Escursions in the Venice Lagoon and Veneto Region

From Venice it is also possible to set out on a number of interesting excursions throughout the Veneto Region to the islands of the Lagoon to discover the Veneto Region itself as well as the cities of the mainland.
Once you have arrived in the Veneto Region’s most romantic city and visited its major monuments, other possible excursions might include the islands of the Lagoon of Venice. Daily transport links provide connections to the islands of Torcello, Murano and Burano, each with its own particular features. Of the Veneto Region excursion destinations, the island of Torcello is packed full of history and it is from here that people left to colonise and establish the city of Venice. The island of Murano is famous the world over for the production of marvellous glass products.    


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Husky sleedog

HUSKY SLEEDOG

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The base of the activity is the wonderful natural basin at the Peziè di Parù alpine farm, a few minutes drive from Cortina towards Passo Giau. After a theoretical introduction of driving, preparation of the sled and dog behaviour, enjoy a 30 minutes ride on snow for beginners and the […]

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Vicenza: the city of Palladio

VICENZA: THE CITY OF PALLADIO

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Vicenza is known as ‘Palladio’s town’ as he realized several monuments here and it is one of the most relevant art sites not only in the Veneto. Just thanks to the works by the great architect, the Unesco has included Vicenza in the list of the World Mankind’s Heritage and, […]

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Villas of the Veneto – Lower Padua and the Colli Euganei

VILLAS OF THE VENETO – LOWER PADUA AND THE COLLI EUGANEI

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Villa Roberti Bozzolato called ‘the Palace’in Brugine The building has got a lenghtened rectangular plan with an entrance loggia enclosed in one of the short sides. In the centre there is a narrow and long hall dividing the villa into two sectors. Villa Garzoni Carraretto in Pontecasale It was built […]

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Euganean Hills Regional Park

EUGANEAN HILLS REGIONAL PARK

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The Euganean Hills, occupying the south western part of the province of Padua, immediately north of the towns of Este and Monselice, appear as a green oasis that breaks the monotony of the flat Veneto plains. With the Regional Law n°38 of the 10th of October 1989 the area has […]

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Veneto Villas – Lower Padova

VENETO VILLAS – LOWER PADOVA

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Villa Loredan in Sant’Urbano It is a building following the plan of the Venetian medieval house; a mansory smooth cube which is decorated only with frescoes and openings. The interior of the noble floor is adorned with some frescoes; they are paintings following the Veronese school and they represent some […]

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See the milky way in Valpolicella

SEE THE MILKY WAY IN VALPOLICELLA

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On a clear evening where the stars shine in the sky, climb up to Fiamene, a town 700 m above sea level in the municipality of Negrar to see the wonders of the Milky Way and immerse yourself in the boundless space of the stars, planets, comets and nebulae . […]

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Valpolicella e Valdadige by bike

VALPOLICELLA E VALDADIGE BY BIKE

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Over 200 km of cycle paths from Valpolicella to Valdadige Vineyards, mediaeval hamlets, Romanesque rural churches, Renaissance villas… Valpolicella lies at the heart of the province of Verona and is one of the most attractive, special upland and pre-alpine areas of the Veneto region, where landscape, art, culture and wine […]

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San Francesco of the desert Island

SAN FRANCESCO OF THE DESERT ISLAND

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Nowadays St. Francesco of the Desert is inhabited, like some centuries ago, by some Franciscan friars. Tradition wants that St. Francesco from Assisi, while coming back from Palestina, stopped on this small island near Torcello, which in that period was called ‘Due Vigne’ in order to pray in solitude. When […]

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Southern Lagoon: Lido, Chioggia and Pellestrina

SOUTHERN LAGOON: LIDO, CHIOGGIA AND PELLESTRINA

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The Southern Lagoon, namely the ‘water park’ of Venice, is full of secrets that, for not a long time, everybody has been able to visit on boath. This area, contained between the lagoon town and Chioggia, Lido island, Pellestrina Isle and the Riviera del Brenta, still nowadays represents a coffer […]

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Torcello Island

TORCELLO ISLAND

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This island of Torcello used to be a flourishing centre and is the place from where the Venetian civilization originated (it is here that the inhabitants of Altino took refuge to escape the barbarian invasions), but only the monumental centre has, miraculously, survived. From the landing jetty, you can reach […]

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