Veneto Itineraries

Veneto Itineraries (48)

Our recommendations if you are planning a vacation or visit to Venice, Lake Garda, Verona and the rest of the Veneto region.

  • Villa Giona, Verona Wedding Venue

    Villa Giona is luxury Veneto villa accommodation near Verona and Lake Garda for exclusive family events and celebrations.

    Above all, it is a perfect setting for an elegant Italian wedding offering comfort, tranquillity, relaxation, luxury and impeccable service at all times.

    The garden and grounds...

  • Lake Garda Weddings and Banquets

    Le Gemme di Artemisia Restaurant near Torri del Benaco is run by English speaking Lara and Andrea and offers an elegant location for a wedding reception or private banquet overlooking Lake Garda for no more than 30 guests.

    As well as the catering, additional services for your special day can can al...

  • Italy Five Lakes Tour

    The Italian glacial lakes are set among the magnificent mountains of Northern Italy, a landscape that takes your breath away.

    Giuseppe Verdi. Henri Stendhal, George Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and William Wordsworth were all captivated by the deep blue waters, alpine peaks and flourishing flora.

    D...

  • Color Events, Lake Garda

    Color Events is the in-house organisation of the Color Hotel in Bardolino who can organize your original and custom made event along the shores of Lake Garda where the hotel is located.

    This could be a business meeting, a romantic wedding, a family occasion or perhaps special birthday dinner with f...

  • Color Hotel, Lake Garda Sport Vacations

    Lake Garda offers many holiday opportunities for lovers of outdoor activities and nature.

    The Color Hotel located in Bardolino offers a great base to do a spot of sport during your vacation in Veneto, but in particular if you are a lover of golf and / or cycling.

    BIKE HOLIDAY BY LAKE GARDA

    Both t...

  • Walks of Italy, Venice Tours

    Get the most out of your Venice trip by experiencing a Walks of Italy cultural tour.

    Book online by following the links below.

    Here we indicate when and where the tours run, including Murano and Burano, and if they can be enjoyed as part of a group or privately.

    The basic price indicated includes...

  • Venice Cooking Classes

    These fabulous cooking classes experience in Venice are offered by Venice and Veneto Gourmet, specialists in food and wine tours in the territory and run by native Venetian Sara Cossiga.

    Find out more about her Venice wine tasting tours and customized gourmet services including catering and private...

  • Lake Garda Restaurant Cooking Lessons

    The cooking classes of Le Gemme di Artemisia restaurant on the shores of Lake Garda are led by Chef Andrea. They are aimed at very small groups from one to six people in the restaurant kitchen and are held all the year round.

    Here Andrea will share with you his experience and anecdotes about Itali...

  • Venice and Veneto Gourmet Tours

    Venice and Veneto Gourmet can arrange your personalized Venice gourmet cooking class, wine tasting or culinary tours of Venice and the Veneto region.

    The company is run by Sara Cossiga, a freelance art historian graduated at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

    She has been working for the Venice...

  • Lake Garda Gourmet Tours

    This series of gourmet food and wine tours around Lake Garda have been put together the exclusive restaurant Le Gemme di Artemesia Restaurant located near Torri del Benaco.

    They are an opportunity to get away from the stress of the busy working week to spend a few days in the tranquil atmosphere of...

  • Treasures and Mosaics of the Adriatic Tour

    Seas and oceans may traditionally have been a cause of division and isolation for many maritime communities, but the  Adriatic Sea has never been an obstacle but a 'bridge' and for centuries it has strengthened trade among nations and cultures, creating partnerships and affinities.

    As a result the ...

  • Propose by Juliets balcony in Verona

    What could be more romantic than proposing by Juliet's balcony in Verona.

    The building featuring the balcony of Juliet is believed to have been the family home of the Cappellos who, according to legend were Juliet’s family, the Capuletis in the famous play by Shakespeare.

    The balcony is p...

  • Bistrot de Venise, Venice Restaurant & Wine Bar

    Bistrot de Venise is a central Venice restaurant, wine bar and enoteca serving traditional Venetian dishes based on the traditional 14th and 15th century local cuisine in the heart of the city near Saint Marks Square.

    In fact, the menu has been compiled with the help of historical culinary consul...

  • Le Gemme di Artemisia Restaurant, Torri del Benaco

    Le Gemme di Artemisia 'Atelier del Gusto' is an intimate Lake Garda restaurant suitable for private weddings, business lunches and cooking classes with chef.

    It is located overlooking the charming village of Torri del Benaco in Veneto and situated inside the grounds of a private villa. The sett...

  • Color Hotel Restaurant, Bardolino

    If you are looking for an elegant dining environment on the shores of Lake Garda to celebrate a special moment in the north Italian lakes, then consider the Restaurant of the Color Hotel in Bardolino.

    In keeping with the innovative concept of the hotel, the restaurant proposes a new approa...

  • La Cusina Restaurant, Venice

    The Restaurant La Cusina, situated in The Westin Europa & Regina Hotel, is one of the most fabulous restaurants in Venice and is located just a short walk from St. Mark's Square or from the vaporetto stop San Marco Vallaresso.

    Open 7 days for lunch and dinner, and catering for up to 110 guests,...

  • Restaurant Terrazza Danieli, Venice

    Restaurant Terrazza Danieli is one of Venice's top restaurants and dining locations. It is located near Palazzo Ducale, the Grand Canal and just a few steps from St. Mark’s on the top floor of Hotel Danieli's Palazzo Danieli Excelsior.

    The restaurant  caters for up to 90 guests, both indo...

