Editing Veneto (section)

==Tourism==

===Cities===
[[File:Bassano1.JPG|thumb|Piazza Libertà in [[Bassano del Grappa]] with the [[Lion of Saint Mark]]]]

* [[Venice]]: Venice and its lagoon are listed as [[World Heritage Site]]s by [[UNESCO]].
* [[Padua]]: also known as the "City of [[Anthony of Padua|the Saint]]"; the [[Orto botanico di Padova]] and its Fourteenth Century Frescoes are on [[UNESCO]]'s list of [[World Heritage Site]]s.
* [[Verona]]: The city of Shakespeare's lovers: [[Romeo and Juliet]]. Verona has been named a [[UNESCO]] world heritage site.
* [[Vicenza]] is on [[UNESCO]]'s list of [[World Heritage Site]]s, together with a number of the [[Palladian Villas of Veneto|Palladian Villas]].
* [[Treviso]]: the city of [[tiramisu]], [[Fresco|frescoes]] and [[Canal|canals]]. 
* [[File:Piazza dei Signori e Palazzo dei Trecento.jpg|thumb|[[Piazza dei Signori, Treviso|Piazza dei Signori]] and [[Palazzo dei Trecento]] of Treviso]][[Belluno]] the capital of the [[Dolomites]], the [[bell tower]] was designed by [[Filippo Juvarra]].
* [[Montagnana]] is a municipality in the [[Province of Padua|province of Padova]] with perfectly conserved medieval [[Walls of Montagnana|walls]].
* [[Bassano del Grappa]] with its Ponte degli [[Alpini]] on the river Brenta, designed in 1569 by [[Andrea Palladio]].
* [[Marostica]]: The 'Chess Game' is the most important event of the town, taking place on the second weekend of September, involves over 550 participants and lasts two hours.
* [[Asolo]] is known as 'The Pearl of [[province of Treviso]]', and also as 'The City of a Hundred Horizons'.
* [[Este, Italy|Este]]: The [[House of Este]] held the city until 1240, when they moved their capital to [[Ferrara]].
* [[Arquà Petrarca]]: this village on the Euganean hills features the tomb and house of [[Francesco Petrarca]], one of the most important Italian poets of the 14th century.

