Northeast Italy
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Venice
Gondolas and vaporetto routes thread between St.
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Bologna
Bologna’s endless porticoes and university life invite slow walks; people seek tagliatelle al ragù, lively quadrangles, medieval towers, and markets selling mortadella and handmade pasta.
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Parma
Deep in Emilia, Parma draws food-first travelers to parmesan dairies and prosciutto cures, markets and trattorie that won’t pretend.
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Ravenna
Ravenna’s churches keep mosaics dense with gold tesserae; people arrive for San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and Dante’s tomb, then linger over simple seafood and piadina in backstreet osterie before the busier Adriatic beaches.
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Trieste
A port city where Austro‑Hungarian cafés face the Adriatic: Piazza Unità, Miramare Castle, strong coffee culture and seafood draw visitors interested in history and coastal walks.
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Cortina d'Ampezzo
High in the Dolomites, Cortina strings together chalets, lift stations and old-school cafés.
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Grand Canal (Venice)
The Grand Canal cuts S‑shaped through Venice, lined with palazzi from the Gothic and Renaissance eras; tourists ride vaporetti or gondolas, cross the Rialto and watch canal traffic and waterfront cafés.
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Verona Arena
The Roman Arena stages summer opera under stars; visitors come for nightly performances, Juliet’s balcony, and the city’s Roman and medieval streets lined with trattorie.
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Grand Canal (Venice)
The Grand Canal cuts S‑shaped through Venice, lined with palazzi from the Gothic and Renaissance eras; tourists ride vaporetti or gondolas, cross the Rialto and watch canal traffic and waterfront cafés.
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Verona Arena
The Roman Arena stages summer opera under stars; visitors come for nightly performances, Juliet’s balcony, and the city’s Roman and medieval streets lined with trattorie.
Top Cities in Northeast Italy
Northeast Italy at a Glance
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Best Things to Do in Northeast Italy
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Grand Canal (Venice)
Main waterway through Venice with historic palaces
Tower
St Mark's Campanile
Iconic bell tower dominating Venice's St. Mark's Square
Square
Piazza San Marco
Principal public square of Venice with basilica
Building
Rialto Bridge
Historic stone arch bridge spanning Venice's Grand Canal
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Doge's Palace
Venetian Gothic palace and former ducal residence
Trail
Alta Via 1
Amusement Park
Gardaland
Popular Italian amusement park on Lake Garda
Church
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo
Early Christian basilica in Ravenna with Byzantine mosaics
Museum
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Modern art museum in Venice exhibiting 20th-century works
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Gallerie dell'Accademia
Venetian gallery housing pre-19th-century Venetian paintings and sculpture
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Museo Correr
Venetian museum documenting city history and art
Building
Malatestiana Library
Renaissance civic library with original medieval manuscripts preserved