Venice and the Veneto Eyewitness Travel

VENICE & THE VENETO THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU EYEWITNESS TRAVEL ARCHITECTURE • WINE RESTAURANTS • PALAZZI MUSEUMS • OPERA • ART CARNIVAL • CAFES • HISTORY HOTELS • VILLAS • CANALS FONDAMENTA M RIO MADONN A EYEWITNESS TRAVEL VENICE & THE VENETO [...]...INTRODUCING VENICE AND THE VENETO FOUR GREAT DAYS IN VENICE AND THE VENETO 1011 PUTTING VENICE AND THE VENETO ON THE MAP 1215 A PORTRAIT OF THE VENETO 1631 VENICE AND THE VENETO THROUGH THE YEAR 3235 THE HISTORY OF VENICE AND THE VENETO 3651 10 I N T R O D U C I N G V E N I C E A N D T H E V E N E T O FOUR GREAT DAYS IN VENICE AND THE VENETO V isitors are simply spoiled hinterland The four itineraries... Park at the entrance and explore the photogenic Roca Scaligera Nearby is the lakeside walk; the vast slabs of rock are a stunning place to take a swim 12 INTRODUCING VENICE AND THE VENETO Putting Venice and the Veneto on the Map The Veneto lies in the northernmost sector of Italy, and stretches from the Dolomite mountains in the north to the flatlands of the Venetian lagoon in the south One of the most... THE VENETO V enice and the Veneto form, on the face of it, an unlikely partnership Venice is a romantic tourist city frozen in time, the Veneto a forward-thinking and cosmopolitan part of the new Europe Yet the commercial dynamism of the mainland cities is a direct legacy of the Old Lady of the Lagoon who, in her prime, ruled much of the Mediterranean published, a rare occurrence Venice is one of the. .. Italy, the Veneto covers an area of 47,562 sq km (18,364 sq miles), and has a population of 4.5 million Rail and road links with the rest of Europe are excellent, and three international airports serve the region: Valerio Catullo in Verona, Marco Polo on the edge of the lagoon, and Treviso EUROPE Satellite image of the Veneto, with the Venetian lagoon bottom right PUTTING VENICE AND THE VENETO ON THE. .. Apr) This is the season when many fine gardens all over the Veneto and round Lake Garda come into their own As the snow melts, there is time to catch the brief glory of the alpine meadows and the region’s nature reserves, renowned for rare orchids and gentians Verona holds its annual cherry market and many other towns celebrate the arrival of early crops MARCH La Vecia (mid-Lent) Gardone and Gargnano,... brushstrokes 8 The finished mask is ready to wear at the Carnival or to hang on a wall – the perfect Venetian souvenir 1 The form of the mask 7 The features made from a pulpy fibrous mixture of rags and paper dipped in glue, is used to make the mask itself 6 Cutting the eye holes 31 32 I N T R O D U C I N G V E N I C E A N D T H E V E N E T O VENICE AND THE VENETO THROUGH THE YEAR V display from the beginning... of the house and wife of Venetian ambassador Marcantonio Barbaro, with her youngest son, wetnurse and family pets In the Crociera, the cross-shaped central hall, servants peer round false doors, while imaginary landscapes blur the boundary between the house interior and the garden The Room of the Oil Lamp symbolizes virtuous behaviour; here Strength, with the club, leans on Truth, with the mirror The. .. and pine piles, harvested in the forests of the northern Veneto and floated downriver to the Venetian lagoon Once driven through the lagoon subsoil, they create an immensely strong and flexible foundation Even so, there is a limit to how much weight the piles can carry – the Campanile, its height having been increased several times, simply grew too tall and collapsed When the tower was rebuilt, timber... show Italy There are scores of the variety of activities this museums, churches and art region has to offer The galleries in Venice which demand Venice and Verona days can be attention, preferably with stops enjoyed using public transport along the way for a meal at a alone, whereas Lake Garda is waterside café or a ride on a best explored by car and ferry gondola Then there are the Gondola, The price... grew out of the Byzantine tradition of iconographic art, designed to inspire religious awe Because of the trade links between Venice and Constantinople, capital of Byzantium, the Eastern influence lasted longer here than elsewhere in Italy Andrea Mantegna introduced the Renaissance style to the Veneto in the 1460s, and his brother-in-law Giovanni Bellini became Venice s leading painter In the early 16th . the Grand Canal INTRODUCING VENICE AND THE VENETO FOUR GREAT DAYS IN VENICE AND THE VENETO 10 PUTTING VENICE AND THE VENETO ON THE MAP 12 A PORTRAIT OF THE VENETO 16 VENICE AND THE VENETO. 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