Sights & Attractions in The Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Top Attractions

Name	Category	Location

Ancient City Gates/Triumphal Arch In addition to ancient Verona's famous arena and Roman theater...	Archaeological Sites	Verona

Arena di Verona Only Rome's Colosseum and Capua's arena would dwarf this amphitheater...	Arts / Performance Venues	Verona

Basilica di Sant'Antonio Thousands of faithful make the pilgrimage here each year to pray...	Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Padua

Cappella degli Scrovegni This world-famous chapel and its frescoes were commissioned by...	Religious Sites	Padua

Castelvecchio This crenellated, russet brick building with massive walls, towers...	Museums / Galleries, Castles / Palaces	Verona


Duomo The present church was begun in the 12th century in the Romanesque...	Religious Sites	Verona

Palazzo della Ragione Also known as Il Salone, this spectacular arcaded reception hall...	Castles / Palaces	Padua

Piazza dei Signori Some fine examples of 15th- and 16th-century buildings line this...	Religious Sites, Castles / Palaces, Squares	Padua

Piazza delle Erbe Frescoed buildings surround this beautiful medieval square, where...	Squares	Verona

San Zeno Maggiore One of Italy's finest Romanesque churches, San Zeno Maggiore...	Religious Sites	Verona

Sant'Anastasia Verona's largest church, begun in 1290 but only consecrated in...	Religious Sites	Verona

Teatro Olimpico Palladio's last, and perhaps most spectacular work, was begun...	Arts / Performance Venues, Architectural Sites	Vicenza

Villa della Rotonda (Villa Almerico Capra) This beautiful Palladian villa, commissioned in 1556 as a suburban...	Houses / Mansions	Vicenza

Villa Pisani Extensive grounds with rare trees, ornamental fountains, and...	Castles / Palaces	Padua

Villa Valmarana ai Nani Inside this 17th- to 18th-century country house, named for the...	Houses / Mansions	Vicenza
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