Holiday in Veneto

What makes Veneto special as a destination?

Veneto is the region of a thousand faces — from the canals of Venice to the romantic streets of Verona, the Prosecco hills, and the peaks of the Dolomites, this northeastern Italian region unites a diversity that is unmatched. Venice, the Serenissima, needs little introduction: 118 islands, 150 canals, 400 bridges, and St. Mark's Square as the most magnificent salon in Europe create a city that has fascinated for over a thousand years. But away from the main routes between Rialto and San Marco, another Venice awaits: quiet canals in Dorsoduro, authentic Bacari (wine bars) in Cannaregio, the colorful fishing island of Burano, and the glassblowing workshops on Murano. Verona enchants not only as the city of Romeo and Juliet: The Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheater from the 1st century, hosts one of the largest open-air opera festivals in the world every summer. The Piazza delle Erbe, the medieval city center, and the bridges over the Adige make Verona a gem often overlooked in the shadow of Venice. Padua is home to Giotto's frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel (UNESCO), one of humanity's most significant artworks, the third-largest square in Europe — the Prato della Valle — and the venerable Basilica of Saint Anthony. The Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene have been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2019: steep vineyard terraces where the Glera grape for Italy's most famous sparkling wine grows. Along the eastern shore of Lake Garda, picturesque towns like Lazise, Bardolino, and Malcesine line up, where olive groves reach down to the water and the cable car to Monte Baldo offers an Alpine panorama over the lake.