Page 167 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Venice & The Veneto

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Dolomites
Erosion has sculpted the
limestone peaks of the Dolomites
into bizarre columns and spires,
with Alpine villages hidden in
steep valleys (see p222–3).

Cortina
d’Ampezzo

THE DOLOMITES
(pp216–25) Villa Barbaro
Veronese’s lavish
frescoes are the perfect
Belluno complement to one of
Palladio’s finest rural
villas, surrounded by
Feltre statue-filled formal
gardens, grottoes and
Vittorio Veneto pools (see p28).
Riva del Conegliano
Garda
Bassano
del Grappa Portogruaro
Schio Castelfranco Treviso
Veneto
San Donà
VERONA AND THE VENETO PLAIN di Piave Caorle
Lake
Garda LAKE GARDA Vicenza (pp166–89)
(pp190–215)
Mestre Portogruaro
Verona Padua Venice Roman and early Christian
finds fill the museums of this
Villafranca ancient town (see p179).
di Verona
Monselice
Este Chioggia

Rovigo
Adria

Padua
The domes and minaret-like spires of
St Anthony’s basilica (see p186) lend an
Eastern air to this historic university town.

Chioggia
Flocks of wading birds frequent
the wild marshland around
Chioggia (see p189), the Venetian
lagoon’s principal fishing port.

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