The Berkeley Guides:
Berkeley Guide to Europe:
Italy:
Venice and The Veneto
For hundreds of years, the cities of the Veneto came when Venice whistled. But the Veneto, the stretch of land that sprawls eastwest between Venice and Verona and reaches far north to the Dolomites, is actually much more than just a suburb of The Canaled One. While the Venetian Republic was busy becoming a maritime bully, the rest of the Veneto cities were forming civic centers, universities, and discrete personalities. Today the region is an expensive place to both live and travel through. Residents are notoriously closed to outsiders, but that doesn't deflect the annual flood of travelers, who come to ponder Palladian villas, peaceful green hill towns, and paintings by locals Titian and Giorgione. The extensive hostel network, the allure of Venice, and the all-around cultural wallop make the Veneto one of the most touristed provinces in Italy.
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