think of
Venice lagoon, the gondolas on the Grand Canal, the Bridge of Sighs,
the wild Carnival, the great architecture, the artistic masterpieces,
the sumptuous palazzi, the magic of the narrow streets, the
International Film Festival, the Biennale Art Exhibition, the
Fenice Theatre, the prestigious universities, the many indications of
the splendor and ostentatious wealth of a marine power that dominated the
Mediterranean for five centuries.
But the Veneto is not just Venice,
and its landscape does not just consist of the sea. The mountains of the
Veneto have a rare beauty. The
Dolomites seen from
Cortina
d'Ampezzo, the famous holiday resort in the province of Belluno,
are a fabulous spectacle. And the whole area of the river Po delta,
in the province of Rovigo, is a unique environment of exceptional
natural interest.
At Padua, an ancient and learned city, the majestic
Basilica that houses the relics of S. Antonio attracts
millions of pilgrims every year.
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The attraction of the
Palladian Villas
is also strong, named after their creator, the great architect Andrea
Palladio who, in the sixteenth century, planned and realized buildings
whose harmonious beauty is still capable of astonishing, such as La
Rotonda in Vicenza. And during the summer at Verona, the
city immortalized by Shakespeare in his Romeo and Juliet, a night at
the opera in the Arena should not be missed.
By ENIT Official Website
Gastronomic itineraries:
A recommended gastronomic visit!
Tasting foods, wine and grappa in Vicenza
All the hotels in Venice
Hotels in other places in Veneto
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