The best villages in Veneto
Often the Venetian villages are an excellent alternative to visit compared to the usual central cities usually congested by the masses.
In Veneto we are lucky enough to boast a more than dignified heritage as regards the villages, I want to recommend some.
Montagnana
Considered one of the best preserved fortified cities in the world, it manages to give a lot of an atmosphere dating back to medieval times. The village is surrounded by a huge walled enclosure still perfectly preserved and where it is still possible to walk on it today, the old moat that surrounded the entire city is now a green expanse where you can walk. In addition to the Rocca degli Alberi, the Keep and the Castle of San Zeno stand out among the walls. Everything here suggests the infinite battles that shook the territory: a border place, Montagnana was in fact thought to be impregnable and this is confirmed by walking around the perimeter of its walls along two kilometers.
Asolo
Village famous for its nickname: city of a thousand horizons, due to the breathtaking landscapes that can be admired from up there. It boasts a beautiful medieval old town.
Walking through the “foresti”, as the streets that go up the hill are called here, you reach Piazza Maggiore with the fountain with the winged lion, the Cathedral and the nearby castle where the Theater dedicated to Eleonora Duse, who chose Asolo himself, is located as one’s home.
Malcesine
Malcesine is one of the most beautiful villages around Lake Garda.
The town’s most prominent attraction is the Scaliger Castle, now a
natural history museum with a room dedicated to Goethe and his drawings
dating back to his stay at the lake.
A great tip is to take some time
to explore all the alleys of the town and linger on the marina where
you can see the brightly colored facades of the houses.
Arqua Petrarca
Ancient medieval village near the Euganean Hills. It has a charm that
has managed to last over time. The same charm in the past had also
captured the passion of the poet Francesco Petrarca from whom the town
then inherited the name. From the town square starts a nice walk to the
Pianoro del Mottarone, one of the most romantic points of all the
Euganean Hills.
Cittadella
A small Montagnana, with practically perfect walls that can be covered on foot in about an hour. Unlike Montagnana, the nucleus inside is smaller and therefore I recommend combining the visit of Cittadella with one of the many nearby Venetian villas, such as Villa Contarina and Piazzola sul Brenta, or Bassano del Grappa.
