Veneto Holidays

Venice is the first place most people think of when you mention Veneto. This canal-threaded city has a tendency to turn tourists into children in a sweet shop. Except, it’s not bonbons they want to binge on, it’s gondolas, mask shops, bridges and the mosaics of St Mark’s Basilica.

What you might not realise, is that Venice is just a canapé in Veneto's tasting menu of sights. To the north, there are the Dolomite Mountains. To the east, there’s Verona, which was the setting for Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers. And all over the region there are vineyards producing signature wines like Soave and Bardolino.

Then there are the beaches. Lido di Jesolo alone is home to a 15-kilometre runway of sand. Like most of the beaches in Italy, you'll probably have pay to hire a sunlounger for the day, but once you’re settled you’ll want for nothing – watersports, snack bars, minigolf courses and souvenir shops are all on tap. Caorle has a similar sized beach to Lido di Jesolo, and it teams its seafront with a historical town centre. There’s an 11th-century cathedral here, and a rocket-shaped bell tower that looks like it could lift off any minute.