I am planning a trip to Venice in July and want to spend a few days afterward in the area. Any suggestions for places close by that are worth visiting? I'm a single, 54-year-old woman.

Hi jb,

Verona and Padua have gotten good reviews.

See www.trenitalia.com/en for train schedules and prices from Venice.

I found that I liked Trento and Bassano del Grappa a lot. Sirmione and all of Lake Garda are also very pleasant.

Best wishes,

Rex

Goo dmorning, Padua and Verona
are both excellant choices. Padua is an excellant day trip out of ?Venice SL being about 40 mins by rail, Verona
about an hour and a half, better to stay your overnite(s) in Verona instead of trying to return to Venezia.. Richard of LaGrange Park, Il.

Verona is a good choice. There is a really nice walking/shopping street (great people watching on a Saturday night) near the arena, lots of cafes and wine bars that I think you would feel comfortable in alone, interesting sights like the arena itself and many hotel choices. But I think the opera festival runs in July so rooms may be hard to find. Try the Torcolo or the Armando.

Verona was an unexpected delight for us, a very convenient stop on our last trip. There are numerous trains running between there and Venice.