Veneto is mainly known for the beautiful city of Venice, unique in the world for its extraordinary atmosphere (the Lagoon Islands), history and art: built on the water, for centuries (10th to 17th century) it used to be one of the most important naval powers and created extraordinary works of architecture, art and literature. You will need at least a week to live and understand this beautiful city. Agriturist selected for you in the province of Venice 6 offers of farmhouse accomodation which will give you the opportunity to visit the Serenissima (that is how the Republic of Venice used to be called) enjoying the peace of the near countryside.

But Veneto is not only Venice. You cannot miss to visit Verona, for instance, on the river Adige (in Italy second in lenght only to Po), very close to Garda Lake, where William Shakespeare set his Romeo and Juliet, with its Roman Arena (1st century AD), its medieval and renaissance buildings (like Catselvecchio), and the gothic (like S. Anastasia) or renaissance (like S. Giorgio in Braida) churches. Agriturist selected for you 11 offers of agritourism, of farm holidays, in the province of Verona.

Also Padua needs to be mentioned, with its S. Antonio Basilica, decorated by Donatello, who created the monument to Gattamelata, great commander of the Republic of Venice. Or Vicenza, real architectural beauty, where also Andrea Palladio, great architect of the Republic of Venice and author of the famous villas which you can admire in the countryside, worked.

We recommend that you look for detailed information in a guide to find out about all the many other worthseeing towns: Treviso, Belluno, and Rovigo, province capital cities, Monselice (you can ahve a walk on the hill that dominates the city with its Castle, Old Duomo and the Seven Churches Sanctuary), Marostica (with its huge chessboard in Castle Square, where during the second week-end of september of even years they play chess with human pieces), or Montagnana (with its extraordinary ancient walls, where they produce an excellent PDO ham: Veneto Berico Euganeo).

The countryside has a rich and various agriculture: in the valley breedings and fields, on the hills olive groves (extra-virgin olive oil PDO -protected designation of origin- “Veneto Colli Euganei, Monti Berici, Mt. Grappa Plateau”), vineyards (22 wines DOC -designation of origin checked- and 3 DOCG -designation of origin checked and guaranteed). There are 19 PDO and PGI (protected geographical indication) products: the abovemnetioned olive oil and ham, rice, cold pork meat, heese, fruit and vegetable, chestnuts). There are a lot of farmhouse accomodations with their restaurants where you can try the tasty specialities of the local cuisine.

If you are fond of green holidays, in Veneto you can find one of the 22 Italian National Parks: the Belluno Dolomites National Park.

Agriturist selected for you almost 100 offers of farm stay in Veneto, in the seven provinces of the region: Venice, Belluno, Padova, Rovigo, Treviso, Verona, and Vicenza.