Veneto — uncrowded destinations — page 5

Montagnana, the walled city with the most intact medieval walls in Europe

Two kilometres of perfectly preserved medieval walls enclose a Venetian gem of DOP prosciutto, frescoes and the Palio dei 10 Comuni.

Jul 5, 2026

Este, Veneto, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Este, where ancient Venetic civilisation meets the Carraresi castle

At the foot of the Euganean Hills, Este holds a museum of rare importance on the Paleovenetic world and an imposing Carraresi castle amid gardens and history.

Jul 5, 2026

Cison di Valmarino, Veneto, Italy

Italian villages

Cison di Valmarino, an enchanted borgo among Prosecco hills and Prealps castles

Listed among Italy's Most Beautiful Villages, Cison di Valmarino is a hidden gem among the Prosecco hills, with CastelBrando and the Via dell'Acqua.

Jul 5, 2026

Mel, Veneto, Italy

Italian villages

Mel, the suspended borgo of the Valbelluna between Renaissance palaces and Paleovenetic memory

Mel, one of Italy's Most Beautiful Villages in the Belluno Valbelluna: a frescoed square, a Renaissance palace and a pre-Roman necropolis.

Jul 5, 2026

Follina, Veneto, Italy

Castles, palaces and monuments

Follina, where a Cistercian abbey meets the Prosecco hills

Follina, a jewel of the Trevisan hills: a twelfth-century Cistercian abbey, historic woollen mills and the silence of the UNESCO Prosecco hills.

Jul 5, 2026

Borghetto sul Mincio, Veneto, Italy

Italian villages

Borghetto sul Mincio, the mill village where time flows with the water

Borghetto sul Mincio, village of medieval mills and the Visconti Bridge: an enchanted waterside hamlet between Verona and Lake Garda.

Jul 5, 2026

Soave, Veneto, Italy

Italian villages

Soave, where the Scaligeri castle watches over the Veneto's most elegant vineyards

Battlemented walls, medieval towers and hills of Garganega: Soave is a Veronese borgo uniting Scaligeri history and centuries of wine tradition.

Jul 5, 2026

Marostica, Veneto, Italy

Italian villages

Marostica: The Living Chess City of Cherry Blossoms and Medieval Castles

A chessboard piazza, two castles linked by battlemented walls and hills of cherry trees: Marostica is the Vicentine borgo that plays with history.

Jul 5, 2026

From Treviso to the Lagoon, Veneto, Italy

Guides and itineraries

Cycling the Sile Greenway: From Treviso to the Lagoon Without a Single Hill

50 flat kilometres along the Sile river, from Treviso's centre to Venice's northern lagoon: nature, mills and silence just an hour from the crowds.

Jul 5, 2026