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DISC OVERING VENICE AND THE VENE T O  11

(Mantua Two Weeks in Venice
and the Veneto
• Admire the magnificent
Cortina art treasures of Venice’s
d’Ampezzo churches and stupendous
world-class galleries.
Passo Pordoi Pieve di Andraz • Cross the Grand Canal the
Livinallongo
Pieve Venetian way, standing up
di Cadore in a traghetto (foot ferry).
• Sip coffee in Caffè Pedrocchi
in Padua, frequented in
the 19th century by famous
intellectuals. Enjoy live jazz
here in the evening, too.
• Experience opera in the
Belluno
open air at the massive
Roman arena in Verona.
• Take a leisurely boat trip
Feltre on Lake Garda, soaking up
Vittorio the dramatic natural scenery
Arco Veneto and admiring the shoreline
villas and gardens.
Rovereto
• Sip grappa on the bridge in
Possagno the pretty town of Bassano
del Grappa, with the
Bassano mountains as your backdrop.
del Grappa Asolo Villa Barbaro
• Visit Arquà Petrarca in the
Schio
gentle Euganean Hills and
the romantic village of Asolo.
Lago di
Garda Treviso • Marvel at the mountain
San Pietro VENETO
Grotte di in Cariano landscape on the Dolomite
Catullo Brenta Road, then relax in the chic
Desenzano Valpolicella Vicenza
del Garda Sirmione resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo.
Verona Padova Mira
(Padua) Stra
Venezia (Venice)
Malcontenta
Euganean Hills
Arquà Petrarca Golfo
di Venice
Montagnana
Mantova (Mantua) Chioggia
Ostiglia Adige
Rovigo
Po Polesine

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Grand Canal
The banks of Venice’s busy main
watercourse are filled with beautiful
buildings, best viewed from
a vaporetto or a gondola.

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