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Is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fifth in Italy. The region’s capital and most populous city is Venice. Veneto is the 8th largest region in Italy, with a total area of 18,398.9 km2. It is located in the north-eastern part of Italy and is bordered to the east by Friuli-Venezia Giulia, to the south by Emilia-Romagna, to the west by Lombardy and to the north by Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At its northernmost corner it borders also on Austria.
The Po Valley, covering 57% of Veneto, extends from the mountains to the Adriatic sea, broken only by some low hills: Euganean Hills, Berici Hills Colli Asolani and Montello, which constitute the remaining 14% of the territory. The plain itself is subdivided into the higher plain (gravel-strewn and not very fertile) and the lower plain (rich in water sources and arable terrain). The lower plain is both a mainstay of aricultural production and the most populated part of the region. Several rivers flow through the region: the Po – Adige – Brenta – Bacchiglione – Livenza – Piave, and Tagliamento. The eastern shore of the largest lake in Italy, Lake Garda, belongs to Veneto. The coastline covers approximately 200 km, of which 100 km are beaches.
The coasts of the Adriatic Sea are characterised by the Venetian Lagoon, a flat terrain with ponds, marshes and islands. The Po Delta to the south features sandbars and dunes along the coastline. The inland portion contains cultivable land recently reclaimed by a system of canals and dykes. Fish ponds have been created there as well. The delta and the lagoon are a stopping-point for migratory birds. Wikipedia
Bardolino
Burano
Cavaion Veronese
Garda
Giudecca
Lazise
Malcesine
Mestre
Murano
Padova
Peschiera del Garda
San Pietro di Castello
Torri del Benaco
Venezia
Venezia
Verona
Vicenza
Walk from Bardolino to Lazise
Walk from Brenzone Sul Garda to Malcesine
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