Venetia Attractions
The region of Venetia, the territory of the old Republic of Venice, lies in the northeast of the North Italian plain, extending northward from the lower course of the Po to the Venetian Alps and bounded on the west by Lake Garda and the River Mincio, on the east by the Adriatic coast, a strip of former marshland now occupied by numerous lagoons.
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Dolomite Road
(Dolomites)
The Dolomite Road is a twisting and turning alpine road that meanders 100 km through the heart of the Dolomites, from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Dolomiti Superski
(Dolomites)
The Dolomiti Superski area is considered the premier downhill ski destination in Italy. Hundreds of lifts provide access to countless ski runs and extensive back country areas.
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Col di Lana
(Dolomite Road)
The 2,462 m high Col di Lana can be hiked in a few hours. It was the location of heavy fighting during WWI.
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Sasso Pordoi
(Alba Road to the Fadaia Pass)
Sasso Pordoi stands at 2,950 m and can be reached on a cableway. From here there are beautiful mountain views.
Agordo, Italy
There is an attractive road from Belluno (30km/19mi northwest) through the magnificent gorge on the River Cordevole known as the Canal d'Agordo (15km/9mi long) to the little town of Agordo (611m/2,021ft; pop. 4,000), ringed by high mountains, a popular walking and climbing center. In the main square is the picturesque Palazzo Crotta di Manzoni (17th-18th centuries).
Bassano Del Grappa - Municipal Museum
The Municipal Museum in Bassano del Grappa has a notable picture gallery that features work by local artists including the da Ponte family.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:15 | 9:15 | 9:15 | 9:15 | 9:15 | 9:15 | 15:30 |
| Close | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 |
| Open | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 |
| Close | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
Always closed on:
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
In the west of the region of Veneto, some 40km/25mi north of Padova, lies Bassano del Grappa (122m/403ft; pop. 39,000) where an old wooden bridge leads over the River Brenta. The town is noted as the home of the Da Ponte family, the most important member of which was Jacopo da Ponto, called Bassano. The Museo Civico and the cathedral contain works by this painter.
Bassano del Grappa Tourist Office
Largo Corona d'Italia 35
I-36100 Vicenza
Italy
Largo Corona d'Italia 35
I-36100 Vicenza
Italy
Longarone, Italy
18km/11mi northeast of Belluno, at the mouth of the Zoldo valley, is the little town of Longarone (468m/1,544ft), which was destroyed on October ninth 1963, together with four neighboring villages, by a flood wave 100m/330ft high when a landslide on Monte Toc caused the Lago di Vajont to overflow. Some 2,000 people, including 1700 in Longarone, lost their lives in the disaster; the town is being rebuilt on the slopes to the west.
Nevegal
12km/7mi southeast of Belluno is a winter sports area on the Nevegal (chair-lift to Rifugio Cadore, 1,600m/5,280ft; Alpine garden).
Pieve di Cadore, Italy
25km/16mi northeast of Longarone up the Piave valley, which becomes steadily narrower, is Pieve di Cadore (878m/2,897ft), chief town of the upper Piave region and a popular health and winter sports resort, beautifully situated high above the River Piave, here dammed to form a lake 8km/5mi long. In the main square is a monument to Titian, who was born here; his birthplace (museum) is in a little square with a fountain. The parish church has a Madonna with Saints by Titian.
Pieve di Cadore Tourist Office
Via XX Septembre 18
I-30100 Pieve di Cadore
Italy
Via XX Septembre 18
I-30100 Pieve di Cadore
Italy
Pordenone, Italy
28km/16mi northwest of Portogruaro, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, is the old provincial capital of Pordenone (24m/79ft; pop. 51,000), birthplace of the painter Giovanni de Sacchis, known as Pordenone (1484-1539). There are pictures by this artist in the Late Gothic cathedral (15th century) and in the Pinacoteca Civica. The Town Hall was built between 1291 and 1365. The Palazzo Amalteo, a little to the north, houses a natural history museum. Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites, Lake Garda, Padua, Venice, Verona, Vicenza.
Portogruaro, Italy
At the east end of the region of Venetia is Portogruaro (5m/16ft; pop. 25,000), with fine old arcaded houses, a Gothic Town Hall (14th-16th century) and a Romanesque leaning tower (the campanile of the cathedral). The Museo Nazionale Concordiese contains Roman and Early Christian remains from Concordia Sagittaria, the Roman military station of Concordia, 2km/1.25 mi downstream, which preserves a Roman bridge and an early medieval baptistery.
Vajont Gorge
From Longarone a road climbs up (sharp bends, tunnels), passing through the wild Vajont gorge (4km/2.5mi long; galleries through rock), to the Lago di Vajont, a reservoir formed by a dam 265m/765ft high, now largely drained, and then over the Passo di Sant'Osvaldo (827m/2,729ft) to the summer resort of Cimolais (652m/2,152ft).
