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Things to see in Veneto

62 places in Veneto you should see at least once in your life.

Lakes

Lake Misurina

The pearl of Cadore

Mountains · UNESCO

The Three Peaks of Lavaredo

The three most famous rock towers in the Alps

Art

Belluno

The city between the Piave and the Belluno Dolomites

Mountains · UNESCO

Cortina d'Ampezzo

The queen of the Dolomites

Lakes

Lake Sorapis

A turquoise lake reached on foot

Mountains · UNESCO

The Marmolada

The glacier of the queen of the Dolomites

Spas

Abano and Montegrotto

The largest spa district in Europe

Villages

Arquà Petrarca

The poet's house in the Euganean Hills

Archaeology

Este

The Atestino museum and the Carrara castle

Castles

Montagnana

One of the best preserved medieval walled towns

Faith

Basilica of St Anthony

The sanctuary of St Anthony

Nature · UNESCO

Padua Botanical Garden

The oldest university garden

Art · UNESCO

Padua and the Scrovegni Chapel

Giotto's frescoes

Curiosities

Palazzo Bo and the Anatomical Theatre

Galileo's university

Art

Prato della Valle

One of the largest squares in Europe

Archaeology

Adria and its archaeological museum

The city that gave its name to the Adriatic

Nature

The Veneto Po Delta

Lagoons, sandbars and flamingos

Art

Rovigo and Palazzo Roverella

The great exhibitions of the Polesine

Villages

Asolo

The city of a hundred horizons

Art

Castelfranco Veneto

Giorgione's altarpiece

Art

Conegliano

The city of Cima and of oenology

Art · UNESCO

Villa Barbaro at Maser

Palladio's villa frescoed by Veronese

Art

The Canova Gipsoteca

Canova's plaster models and the Temple

Villages

Treviso and its canals

The city of water and tiramisù

Food & wine · UNESCO

The Prosecco Hills

The 'ciglioni' landscape of Prosecco Superiore

Sea

Caorle

The colourful village and the cylindrical bell tower

Villages

Chioggia

The little Venice of the fishermen

Art · UNESCO

Villa Foscari, La Malcontenta

Palladio's villa on the Brenta

Art

The Brenta villas and Villa Pisani

The palace of the Brenta Riviera

Food & wine

Bacari and cicchetti

A tour of Venetian wine bars

Faith · UNESCO

Basilica dei Frari

Titian's Assumption

Art

The Venice Biennale

At the Giardini and the Arsenale

Villages · UNESCO

Burano

Colourful houses and lace

Curiosities · UNESCO

The Grand Canal by vaporetto

The water avenue of Venetian palaces

Curiosities

The Venice Carnival

Masks in the streets and squares

Art

Peggy Guggenheim Collection

Modern art on the Grand Canal

Art · UNESCO

Gallerie dell'Accademia

Titian, Giorgione and Tintoretto

Curiosities · UNESCO

Murano

The furnaces of blown glass

Art · UNESCO

Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs

The palace of the Serenissima and its prisons

Art · UNESCO

St Mark's Square and Basilica

The golden mosaics of the basilica and the bell tower

Food & wine · UNESCO

Rialto Bridge and market

The symbolic bridge and the fish market

Art · UNESCO

Scuola Grande di San Rocco

Tintoretto's cycle

Faith · UNESCO

Torcello

The oldest cathedral in the lagoon

Mountains

The Asiago plateau

The cheese and the First World War memorials

Food & wine

Bassano del Grappa

The Alpini bridge and grappa

Villages

Marostica

The chessboard square and the living chess game

Art · UNESCO

Teatro Olimpico

The oldest perspective stage set in the world

Art · UNESCO

Vicenza and the Basilica Palladiana

The city of Palladio

Art · UNESCO

Villa La Rotonda

The most imitated villa in history

Food & wine

Bardolino

Wine and the lakeside promenade

Curiosities

Gardaland

Italy's most famous amusement park

Villages

Lazise

The walled village on Lake Garda

Lakes

Lake Garda and Malcesine

The castle and the Monte Baldo cable car

Food & wine

Valpolicella and Amarone

The cellars of the great red

Castles

Soave

The castle and the white wine

Villages

Borghetto sul Mincio

Mills on the water and tortellini

Nature

Valeggio and the Sigurtà Garden Park

One of the most beautiful gardens in the world

Faith · UNESCO

Basilica of San Zeno

The bronze doors and Mantegna's altarpiece

Curiosities · UNESCO

Juliet's House

The most famous balcony in the world

Castles · UNESCO

Castelvecchio and the Scaliger Bridge

Carlo Scarpa's museum

Art · UNESCO

Piazza delle Erbe and Torre dei Lamberti

The medieval heart of the city

Archaeology · UNESCO

Verona and the Arena

The Roman amphitheatre and summer opera