Veneto
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[edit] Veneto
Geographically variegated,Veneto faces the Adriatic and climbs out the Dolomites bellunesi. It brags the world famous towns of art like Venice and Verona and many industrial importance of Italy; here tourism, enterprise, culture and history, good wines and handicrafts and gastronomic products, nature and folklore interweave to make a portrait of the thousand faces. Veneto is located in the northeastern part of Italy, bordering on the Italian regions of Emilia Romagna and Lombardy, the autonomous Italian regions of Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the nation of Austria. It lies between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea and is crossed by the rivers Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave.
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- Venice - with St. Mark's Square, the Great Lagoon, the gondolas on the Grand Canal], Venice's Carnival together with great architecture, artistic masterpieces, particular narrow streets, the Biennale, the Marine Republic, but Veneto is not only Venice.
- Cortina d'Ampezzo - in the province of Belluno, is part of the Veneto as well. A place with spectacular views of the Dolomites where you can relax and walk in summer and go skiing in winter. The Olympic Wintergames in 1956 helped Cortina d'Ampezzo to become a city known anywhere in the world.
- Padova, the ancient and learned city with its Basilica del Santo that houses the relics of Saint Antonio is one of the major attraction points for millions of pilgrims every year.
- Verona - The city of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet? If you plan to go to Verona you should at least try to get one of the searched tickets for the opera in the Arena.
[edit] Other destinations
- Bibione - seaside town
- Eraclea - seaside town close to Jesolo
- Jesolo - large seaside town near to Venice
- Quarto D'altino - situated about 15 minutes, by train, from Venice's main island
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Get a map of Venice with the water bus routes. You can see major parts of the city just by getting on and traveling the canals around the major islands.
Just sit in St Marks Square and watch the pigeons, listen to the music, watch the people go by.
The Venitian glass is beautiful.
Be careful about the time of year you go to see Venice. It is under water some times. Planks are put out to walk when the sidewalks are not walkable. If you go the right time of the year, it is a beautiful city and well worth the trip.