  • Relais Corte Paradiso, Peschiera del Garda

    Relais Corte Paradiso is a wonderful historical country residence near Peschiera del Garda on Lake Garda offering rental apartments and villa accommodation for a relaxing holiday.

    The original Villa Paradiso was built over 400 hundred years ago and has been owned by the current family since 1...

  • Agriturismo Dune, Eraclea, Caorle

    The Dune Agriturismo Relais opened in the autumn of 2007 and offers a tranquil rural beach location for family holidays on the Veneto Coast near Venice.

    The agriturismo is just a few meters from the beach and surrounded by coastal nature rich with Mediterranean animal and plant life inclu...

  • Color Hotel style & design, Bardolino

    Color Hotel certainly lives up to its name. It is a design hotel located in Bardolino by Lake Garda and suitable for weddings, excursions, meetings, fun, relaxation and active holidays in Veneto.

    It offers a vibrant, stylish, romantic and charming accommodation not far from Verona and Venice.

    Gue...

  • The Westin Europa & Regina, Venice

    The Westin Europa & Regina Venice Hotel is located on the famous Grand Canal only a few steps from Saint Mark's Square.

    This luxury hotel is convenient to designer shopping boutiques, La Fenice Opera House, outdoor cafès and the city's main attractions.

    The hotel is spread over five historic build...

  • Hotel Danieli, Venice

    The Hotel Danieli is a superb combination of three remarkable Venetian palazzi dating back to the 14th, 19th, and 20th Centuries, the oldest of which once belonged to the family of Doge Dandolo.

    Today, the property offers 5 star luxury hotel accommodation and fine dining in central Venice by the Gr...

 

A selection of off the beaten track itineraries from the region of Veneto. Highlighted below are the most recently added or updated articles and access them all from the links in the right column.

  • Giotto and the Scrovegni Chapel

    Published in Veneto Itineraries
    Padova should be on everyone's north italy itinerary as an historic town and city of arts. As the Consorzio Giotto responsible for the promotion of the city neatly states 'What does it have that the rest of the world doesn't'. Well, the Arena chapel with frescoes by Giotto, Saint Anthony's Basilica, rolling medieval hills, the noble castles of Eugenia and powerful walled castles just for starters. Not only does the Scrovegni Chapel house Giotto's magnificent 36 scene fresco (1303-05), you will also find Galileo's chair and the 15th century paintings of Andrea Mategna in the church of Eremitani. The latter…
    Last modified on 07 May 2013

The Redentore Festival, Venice

Published in Veneto Itineraries
The Redentore or Redeemer Festival in Venice takes place on the third Sunday of July and celebrates the construction of the church to honour the Redentore 'Saviour' who freed Venice of a horrible plague in 1577. Ever since the Venetians celebrate this most famous of nights with an hour long firework display over the canals around Saint Mark's Square. A floating bridge is also constructed over the Giudecca Canal to connect the Ducal Palace to the Redentore Church. Nowadays the bridge is no longer built of the traditional gondolas, but heavier barges to hold thousands of people as the sun…
Last modified on 22 April 2013

Ten Rules for Bikers in the Dolomites

Published in Veneto Itineraries
We found a great map made by the Consorzio Turistico Auronzo-Misurina together with the Comune di Auronzo di Cadore and Regione Veneto featuring 16 mountain paths for serious bikers through the Dolomites. The map guide also gives a Biker's 10 Rules which we liked and wanted to share here.
Last modified on 19 December 2012

Christmas in Bassano del Grappa

Published in Veneto Itineraries
Bassano del Grappa is a picturesque town in Italy’s northeast corner in the province of Vicenza. Situated at the foothills of Mount Grappa, it is just one hour by train from Venice. Bassano is always a great place to discover on your own, especially leading up to Christmas. Firstly, walk the three piazzas, visit the covered bridge by Palladio and a stop off for a glass of grappa in one of the many shops offering a sip of the Christmas “Spirit”. From mid November, Christmas is in full swing.
Last modified on 19 December 2012

The Fall of Venice

Published in Veneto Itineraries
Many wished the fall of the Venetian Republic during its long illustrious history and many failed. But perhaps the real culprits were more insidious than Saracens carrying curved scimitars. The final years leading up to the end of the Republic were not a little affected by new illuminist ideas coming from France following the Revolution and led to masonic influence establishing itself in the city. Anzolo Querini was one of the first nobles to secretly enter the Lodge. He was a friend of Voltaire and was arrested in 1761 and exiled to the castle of Verona. Dating from 1670 Palazzo…
Last modified on 11 October 2012

Prisoners of the Serenissima

Published in Veneto Itineraries
It was no fun being held in the jails of Venice at the pleasure of the Doge of the Serenissima. and the visitor to Venice does not need much imagination during a tour of the Palazzo Ducale. For starters, the Sala della Cancelleria was Venice’s most secretive location and the equivalent of the CIA or ex KGB archives. The route also takes in the Sala del Tormento, infamously named for its purpose of gaining confessions prior to prisoners learning their fate, and the inside of the Ponte dei Sospiri bridge from where a small door to leads to the infamous…
Last modified on 11 October 2012

Balcony of Juliet in Verona

Published in Veneto Itineraries
The city of Verona may be the most romantic place in Italy. Not least, of course, for being the setting for William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tragedy of course and, in particular, the famous balcony where Juliet was won over by her Romeo. Although the actual building dates from the 14th century, the balcony may just not, but who cares. Over one million visitors to the spot make this one of the country's must visit attractions. In the Spring of 2009, the balcony was in the news when the Verona authorities announced they were allowing couples to take their…
Last modified on 25 September 2012