Veneto Italy Guide

Veneto Guide

The history of the region of Veneto is Closely linked to the history of the Marine Republic of Venice That extended the ITS rule over the Entire area from the beginning of the 12th century, reaching as to make as Brescia and Bergamo as on the mainland and make as Crete Peloponnese and in the Mediterranean. During the period of the Serenissima, many wonderful cities of art sprung up-and-trade to the Far East Was consolidated as a first source of wealth. Economic success Also this helped to give rise to an intense artistic and cultural activity in the area, That has left permanent marks on the Region's cultures.

Art and culture

Wonderful, sunny, wealthy, lively yet quiet and intimate: this is how the cities of art in the Veneto region are seen in a traveler's eyes, Seducing and winning over lovers of art, history and architecture.
Venice is The Most Splendid, a fantastic open-air museum with ITS endless treasures and priceless beauty, symbolized by Piazza San Marco, "the most beautiful sitting room in the world".
Asolo is about 30 kilometers from Venice. It is a small town full of history and cultures standing on the hills near Montebelluna. Treviso, a medieval town That runs alongside the river Sile, stands at about the Same distance. Padua, the city of Giotto and Saint Anthony, is on the other side of Venice. It has a very old, famous university. The Riviera del Brenta stands Between Venice and Padua. This Was The privileged holiday playground of the rich, aristocratic Venetian Families Who Had Their famous villas built there by Palladio in the 18th century, Which Were then decorated with frescoes by Tiepolo.
Verona is a 30-minute train ride from Padua. This Town Was The setting for the love story of Romeo and Juliet. Also the town is full of remains of the splendor of the Roman Empire and the birthplace of Andrea Palladio Was. In fact the town is full of palaces and buildings designed by this famous architect.

Nature and relaxation

 The Veneto region offers many opportunities for fun, relaxation and learning for the traveler. In Addition to the ITS wonderful cities of art, the region Also has vastly differing landscapes from a nature point of view: it has about 200 km of coastline looking out onto the Adriatic Sea with a view ITS wonderful golden, sandy beaches. It has mountains, a large area of plains Surrounded by hills, the eastern side of Lake Garda, thermal spas and Italy's two longest rivers: the Po and the Adige.
On the Adriatic Coast The Most popular is the summer resort in Lido di Jesolo, a lively town with lots of accommodation and facilities to offer guests the ITS.
Veneto Also can offer the range of stunning Dolomite mountains. The Highest peak, at 3342 meters, is the Marmolada. Cortina ski resort famous for the international glitterati, Also known as the "pearl of the Dolomites, lies in this area.
Sea and mountains for relaxation and for getting in touch with nature, and thermal spas for Rediscovering one's own psycho-physical well-being: there are thermal spas with rich, curing waters at Abano Terme and Montegrotto, in the provinces of Padua, or Rather in the natural park of Colli Hills.

Food and Wine

 Venetian cooking is marked by the variety of recipes made ​​with vegetables grown in the region fish and meat. All simple ingredients, with rich flavors Closely linked to the seasons. These points are the essentials of this region's cooking.
Each town has ITS own traditional dishes. There are the famous sardee in saor in Venice, Treviso's own recipes based on ITS radicchio, roasted capon in Padua, Verona in Verona soup, codfish at Vicenza in Vicenza and many more too. Veneto's wine Deserve a whole section of Their Own, Especially the ones made ​​in the Treviso and Verona areas. The "Strada del Prosecco" That route links the borough of Conegliano to Valdobbiadene is near Treviso: this route is 33 km long. It winds through the Treviso hills, with wineries, wine cellars and typical trattorias along the way. Prosecco in the Treviso area and full-bodied red wines in the Verona area: the provinces of Verona is famous for ITS ITS for precious and Valpolicella Amarone, Which Is Considered to be the Barolo of the north east. Last but not least on this journey through the Veneto region's food and wine we must remember the pretty town of Bassano, where, the famous Bassano Grappa is made​​.