Venice.
St. Mark's Square. The great lagoon. Gondolas on the Grand Canal. The Bridge of Sighs. The Carnival...
The magnificent architecture, the artistic masterpieces, the sumptuous palaces, the magic of the "calli" or narrow streets, the International Film Festival, the Biennale Art Exhibition and the Fenice Theatre.
Not to mention the prestigious universities, the many vestiges of the pomp and splendour of a marine power that dominated the Mediterranean for five centuries.
But the Veneto is not just Venice, and the region's landscape is not merely the sea.
The mountains of the Veneto surprise visitors with their rare beauty. The Dolomites seen from Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno, are a truly grandiose view...
And the whole area at the delta of the River Po, in the province of Rovigo, is a unique environment of exceptional natural interest.
In Padua, an ancient and scholarly city, the majestic Basilica houses the relics of St. Anthony.
The allure of the Palladian Villas is immense, named after the great architect Andrea Palladio who, in the sixteenth century, designed and constructed buildings of incomparable grace, such as La Rotonda in Vicenza.
And Verona, the city celebrated by Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, offers visitors the thrill of a summer night at the opera in the Arena ...