Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Italy, Veneto encompasses an extraordinary array of landscapes. The region’s feet are planted in the flat Po River Valley while its head gazes over the high Dolomites onto Austria. Its eastern flank is licked by the warm Adriatic Sea while Lake Garda unfurls all its holiday fun to the west.
Home to the superb cities of Venice, Verona and Vicenza, and the super-chic ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Veneto is one of Italy’s most visited regions. But for all the fame of its tourist hotspots, few people explore further afield, leaving Veneto with plenty of uncrowded and beautiful spaces.
The region’s smaller cities and rural gems aren’t lesser-known because they’re difficult to reach, however. Veneto has excellent transport connections. It’s just that visitors are generally too busy being wowed by Venice and Veneto’s other famous places to find much time to explore the region’s beautiful hills and countryside.
For property buyers, of course, this lack of popular awareness means some very attractively affordable country homes – and all within easy reach of exquisite little cities. Meanwhile, the visitor popularity of those cities means great holiday rental prospects for anyone looking to buy an urban apartment.
LOOK AND FEEL
As a well-travelled italophile, you’ll know that most Italian regions have a look and feel all their own. Veneto is certainly one