===UNESCO World Heritage Sites===
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<div class="center">'''[[Orto botanico di Padova|L'Orto Botanico di Padova]]'''</div>
Inserted by [[UNESCO]] in 1997. It is the world's oldest academic [[botanical garden]] that is still in its original location. (Officially, the oldest university botanical garden is the [[Orto botanico di Pisa]], which was founded in 1544; however, that garden was relocated twice and has only occupied its current, and now-permanent, location since 1591.) It is located in [[Padua]], [[Italy]] and was founded in 1545. The garden, affiliated with the [[University of Padua]], currently covers roughly {{convert|22,000|m2|abbr=off}} and has special collections.
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[[File:OrtoBotPadova Incrocio viali.jpg|[[Orto Botanico di Padova]]|200px|thumb]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Padua's Fourteenth Century Frescoes]]'''</div>
They have been added in 2021. They are Padua's second world heritage site.
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<div class="center">'''[[Verona]]'''</div>
Verona was inscribed in the year 2000. One of the seven provincial capitals in the region. It is one of the main tourist destinations in north-eastern Italy, thanks to its artistic heritage, several annual fairs, shows and [[opera]]s, such as the lyrical season in the Arena, the ancient amphitheatre built by the Romans.
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[[File:Ponte Pietra a Verona.jpg|[[Ponte Pietra]],Verona|200px|thumb]]
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<div class="center">'''[[City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto]]'''</div>
The city of [[Vicenza]] and the [[Palladian Villas of Veneto]] were inscribed in 1994 (extended in 1996).<ref>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/712bis City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto] at [[UNESCO]] website</ref> Vicenza is a thriving and [[Multiculturalism|cosmopolitan]] city, with a rich [[history]] and [[culture]], and many [[museum]]s, [[art gallery|art galleries]], [[piazza]]s, [[villa]]s, [[church (building)|churches]] and elegant, [[Renaissance]] ''[[Palazzo|palazzi]]''. The [[Palladian Villas of Veneto]], in the surrounding area, and the renowned [[Teatro Olimpico]] (Olympic Theatre) have both been enlisted as [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]s since 1994 (extended in 1996).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/frommersnorthern00more |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersnorthern00more/page/188 188] |quote=teatro olimpico unesco heritage site. |title=Frommer's Northern Italy: Including&nbsp;... – Internet Archive |publisher=Wiley |date=2008-06-16|access-date=2010-01-25 |first=John |last=Moretti |isbn=978-0-470-18193-5}}</ref>
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[[File:Palazzo Chiericati (Vicenza).jpg|The [[Palazzo Chiericati]] in Vicenza|200px|thumb]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Venice]] and its [[Venetian Lagoon|Lagoon]]'''</div>
The city and its lagoon were inscribed in 1987. With a population of 271,367 (census estimate 1 January 2004). Together with [[Padua, Italy|Padua]], the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area (population 1,600,000). The city historically was the capital of an independent [[nation]]. Venice has been known as the "La Dominante", "Serenissima", "Queen of the [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]]", "City of Water", "City of Bridges", "City of Canals" and "The City of Light". [[Luigi Barzini, Jr.|Luigi Barzini]], writing in ''[[The New York Times]]'', described it as "undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barzini |first=Luigi |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950CE5DD1038F933A05756C0A964948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 |title=The Most Beautiful City In The World – The |newspaper=New York Times |date=1982-05-30 |access-date=2009-03-28}}</ref> Venice has also been described by the [[The Times|Times Online]] as being one of Europe's most romantic cities.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/breaks/article1936951.ece Europe's most romantic city breaks] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629135216/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/breaks/article1936951.ece |date=June 29, 2011 }}</ref>
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[[File:Venise - S Giorgio Maggiore depuis le campanile St Marc.JPG|[[San Giorgio Maggiore]], Venice|200px|thumb]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Dolomites]]'''</div>
They were inscribed in 2009. They are located for the most part in the province of [[Province of Belluno|Belluno]], the rest in [[South Tyrol]] and [[Trentino]] (all in north-eastern [[Italy]]). Conventionally they extend from the [[Adige]] [[river]] in the west to the [[Piave River|Piave]] valley ([[Pieve di Cadore]]) in the east. The northern and southern borders are defined by the [[Puster Valley]] and the Sugana Valley (Val Sugana). But the Dolomites spread also over the Piave river (''Dolomiti d'Oltrepiave'') to the east; and far away over the Adige river to the west is the ''Brenta'' Group (Western Dolomites); there is also another smaller group called ''Piccole Dolomiti'' (Small Dolomites) located between the Provinces of Trento and [[Province of Vicenza|Vicenza]] (see the map).
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[[File:Faloria Cortina d'Ampezzo 27.jpg|''Il Pomagagnon''|200px|thumb]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Peschiera del Garda]]'''</div>
The town is encircled by massive [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[Venetian Works of Defence between 15th and 17th centuries: Stato da Terra – western Stato da Mar|defensive systems]] that are a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] since 9 July 2017.<ref name="UNESCO">{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/331/|title=The city of Bergamo – UNESCO World Heritage Centre|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=whc.unesco.org|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}</ref>
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[[File:Garda1 DSC0380.JPG|thumb|Porta Verona]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Prosecco]] Hills of [[Conegliano]] and [[Valdobbiadene]]'''</div>
It was added to the Unesco list in 2019.
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[[File:Panorama da Collalbrigo - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Prosecco Hill in Conegliano]]
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<div class="center">'''[[Pile Dwellings]] Sites'''</div>
Found in the province of [[Verona]], one near [[Peschiera del Garda]] and one at [[Tombolo, Veneto|Tombolo]]. There is also one in the province of [[Padua]] at [[Arquà Petrarca]]
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===Palladian Villas of Veneto===
[[File:Villa Barbaro Maser barchesse.jpg|thumb|right| [[Villa Barbaro]]]]
[[File:Larotonda2009.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Villa Capra "La Rotonda"]]]]
[[File:Villa Badoer-Scalinata.jpg|thumb|right|[[Villa Badoer]]]]
[[File:Villa Foscari 20070710-1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Villa Malcontenta]]]]
[[File:VillaPisani Bagnolo 2007 07 06 2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Villa Pisani (Bagnolo)]]]]
[[Vicenza]] and the [[Palladian Villas of Veneto]] are a number of [[Palladio|Palladian]] villas which are [[World Heritage Site]]s. UNESCO inscribed the site on the [[World Heritage List]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/712 |title=UNESCO World heritage site number 712 |publisher=Whc.unesco.org |access-date=2010-04-24}}</ref> At first the site was called "Vicenza, City of Palladio" and only buildings in the immediate area of [[Vicenza]] were included. Various types of buildings were represented including the [[Teatro Olimpico]], ''[[Palazzo|palazzi]]'' and a few [[villa]]s. Most of Palladio's surviving villas lay outside the site. However, in 1996 the number of [[Palladian]] villas included in the site was expanded to include those in other parts of Veneto. The site was given its present name.

