THE
REGION VENETO AND HIS CITIES.

| VICENZA | km 55 | |
| TREVISO | km 22 | |
| PADOVA | Km 30 | |
| VERONA | Km 90 | |
| MAROSTICA | Km 85 | |
| BASSANO DEL GRAPPA | Km 55 | |
| CASTELFRANCO VENETO | Km 40 | |
| ASOLO | Km 45 | |
| CORTINA D'AMPEZZO | Km 160 | |
| RIVIERA DEL BRENTA | Km 15 | |
| LAGO DI GARDA | Km 90 |
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| Andrea Palladium carefully watches to the game of lights and
shadows of the Palladiana Basilica. Thanks to the artistic job of such
architect, Vicenza has been included in the dell.Unesco list world-wide
dell.eredità. On hills around Vicenza, we can see Almerico Villa Goat of Valmarana, name the Rotonda.. And considered the most famous and inimitabile job of Palladium. With its identical four sides, the villa discovers its artistic originality all.occhio of the spectator. |
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it is a fantastic small country, famous for its particular
public square, where every year, human game of chess comes played one,
every according to friday, saturday and Sunday of september of every year. The history of the game to chess laughed them to 1454 when Marostica, belonged to the veneziana republic. L.evento today repeats also as it was before the time, in one frame of customs, flags fines colors, parades with the armors all in one exquisite elegance. Today, the orders still are given to the personages and actors, in the dialetto of the most serene republic of Venice. |
| Situated on the Brenta river, where it is increased from hills, Bassano lies to the feet of the Grappa Mount and the Altopiano of Asiago. The elegant bridge of wood, Ponte Old called bridge of the Alpine ones, designed from Palladium, in 1568 on the Brenta river, is the most characteristic monument in the city. Destroyed more than once from the floodings, and during the world war. Bassano is rinomata for its wonderful ceramics, famous all over the world. |
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Verona always has been one
obliged stop for the famous
travellers of the past. The city finds in one magnificent position, than ago the un.importante international destination for the tourists. There are of the good reasons in order to visit this city. First of all, it has an exceptional monument number, without to count that it can offer an indefinite number of attractions. Perhaps to the Verona end, its reputation to the Shakesperiano scene of the romantica Giulietta. and rappresentation can protest Romeo. Verona is beautiful in its public squares, in its roads, along the river, and from its hills from which one can be had splendid sight. Thanks to its strategic position, Verona very is served from all the main transports of the Italy north: roads, railway station, airport. This allows of being able to catch up it from whichever angle d.Europa. |
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO - DOLOMITI
| Located in the center of the great valley
of Ampezzo, crowned from the magnificent peaks of the Tofane and the Cristallo, (1,224m) it is geographically the heart of the Dolomiti Venete. The good position allows one easy logon with the near places, through the steps: Falzarego, Giau and Passo Tre Croci. In summer, the offer it is much varied and composed one, with numerous possibilities of excursions and sport activity, from those traditional ones to those. extreme. In winter they are available 110 km of tracks, in one via served from 39 skilift. With its elegant storees, Curtain is equivalent Italian of ST.Moritz, attracting actors and artists. At the same time it offers a relaxant stay, with its gerani that fill up the balconies and the panels of wood that cover old inns. All these varieties of culture and entertainment make of Curtain one of the best ones and known resources in the world. |
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Medioevale city, encircled from 16° the century from walls,
Treviso is un.elegante city that lies on the confluence of two rivers, the
Sile and the Botteniga. Long you carry and frescoed houses to us damage to
many roads various distinguished un.apparenza from the other cities of the
region. The main road of the center is the Calmaggiore, where the modern commerce has caught up one fate of compromise with the past. The place more in sight is of 13° the century, the Palace of the 1300's, to side of Piazza dei Signori. |
| The west of the territory of Treviso is found on the
part, and a construction of walls merlate of mattoni that the Trevigiani
constructed in 1199 in order protect the city against the Padovani, still
encircles the greater part of the old center or Castle. Castelfranco has given the NATO them to Giorgione and in the Dome we can admire the famous painting of the Madonna with the Child with S.Francesco and usually famous S.liberale like the Madonna di Castelfranco. |
