Veneto

Overview

Veneto is anchored by Venice, the impossible floating city of canals, palaces, and masked carnivals. But the region extends far beyond the lagoon: Verona's Roman arena hosts summer opera, Padua guards Giotto's greatest frescoes, and the Palladian villas dot the countryside. The Prosecco hills are now UNESCO-protected, and the Dolomites rise in the north. Venetian cuisine—risotto, sarde in saor, fegato alla veneziana—reflects centuries of maritime trade and mainland bounty.