The term villa was used to describe a country house. Often rich families in Veneto also had a house in town called a palazzo. In most cases the owners named their palazzi and villas with the family surname, hence there is both a [[Palazzo Chiericati]] in Vicenza and a [[Villa Chiericati]] in the countryside, similarly there is a [[Ca' Foscari|Palazzo Foscari]] in [[Venice]] and a [[Villa Foscari]] in the countryside. Somewhat confusingly there are multiple [[Villa Pisani (disambiguation)|Villas Pisani]], including two by Palladio.

There are these sorts of villas all over the Venetian plain, but especially in the provinces of [[Treviso]], [[Padua]], [[Vicenza]] and [[Venice]]. The date of construction of these villas ranges from the 15th to the 19th century. There are approximately five thousand Ville Venete, of which 1,400 are declared of historical and monumental interest.

Apart from the numerous Palladian villas, of which 24 are protected by [[UNESCO]], there are many villas spread across Veneto, mainly from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Many of them are museums, public institutions or private residences.
The 24 Palladian villas which are part of [[UNESCO]]:
* [[Villa Almerico Capra]], also called "La Rotonda" ([[Vicenza]])
* [[Villa Gazzotti Grimani]] ([[Vicenza]], but in the village of Bertesina)
* [[Villa Angarano]], also known as Villa Bianchi Michiel ([[Bassano del Grappa]] [[Provincia di Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Caldogno]] ([[Caldogno]] [[Provincia di Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Chiericati]] (Vancimuglio di [[Grumolo delle Abbadesse]] [[Provincia di Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Forni Cerato]] ([[Montecchio Precalcino]] [[Provincia di Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Godi]] (Lonedo di [[Lugo di Vicenza]])
* [[Villa Pisani (Bagnolo di Lonigo)|Villa Pisani]] (Bagnolo di [[Lonigo]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Pojana]] ([[Poiana Maggiore]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Saraceno]] ([[Agugliaro]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Thiene]] ([[Quinto Vicentino]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Trissino (Meledo di Sarego)|Villa Trissino]] (Meledo di [[Sarego]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Trissino (Cricoli)|Villa Trissino]] ([[Vicenza]], in Cricoli)
* [[Villa Valmarana (Lisiera)|Villa Valmarana]] (Lisiera di [[Bolzano Vicentino]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Valmarana (Vigardolo)|Villa Valmarana]] (Vigardolo di [[Monticello Conte Otto]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Piovene]] ([[Lugo di Vicenza]] [[Province of Vicenza|VI]])
* [[Villa Badoer]], called "La Badoera" ([[Fratta Polesine]] [[Province of Rovigo|RO]])
* [[Villa Barbaro]] ([[Maser]] [[TV]])
* [[Villa Emo]] ([[Vedelago]] [[TV]])
* [[Villa Zeno]] ([[Cessalto]] [[TV]])
* [[Villa Foscari]], called La Malcontenta ([[Mira]] [[Province of Venice|VE]])
* [[Villa Pisani (Montagnana)|Villa Pisani]] ([[Montagnana]] [[Provincia di Padova|PD]])
* [[Villa Cornaro]] ([[Piombino Dese]] [[Provincia di Padova|PD]])
* [[Villa Serego]] (Santa Sofia di [[Pedemonte]] [[Provincia di Vicenza|VI]])

