Veneto - Itineraries

Trip ideas

From Belluno to Cortina

All the roads of Belluno seem to lead to Piazza Duomo, square in which to find the city's most important buildings: Palazzo dei Giuristi, Palazzo dei Rettori, the Torre Civica and the Cathedral of San Martino. Having explored all of these, visitors should be sure to take a look at Belluno's Piazza del Mercato, Piazza dei Martiri and the Gothic Church of Santo Stefano before heading to the nearby National Park of the Belluno...

The art of history in Veneto

This journey through the fertile plains of Venice's hinterland begins in the legendary city of Verona, famous as the setting for the tale of Romeo and Juliet. Due to its strategic siting on the River Adige the city has been important for centuries and has been named an UNESCO heritage site because of its many historical buildings. The city is also the backdrop for the most famous open air opera season, held in the Roman Arena. The...

Venetian Masters

Pieve di Cadore is a welcoming little town, resting at the foot of the Dolomiti mountains, just a few kilometers away from the famous ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo. The town's most illustrious citizen was Tiziano Vecellio, the great Italian painter better known, beyond Italy, quite simply as Titian, and after whom one of the town's principal piazzas has been named. Just steps away from the house in which Titian was born (now a...

Venice's lagoon pearls

One of the finest expressions of the ingenuity of mankind, many have attempted to imitate Italy's city of Venice, with its charming labyrinth of canals and bridges, and proliferation of ornate churches and elegant palazzi. Venice constituted a vibrant commercial hub where the East traded with the West. A flourishing exchange of goods, but also culture, aided by the sea which surrounds the city and penetrates it passing along Venice's...

Cruising the Brenta

Personally designed by Palladio, or inspired by the great architect's works, the residences of Venetian aristocrats on the banks of the River Brenta are the epitome of 18th century luxury. Losing themselves in a maze or becoming actors for a day, these were just two of the ways that the 18th century Venetian aristocracy passed away the day in the gardens of their magnificent villas on the Brenta Riviera. Today visitors can still sail...