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14  INTRODUCING VENICE AND THE VENE T O

Mira, and the late Baroque Villa
Pisani at Stra – are open to
the public. You can return by
bus or train to Padua.
Day 7: Verona
After picking up your hire
car, leave Padua for the lovely
city of Verona (pp190–207)
to soak up the Roman, the
Romanesque and the romantic.
Visit the Teatro Romano
(p204) and the nearby Museo
Archeologico (p204) for the
best views, then cross by
the Ponte Pietra for the vast
Roman Arena (p197), now
Verona’s Roman amphitheatre at night the setting for large-scale
open-air operas. From the
Two Weeks in Venice to the late-Gothic Ca’ d’Oro central Piazza dei Signori
and the Veneto palace (p148), which fronts the (p200), with its Renaissance
Grand Canal, and see the arcades, you can reach the
The 14-day itinerary masterpieces of art inside. Then Romanesque church of San
incorporates a day-long stroll to the lovely Renaissance Zeno Maggiore (pp202–3),
canal cruise, a winery tour church of Santa Maria dei the famous Juliet’s balcony at
and a spectacular road trip Miracoli (p146) and the Gothic Casa di Giulietta (p201) and
through the Dolomites. Madonna dell’Orto (p144). the Tombs of the Scaligeri
Explore the alleyways and find (pp200–1), monuments
• Airport Arrive and depart
from Marco Polo Airport. a cosy osteria for dinner. honouring Verona’s past
rulers. Finish the day with an
• Transport Arrange a hire Day 5: Padua evening’s opera in the Arena.
car for pick-up in Padua on See One Week in Venice and the
Day 7. Veneto, Day 4: Padua ( p13). Day 8: Valpolicella Wine Tour
• Booking ahead Same as for and Lake Garda
One Week in Venice and the Day 6: Brenta Canal In the morning wend your way
Veneto (p13); Verona: Roman From Padua take a leisurely to Lake Garda (pp210–15)
Arena concert tickets. day trip by boat along the through the vineyards of
Brenta Canal (pp186–7), Valpolicella wine country
gliding past elegant country (pp214–15), stopping for
Days 1–3: Venice retreats of the Venetian gentry. refreshment at San Pietro in
See Three Days in Venice Several villas – the Palladian Cariano. In the afternoon head
(pp12–13). Villa Foscari at Malcontenta down to Desenzano (p210) on
and Villa Widmann-Foscari at the shores of Lake Garda for
Day 4: Venice a leisurely 2-hour boat trip
Morning Take a short admiring the gardens and
vaporetto hop from San villas of the shoreline. Take
Zaccaria across to Giudecca a gentle lakeside walk in the
and the peaceful church of evening to the Grotte di
San Giorgio Maggiore (p99) Catullo (p213), birthplace of
and climb its campanile for a the Roman poet Catullus, and
view of Venice and the spend the night in charming
lagoon. Then take a leisurely Sirmione (pp212–13), where
walk along the quayside, you’ll find plenty of bars
indulge in a Bellini cocktail at and shops.
the famous Hotel Cipriani
(p265), or pastries, ice cream Day 9: Sirmione to Vicenza
or a full lunch on the terrace Explore the mighty 13th-
of the Cipriani-owned Harry’s century castle, the Rocca
Dolci (p246). Scaligera in Sirmione (pp212–
13) before driving on to
Afternoon Explore the less Vicenza (pp170–75), whose
visited Cannaregio district most famous son was the
(pp140–49). Walk down The Palladian Villa Foscari on the banks of architect Palladio. Seek out
Fondamenta della Misericordia the Brenta Canal his palazzi on the Contrà

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