In this edition
The New York Times discovers Veneto beyond the lagoon
The New York Times has published a travel guide to northeastern Veneto, positioning the region's rural and urban treasures as an escape from Venice's overtourism.
Tommaso Veronese · 480 words
Recent headlines from this bureau
- The New York Times discovers Veneto beyond the lagoon
- Veneto's beach clubs caught in Italy's packed-lunch standoff
- Veneto braces for third summer heatwave as temperatures near 42°C
- Venice marks plague's end with ritual rooted in Renaissance memory
- Sinner's second Wimbledon title signals Italian tennis ascendancy
- Northern Italy faces water crisis as drought depletes reserves
- Italian beach clubs' packed lunch bans spark wider row over public access
- Sinner reaches Wimbledon final, closes on Alcaraz's Grand Slam tally
Geography & climate
Humid continental; foggy winters, hot summers.
The lagoon and the Adriatic, the Po and Adige deltas, the Venetian plain, the Dolomite foothills.
Economy & culture
Mass tourism, Prosecco and wine, eyewear and luxury manufacturing, small-firm export districts.
Venice and its global myth, Palladian villas, the Biennale, a proud regional identity.