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Arena di Verona Opera Festival
📍 VeronaThe world's most famous open-air opera season, inside the Roman amphitheatre.
There is far more to Veneto than its masterpiece. Venice and its lagoon have been a UNESCO site since 1987, but within an hour you reach Verona's Roman Arena, staging opera under the stars since 1913, the country villas of Andrea Palladio, and the Prosecco hills between Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, UNESCO-listed in 2019. Padua keeps Giotto's frescoes; the Belluno Dolomites close the horizon to the north.
This is a region you drink — spritz, prosecco, Amarone — and walk, from the lagoon's sandbanks to the Tre Cime peaks.
The provinces of Veneto
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The best of Veneto
The places worth the trip on their own, picked by our editors.
The top 10 places in Veneto
Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →
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🏛️ Squares & old towns Piazza San Marco e Basilica
📍 Venice
The political and religious heart of Venice, dominated by its 98.6-metre campanile and the magnificent basilica.
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🏰 Castles & palaces Palazzo Ducale
📍 Venice
The Doge's Palace in Venice derives its name from its historical function as the seat or residence of a duke.
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⛪ Churches & sanctuaries Scrovegni Chapel
📍 Padua
Painted by Giotto in 625 work days, this 14th-century fresco cycle revolutionized the course of Western mural painting.
- 4 Arena di Verona Verona · 🏺 Archaeological sites
- 5 Tre Cime di Lavaredo Auronzo di Cadore · 🌋 Nature & views
- 6 Ponte di Rialto Venice · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
- 7 Teatro Olimpico Vicenza · 🖼️ Museums
- 8 Prato della Valle Padua · 🏛️ Squares & old towns
- 9 Casa di Giulietta Verona · 🖼️ Museums
- 10 Piazza delle Erbe Verona · 🏛️ Squares & old towns