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Northeast Italy Voyage Tips and guide

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    Northeast Italy is both one of the most affluent and visited areas of Italy. It includes tourist favourites such as the historic cities of Venice, Verona and Bologna, as well as the Alpine mountain range of Dolomites, a favourite with skiers in the winter, while in the winter holidaymakers flock to the beaches of Veneto and Rimini. The Northeast also borders the independent city state of San Marino.

    The fertile valleys of the rivers Adige and Po and extensive coastline provided favourable conditions for human settlements since ancient times, while the combination of water and mountains made them easily defensible. Thus, over centuries, affluence and cultural heritage accumulated, with the influence of the areas cultural, economic and religious centres extending far beyond Italy.

    Easy to visit thanks to numerous well-connected airports, high-speed and local railway network as well as criss-crossed by autostradas, the Northeast promises diverse sights and experiences within mere hours, but is far from budget-friendly given the high average income of its inhabitants and popularity among international travellers driving prices of accommodation, gastronomy and tourist attractions upwards.

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      Emilia-Romagna
    has miles and miles of sandy beaches on the Adriatic coast
      Friuli-Venezia Giulia
      Trentino-Alto Adige
      Veneto

    Cities

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    • 1 Bologna – a magnificent old city with a rich architectural and cultural heritage
    • 2 Ferrara – a beautiful city, embellished by the Este dynasty, yet it escapes the tourist hordes
    • 3 Ravenna – once a capital of Byzantium, it has rich mosaics
    • 4 Padua – the ancient and learned city attracts millions of pilgrims every year
    • 5 Rimini – a resort town popular with Italians and Russians
    • 6 Trento – its illustrious history is shown in its spectacular architecture
    • 7 Trieste – its elegant urban planning, its embrace with the sea and the mountains behind it make it a destination of great charm for its artistic and natural beauty
    • 8 Verona – world-famous thanks to Romeo and Juliet; it is worth seeing the old town for its large Roman arena
    • 9 Venice – a canal city which was once a mighty merchant republic and the cradle of Renaissance Italy
    • 10 Vicenza – famous for the many villas by Palladio in its surrounding hills
    • 11 Bolzano – this bilingual (German and Italian) city is famous for its archaeology museum, Christmas market, and the mountaineering museum

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    • 1 Lake Garda – a popular tourist destination that exudes a Mediterranean flair
    • 2 Riviera Adriatica – seaside resorts that extend along 30 km of coastline along the Adriatic Sea
    • 3 Seiser Alm – the largest alpine plateau in Europe is a great place to take long walks and bike rides in the summer and to go skiing and snowboarding in winter

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    By car

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    These motorways provide access to the region:

    • A4 Turin-Trieste
    • A1 Milan-Naples
    • A23 Austria-Palmanova

    By plane

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    • Treviso Airport
    • Friuli-Venezia Giulia Airport
    • Venice Marco Polo Airport
    • Bologna Borgo Panigale Airport
    • Parma Airport

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