Visiting Italy? Heading for Venice? Then take a look at our guide on the best places near Venice to include in your trip – discover where to go in North Italy and which neighbouring countries to see.
Get out on the best day trips from Venice to discover the lagoon islands, the mountains and valleys, or legendary towns and little known villages of Italy’s Veneto Region and beyond.
Doesn’t the ‘Islands of the Venetian Lagoon’ sound romantic? Murano, Burano and Torcello are beautiful little islands a short distance off the coast of the world’s most famous water city – Venice!
To the south of Italy the lies the biggest island in the whole Mediterranean, the enigmatic Sicily. Once a kingdom in its own right, for centuries this sun-blessed fertile land has captured the hearts of writers and artists as well as tourists.
Emilia Romagna is the Italian province wedged between Venice, Florence and Milan. From the sunny kingdom of San Marino and beaches of Rimini on the Adriatic coast to the rural towns of Parma and Modena in the midst of vineyard country, and the capital city of Bologna, Emilia Romagna is famous for its rich gastronomy and one of the best places for food in Italy.
