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VENETO
Veneto is located in the northeastern part of Italy, bordering on the Italian regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy. It lies between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea and is crossed by the rivers Po, Adige, Brenta and Piave.
Its capital is Venice. Veneto is one of the wealthiest and most industrialized regions of Italy. Important rivers of Veneto are the Piave, the Brenta, the Bacchiglione, the Livenza, the Po, and the Adige. Other small rivers include the Meschio and the Sile. It is a perfect place to experience the magic of thermal bath. The thermal baths at Abano Terme are a major tourist attraction. Abono is the most soothing thermal bath of this region.
This region like any other Italian region is full of fine example of art and culture. Some of the most favorite tourist spots of this region are listed below.
Venice is the most splendid, and awesome place to be in. It is like an open-air museum because you can find the best of art and culture at every nook and corner of this place.
Asolo which is about 30 kilometers from Venice is a small town full of history and culture standing on the hills near Montebelluna.
Treviso, a medieval town that runs alongside the Sile River, stands at about the same distance.
Padua, the city of Giotto and Saint Anthony, is on the other side of Venice. It has a very old, famous university. The Riviera del Brenta stands between Venice and Padua. This was the privileged holiday playground of the rich, aristocratic Venetian families who had their famous villas built there by Palladio in the 18th century, which were then decorated with frescoes by Tiepolo.
Verona is a 30-minute train ride from Padua. This town was the setting for the love story of Romeo and Juliet. The town is also full of remains of the splendor of the Roman Empire and was the birthplace of Andrea Palladio. In fact the town is full of palaces and buildings designed by this famous architect.
The principal agricultural products include maize, green peas, vegetables, apples, cherries, sugar beets, forage, tobacco, hemp. Significant production of grapes occurs in hilly zones, leading to the creation of well-regarded wines. Veneto cooking is marked by the variety of recipes made with vegetables grown in the region fish and meat.
This region has got Colli Euganei or the Euganean Hills. It also has got Abano Terme, which is a town. This town is known to have the hot springs and mud baths which are popular among the tourists. And these are also the main economical resource.