Veneto - 94 Attractions You Must Visit

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About Veneto

The area was a part of the Roman Empire until the 5th century AD. Although being a heavily industrialised region, tourism is one of its main economic resources; one-fifth of Italy's foreign tourism gravitates towards Veneto, which is the first region in Italy in terms of tourist presence, attracting over 60 million visitors every year, second after Emilia-Romagna in terms of hotel industry structures.

Types of Attractions in Veneto

Activities Around

List of Attractions in Veneto

Juliet's House

Juliet's House

Iconic Buildings

Juliet’s house is one of the main attractions of Verona with the most famous balcony in the world. The house that is said to be Juliet's belonged to the dell Capello family, so became the natural backdrop for literature buffs wanting a living glimpse of the story. Couples of all ages swear eternal fidelity here in memory of Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet”.

Lake Misurina

Lake Misurina

Lake/ River/ Ponds

The Misurina Lake is an alpine lake Natural, the largest of the Cadore and it is 1,754 m s.lm in Misurina, a fraction of Auronzo di Cadore ( Belluno ). The perimeter is 2.6 km while the depth is 5 meters. Lake Misurina is where the speed skating events were held during the 1956 Winter Olympics of Cortina d'Ampezzo – the last time Olympic speed skating events were held on natural ice.

Lake Sorapis

Lake Sorapis

Lake/ River/ Ponds

The Lake Sorapiss is a lake in northern Italy, in sorapiss of the Dolomites, in the province of Belluno, in Veneto, 12 km from Cortina d'Ampezzo, at an altitude of 1923 meters above sea level, in a suggestive natural scenery. The small lake is surrounded by a crown of high mountains Ra Zesta, Cime Ciadin del Loudo. It freezes densely in winter, the frozen mirror remains until the beginning of summer.

Libreria Acqua Alta

Libreria Acqua Alta

Man-made Structures- Other

The bookstore Libreria Acqua Alta is a great sight in Venice. The bookstore is named because it sits along a canal and can be subject to flooding when the city experience “acqua alta.” The self-proclaimed “most beautiful bookstore in the world” is composed of a number of over-stuffed rooms stacked wall-to-wall with books, magazines, maps, and other ephemera.

Mocenigo Palace-Museum

Palazzo Mocenigo is a stately building in Venice, located at number 1992 in the Santa Croce district, along the salizada of San Stae. It is the seat of the Museum of Palazzo Mocenigo - Study Center of the History of Textiles, Costume and Perfume. The building consists of five levels: ground floor, mezzanine, two noble floors, and a mezzanine with an attic. The building also houses the Library of the Cinema Circuit.

Monte Baldo

Monte Baldo

Viewpoints

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

Mount Baldo is a mountain range of the Garda Mountains of a height maximum equal to 2218 m. It consists of a ridge parallel to Lake Garda that stretches for 40 km, between the lake to the west and Vallagarina to the east. The ridge is reachable through a cable car from the nearby town of Malcesine, on the shore of Lake Garda. One of the nice trekking destination and also a good view point too.

Monte Grappa

Monte Grappa

Viewpoints

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

Monte Grappa is a mountain of the Venetian Prealps in Veneto, Italy. It has a lot of history to say. MONTE GRAPPA with its 1,775 meters is the highest peak of the group surrounding it, making up a part of the Veneto Prealp region, isolated between the rivers Brenta and Piave. It also includes many other peaks such as Col Moschin, Colle della Berretta, Monte Asolone and so more. One of the good trekking destination and also a nice view point.

Monte Pelmo

Monte Pelmo

1 Day Treks

Mountain Peaks

Monte Pelmo is one of the main peaks of the Dolomites mountains, although there are some higher ones. located between the Val di Zoldo, the Valle di Boite and Selva di Cadore. Also known as "caregon de 'l Padreterno", due to the singular concave shape at the base of the summit which makes it similar to a gigantic throne. One of the nice trekking destination and also a good viewpoint too.

