Veneto - Selected Things to Do

Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers In 2020, 258,685 people resided in the Comune di Venezia, of whom around 55,000 live in the histor...

Piazza San Marco, often known in English as St Mark's Square, is the principal public square of Venice, Italy, where it is generally known just as la Piazza. All other urban spaces in the city are called campi. The Piazzetta is an extension of the Piazza towards San Marco basin in its south east corner. (Wikipedia)

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Connecting the sestieri of San Marco and San Polo, it has been rebuilt several times since its first construction as a pontoon bridge in 1173, and is now a significant tourist attraction in the city. The first dry crossing of the Grand Canal was a pontoon bridge built in 1181 by Nicolò Barattieri. It wa...

The Verona Arena is a Roman amphitheatre in Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy built in the first century. It is still in use today and is internationally famous for the large-scale opera performances given there. It is one of the best preserved ancient structures of its kind. In ancient times, the arena's capacity was nearly 30,000 people. The stage for concerts and opera performances decreases the avai...

One of the top tourist attractions in Verona, Juliet's House is a Gothic-style 1300s house and museum with the famous stone balcony. The house is said to have inspired Shakespeare to write one of his best known plays, Romeo & Juliet. Juliet Capulet is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of...

Picturesque Burano is known for its brightly colored fishermen's houses and its casual eateries serving seafood from the lagoon. The Museo del Merletto has exhibits on the development of lace-making in the area, and shops sell lace products like linens and clothes, as well as the local butter cookies called "bussolai buranei". (Google)

The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of four bridges that span the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the Scuola della Carita together with the Gallerie dell'Accademia, which is still there. The bridge links the sestieri of Dorsoduro and San Marco and offers a postcar...