Lonely PlanetSep 20
A Guide to Veneto, Italy
Inland from Venice, the Veneto blends Renaissance cities, vine-growing villages and the rugged mountains of the Dolomites. Here
world's first formal botanical garden, planted in 1545
19 things in this story
- Cappella degli ScrovegniMuseumfresco-covered interior rivals the Vatican's Sistine Chapel
- Orto BotanicoSightworld's first formal botanical garden, planted in 1545
- Palazzo Mantua BenavidesHotel16th-century oasis functioning as an elegant heritage hotel
- CRAK BreweryRestauranttaproom for sampling local craft brews
- Colli EuganeiNeighborhood
- Elsewhere
- DolomitesSightCortina d'Ampezzo, Italyjagged peaks offering world-class wine regions and hiking
- veneto.euPlaceVeneto, ItalyVeneto's own tourism site for trip inspiration
- TrenitaliaPlaceVeneto, Italytrain services run from across Italy to Veneto cities
- Anello dei Colli EuganeiTrailMonselice, Italy63km-long cycling route from Monselice to Lozzo Atestino
- Complesso Monumentale Rocca di MonseliceSightMonselice, Italymedieval towers and 16th-century Venetian embellishments
- Castello Carrarese di EsteSightEste, Italyrobust walls remain of a formidable castle raised in 1050
- Museo Nazionale AtestinoMuseumEste, Italyexplore the town's rich history
- Piazza dei SignoriSightTreviso, Italymain square in Treviso
- Palazzo dei TrecentoSightTreviso, Italybuilding behind Piazza dei Signori
- Fontana delle TetteSightTreviso, Italyfountain whose breasts once spouted wine
- Piazza San VitoSightTreviso, Italylocation of a photogenic bridge
- Prosecco CountryNeighborhoodVeneto, Italy
- ValpolicellaNeighborhoodVerona, Italy
- Prosecco HillsNeighborhoodConegliano, Italy