Movieland Studios

Movieland Park is an Italian theme park dedicated to the world of cinema, from cartoons to adventure films, including musicals and films. 'horror. It opened in 2002 and is part of the CanevaWorld Resort leisure complex. The park offers some amazing attractions such as Magma and Horror House as well as food outlets and souvenir shops. Several street performances take place in the park. The characters taking part are Lara Croft, Jack Sparrow, Scooby-Doo etc.

Murano

Murano

Islands

Murano is an island located northeast of Venice, along the Canal Marani. It has about 5600 inhabitants and is composed of seven smaller islands separated by canals and rivers, linked by bridges. It was founded between the 5th and the 7th century and it became the manufacturing centre for Venetian glass, exported in large quantities to all of Europe.

Museo Correr

The Correr Museum is one of the most important and representative museums in the city of Venice. It is located in the San Marco district, near Piazza San Marco, and is part of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. It illustrates, in the various sections and in the varied and rich collections, the art, civilization, and history of Venice.

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo

Iconic Buildings

Palaces

Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo is a building late Gothic of Venice , located in the district of San Marco , near Campo Manin , and overlooking the Rio di San Luca. It has a simple, linear and elegant appearance. The palazzo was designed and built in its current form in the 15th century by the architect Giovanni Candi as one of the city residences of the Contarini family. It is now one of the tourist attractions in this area.

Palladian Basilica

Palladian Basilica

Churches

Iconic Buildings

The Palladian Basilica is a public building overlooking Piazza Dei Signori in Vicenza. His name is inextricably linked to ' architect Renaissance Andrea Palladio, who redesigned the Palazzo Della Ragione adding to the existing building gothic the famous lodges in white marble in serliane. Once the seat of the public magistrates of Vicenza, today the Palladian Basilica, equipped with three independent exhibition spaces, is the scene of architecture and art exhibitions.

Parco Giardino Sigurtà

Parco Giardino Sigurtà

Parks

Botanical Gardens

The Parco Giardino Sigurtà is a naturalistic park of 60 hectares located in Valeggio sul Mincio, in the province of Verona, 8 km from Peschiera del Garda. It won the prize for the most beautiful park in Italy in 2013 and the second most beautiful park in Europe in 2015. Sigurtà Garden Park hosts countless naturalistic and historical attractions.

Parco Natura Viva

Parco Natura Viva is a nature park situated in Bussolengo, in the province of Verona, not far from Lake Garda. There are many species of animals at risk, which the park cares for, and then reinserted in freedom.

Passo Fedaia

Passo Fedaia

Mountain Passes

The Fedaia pass is an alpine pass located on the border between Trentino-Alto Adige and Veneto, between the provinces of Trento and Belluno, which connects the Val di Fassa to Agordino, at the foot of the Marmolada, through the state road 641 of the Fedaia Pass. The pass is formed by a plateau of about 2.5 kilometers, near which there is an artificial lake, Lake Fedaia, used for the production of hydroelectric energy.

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is one of the most important museums of European and American art of the twentieth century in Italy. The museum presents Peggy Guggenheim's personal collection, masterpieces from the Hannelore B. and Rudolph B. Schulhof Collection, a sculpture garden as well as temporary exhibitions. It also includes works of prominent Italian futurists and American modernists working in such genres as Cubism, Surrealism, and abstract expressionism.

Pellestrina

Pellestrina is an island in the Venetian Lagoon and represents the southernmost of the three narrow coasts that divide the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. Its territory is included in the Municipality of Lido-Pellestrina. the island stretches from south to north for11 km, but it is much narrower in fact it is wide from a minimum of only23 m to a maximum of 1.2 km. It is one of the picturesque locations in this area and slowly getting famous among the tourists.

Piazza Bra

Piazza Bra

Town Squares

Piazza Bra is the largest square in Verona, located in its center historical. The piazza is lined with numerous cafés and restaurants, along with several notable buildings. It was one of the popular hangout places in this area and is now a world-famous music venue with regular operatic and contemporary music performances.

Piazza dei Signori, Treviso

Piazza dei Signori , also known as Piazza Dante , is a square located in the historic center of Verona , adjacent to Piazza delle Erbe . The square was born in the Middle Ages from the development of the Scaliger palaces , and from the very beginning assumed political, administrative and representative functions. The square is framed by some monumental buildings, connected to each other by arches and loggias.

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