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Known like the city from the one hundred horizons, the
medioevale bulwark city of Asolo, presides over a group of mountains from
the sweet hill peaks, to the feet of the Dolomiti. The memories of celebrate residents are contained in the Greater museum in Greater Public square. The theatre dedicated to Eleonora Duse, occupies part of the castle, recently restored in several parts. From 1489 to the 1509 this it was the house of Caterina Cornaro, one of the little women who have represented an important part of the history of Venice. |
| The Coast of the Brenta is constituted of districts and
spots greens that snodano along run l.antico of a river that joins Padova
to Venice. This came considered l.ideale extension of Venice in the mainland, nearly one continuation of the lagoon city: between 16° and 18° the century the Coast of the Brenta recognized an age d.oro, that it carried the veneziana nobility to having here of the privileged vacations. They constructed to dozens of villas long the river of the river, designed and decorated from the masters dell.arte Italian, visited from artists, papi, king and men of culture, envied for their beauty, occupied like campaign residences where they celebrated floating rituali processione, with sontuose suppers and festivities until late night. The construction of the villas long the coast began in 15° the century, when Venice extend its dominion in the mainland. The increase of the difficulties trades them towards est and the America discovery allowed the veneziani to invest theirs understood them buying of wide agricultural lands and small farms. The noble families were attracted from the beauty of the campaign of the Brenta, from its fertile land and the easy long access the course d.acqua of the Brenta river. The several small farms very were cultivated and splendid houses came close constructed to the rivers of the river, therefore the getlteman could maintain their investments under their personal control while at the same time they had l.opportunità of one vacation of family. Since 16° the century, was constructed of villa like Foscari villa to Dissatisfied, designed from Palladium and, or Soranzo villa to Fiesso, from the brother of Paul Veronese. In the following century, the garden was popolati with envelopes and baroque decorations like to Morosini villa to Aim and Sagredo villa at Vigonovo. In 18° the century these spaces, where to be able to expand itself, through ingenious perspectives, they created of the true and own triumphs, like Pisani villa to Stra. and Widmann villa to Sight Doors. L.amore for the shapes dell.arte Italian can find an infinite number of attractions in the coast of the Brenta. |
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Probably better known like the city of S. Antonio, Padova is
one of the more important city d.arte in Italy. The origins are much
ancient, in 4° the century before Christ during 13° the century and
l.intero 14° the city crossed a period of great culture and artistic
fervor. It came constructed 1° the circle of walls, followed from the
Palace of the reason, the basilica of Sant.Antonio and the church of the
Eremitani. the università was founded in 1222; it is the second university
in Italy and received students and teaching from all Europe. |
| Basilica of S. Antonio The big construction, risen in 13° the century in Romanesque-gotico style, with eight cupolas. It contains the body of S.Antonio. Here famous artists worked, included Donatello. Founded botanical garden in the 1545 from the Medicine faculty, contains un.importante collection of rare plants. Prato della Valle them roman theatre. Once, this immense public square has become place for fairs and divertimenti. And a great green isolates, uniform from four roads correspondents to the four bridges encircled from a long channel which 78 statues of famous men are erected. |
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The lago of Garda,
belong to the Veneto. It has one length of approximately 50 km and one depth of 346 m; the lago was created from a ghiacciaio. The part north is encircled from mountains, (m.Balbo), the part south from hills of medium altitude. Its climate is moderated and its flora is typically Mediterranean, a combination that has rendered its docks and its small cities famous on the coast like Malcesine, Brenzone, Towers of the Benaco, Bardolino, Lazise, Fish farm, is places highly attends since the antichi times to you. In the region of Fish farm and Castelnuovo of the Garda there are some natural parks between most famous d.Europa. But a region with a fertile campaign is pure, with wines that in the past to Castelnuovo, Sandrà and Cavalcaselle have attracted king, merchants and cardinals, On the lago comes offered the possibility to be annoying, with motor boats and to practice water ski. |
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