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Veneto [a], officially the Region of Veneto [b], is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the north-east of the country. It is the fourth most populous region in Italy, with a population of about five million. Venice is the region's capital while Verona is the largest city. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire until the 5th
The Lessinia Regional Park (Italian: Parco naturale regionale della Lessinia) is a nature reserve in Veneto, Italy. Established in 1990, it covers the northern part of the Lessinia region, in the Venetian Prealps, between the provinces of Verona and Vicenza. It is both a Special Protection Area and a Site of Community Importance.
Italy is among the countries most visited in the world by tourists during the Christmas holidays. [13] Rome is the 3rd most visited city in Europe and the 12th in the world, with 9.4 million arrivals in 2017 [14] while Milan is the 5th most visited city in Europe and the 16th in the world, [15] [16] with 8.81 million tourists. [17]
The most visited regions are Veneto, Tuscany, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, and Lazio. [310] Rome is the third most visited city in Europe, and 12th in the world, with 9.4 million arrivals in 2017. [311] Venice and Florence are among the world's top 100 destinations.
The Venetian Plain, or Venetian-Friulian Plain (Italian: Pianura Veneta or Pianura Veneto-friulana) is a major geographical feature of Italy.It extends approximately from the River Adige to the River Isonzo, in a southwest-to-northeast direction, including almost all the flatlands of Veneto and Friuli.
The Italian authorities have classified the Italian volcanoes based on the time of the last eruption; besides submarine volcanoes and those considered extinct, in Italy there are dormant (Alban Hills, Phlegraean Fields, Ischia, Vesuvius, Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Pantelleria) and active volcanoes (Mount Etna and Stromboli). [5]
The penguins can only be found in southern Australia and New Zealand, making this nature spectacle the perfect end to what has already been an unforgettable day.
The Garden of Padua was founded upon deliberation of the Senate of the Venetian Republic.It was devoted to the growth of medicinal plants, the so-called "simple plants" (Orto dei semplici – simples were herbs that were used as they are rather than in admixtures) which produced natural remedies, and also to help students distinguish genuine medicinal plants from false ones to prevent ...