sandi_travelnut

My husband and I have not seen any northern Italian towns (north of Verona). Most likely we will be traveling in January. I would love to hear about your favorite large or small towns in the Piedmont, Lombardy or Veneto.

Graziella5b

TORINo is exciting.

buongiorno

There's got to be a zillion places to visit in those 3 regions. Anyway, if you're staying in Verona (a great city), think about visiting Bassano del Grappa and/or Asiago. We had a really good time there. We happened upon the place when there was a reunion of the Italian Army Alpine Corp and there were lots of older Italian men strolling around with knee socks and hats with a feather. Bassano has an old wooden bridge between the 2 sides of town that is a focal point.

sandi_travelnut

I was looking at images of some cities like Aosta and it's amazing how different the architecture is. Any other favorite cities? We've been to Verona before so I'm not sure if we'll be going there again.

We're just in the discussion stages so we're up to any thing at this point.

rex

Three good answers given above already: Bassano del Grappo (which I _have_ visited - - splendid), Torino and Aosta (both on my radar screen for this fall). Check out also the Astesana Stradadelvino also.

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=35001771

http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34904414

Best wishes,

Rex

toni_g_b

These are further north and I'm not sure if the weather will work against you in January but Bolzano and the Dolomites were wonderful. (We were there in August.) And on the way is Trento. Beautiful frescoed buildings surrounding the main piazza, and a fascinating castle, Castello del Buonconsiglio. The grappa San Michele in the gift shop was amazing!

Suki

We just had lunch in Treviso (the birthplace of tiramisu!) wandered around the countryside, saw some Palladian villas and stayed overnight in Vicenza. I liked Vicenza quite a bit. The Teatro Olympica was fascinating. The finest Palladian villa, La Rotunda, is just on the edge of the city. We had an excellent dinner in Vicenza as well. It's well worth a short visit.

sandi_travelnut

Thank you for all the recommendations so far.

GerdaFaust

Asolo.

vivi

My daughter just got back from Bassano
del Grappo and loved it.She was there with Venetian friends. This is a place where Italians go on a countryside holiday.

sandi_travelnut

Anyone know what I would expect, weather-wise, in Bassano del Grappa in January?

sandi_travelnut

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/231/5...7ab0013b_o.jpg

Check out this image I found of Bassano

Suki

What a beautiful image. We stopped in Bassano and walked across the bridge and sat in a little bar on one end and had a glass of wine. It is very beautiful, but I wonder how much there is to do after you shop for an afternoon, and drink some grappa?

GerdaFaust

One can visit surrounding towns: Asolo and Marostica, for example. And, the Villa Barbaro (Palladian villa) is just a short hop up the road.