Amongst these, [[Villa Trissino (Cricoli)]] is not regarded a [[Andrea Palladio|Palladian villa]], but is also an important country house.

===Parks===
[[File:Bellezza dolomitica.jpg|thumb|[[Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park]]]]
* [[Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park]] is situated in the southern section of the [[Province of Belluno]].
* [[Cansiglio]] is a pre-alpine [[massif]] located in the north-eastern Veneto in the provinces of [[Province of Treviso|Treviso]] and [[Province of Belluno|Belluno]].

===Lakes===
The area of [[Lake Garda]] is a major [[tourist destination]]. Various towns along the lake, such as [[Lazise]], Cisano, [[Bardolino]], [[Garda (VR)]], [[Torri del Benaco]] and [[Malcesine]], are resorts.

===Mountains===
[[File:Cortina d'Ampezzo - Comune di Cortina d'Ampezzo - 2023-09-27 15-35-37 030.jpg|thumb|A ski resort in [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]]]]

[[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] is situated in the province of Belluno and is one of the most exclusive mountain locations in Europe together with Kitzbühel in Austria and [[St. Moritz]] in Switzerland. It was scene of [[1956 Winter Olympics|the 1956 Winter Olympics]] and will host once again in [[2026 Winter Olympics|2026]] alongside [[Milan]]. To the north there are the [[Tre Cime di Lavaredo]], said to be a symbol of the Italian [[Dolomites]].

* [[Auronzo di Cadore|Auronzo]] is in the upper [[Cadore]].
* [[Livinallongo del Col di Lana|Arabba]] lies between the [[Sella group]] and the [[Marmolada]].
* [[Monte Lozzo]]
* [[Monte Ricco]]

Other landmark places are:

* Mount [[Pasubio]] and [[Strada delle 52 Gallerie]] (a military mule road built during [[World War I]] with 52 tunnels)
* [[Altopiano di Asiago]] and [[Calà del Sasso]], with 4444 steps, the world's longest staircase open to the public.

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File:Antelao da San Vito.jpg|The mount [[Antelao]]
File:Lastoi1.jpg|Lastoi de Formin ([[Cadore]])
File:Inizio strada 52 gallerie.jpg|The start of [[Strada delle 52 Gallerie]]
File:Calà del Sasso.jpg|A trait that shows the structure of the [[Calà del Sasso]]
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===Thermal baths===
[[File:Ingresso alle sorgenti Montirone ad Abano Terme, opera di Giuseppe Jappelli, veduta di tre quarti.jpg|thumb|Thermal baths in [[Abano Terme]]]]
The [[thermal baths]] of [[Abano Terme]] are an important [[tourist attraction]]. [[Montegrotto Terme]] and [[Recoaro Terme]] are other resorts.

===Beaches===
[[Venice]]'s [[Lido di Venezia|Lido]] is an 11-kilometre-long [[Shoal|sandbar]], visited by many tourists every [[summer]].

[[Jesolo]] is one of the most important [[seaside resort]]s on the Adriatic coast, just a few kilometres far from [[Venice]]. Every year Jesolo gives accommodation to over 4.5 million tourists.

[[Caorle]] has often received awards for one of the cleanest beaches in Italy. [[Bibione]], [[Eraclea]] and [[Sottomarina]] are resorts too. Albarella island is a [[private island]] on the Lido. Alberoni Beach is set in a [[nature reserve]].