Italy, 8 Days · Tailor-made by car

Route through the Veneto Region

Enjoy a road trip through one of the world's most romantic and beautiful regions brimming with a fascinating historical and artistic heritage

This tour of the Veneto region is the perfect combination of picture-postcard landscapes, history-rich towns and cities, amazing monuments, priceless works of art and world-famous treasures, such as Venice's marble palaces and the magnificent Piazza San Marco; the frescoes by Giotto at the Scrovegni Chapel; the Basilica di Sant'Antonio and the historic university in Padua, where Galileo and Copernicus studied; the UNESCO-accoladed Palladian villas in Vicenza; and much more. Explore Veneto at your own pace, one of the regions that make up the idyllic north of Italy. A haven for artists, noblemen and dreamers, Veneto boasts magical sights such as the Grand Canal in Venice or Romeo and Juliet's house in Verona. Venice, traditionally known as 'La Serenissima' (the most serene) is the starting point for a road trip dotted with canals, beautiful vineyard-covered landscapes, outstanding works of art, majestic palaces, vibrant piazzas, magnificent churches and fresco-filled cathedrals that have truly marked the history of art. It's also a tour that calls at some truly exquisite destinations. These include superb cities such as Verona, Padua and Vicenza, as well as characterful small villages and towns. And not forgetting the delicious local cuisine, with dishes such as risotto, polenta with cod or cicchetti paired with the excellent local wines or a sparkling prosecco. Enjoy this road trip around Veneto and discover one of the most romantic regions in the world; breathtaking lands portrayed by poets and immortalised by photographers and filmmakers whose sheer magic and allure have been attracting millions of visitors for centuries.

Route through the Veneto Region

Departure date

Departures from December 2024 till December 2025

From

Dublin, Shannon, Cork...

Travel details

  • Travel details

  • Day 1 City of origin - Venice

  • Day 2 Venice - Soave

  • Day 3 Soave - Verona

  • Day 4 Verona - Vicenza - Marostica - Bassano del Grappa - Asolo - Vicenza

  • Day 5 Vicenza - Euganean Hills - Padua

  • Day 6 Padua - Riviera of Brenta - Venice (Optional excursion to the islands of Murano and Burano)

  • Day 7 Venice - Treviso and surroundings - Venice

  • Day 8 Venice - City of origin

Your trip includes

  • Return flight.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Venice.

  • Selected meal plan in Venice.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Soave.

  • Selected meal plan in Soave.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Verona.

  • Selected meal plan in Verona.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Vicenza.

  • Selected meal plan in Vicenza.

  • Stay in selected hotel in Padua.

  • Selected meal plan in Padua.

  • Rent-a-car.

Your trip doesn't include

  • Accommodation taxes in Venice direct payment in facility.

  • Accommodation taxes in Verona direct payment in facility.

  • Accommodation taxes in Padua direct payment in facility.

  • Possible toll charges.

  • Insolvency protection.

Important remarks

- 1. The transport card for Venice and its islands is the best way to get around the city, either by water or by land. It gives you access to the public transport network of Venice, which includes the famous vaporetti along the canals, the islands and Lido, and the ACTV urban bus network on the mainland, Mestre and Marghera (it doesn't give you access to ACTV transport lines to/from Venice Marco Polo Airport, lines 16, 19, 21 and the Casino and Alilaguna water buses). 1.1.The duration of the transport card begins when it's first used. From then on, you can use it for the specified time: 1, 2, 3 or 7 consecutive days. 1.2.To use public transport services in Venice, you can get the transport card at the ACTV automatic vending machines located throughout the city. 1.3.The price includes the transport of a piece of luggage where the sum of length/width/height is less than 150 centimetres. 1.4.Children under six years old go free on all public transport in Venice. 2.The Venezia Unica City Pass offers free and skip-the-line access to the main museums and churches in Venice, with savings of up to 28%. 2.1.The must-see attractions that you can enter for free with the Venezia Unica City Pass card are: - Venice Ducal Palace. - Three of the civic museums of the Marciana Area (San Marcos City Pass mode): Correr Museum, National Archaeological Museum, monumental rooms of the Marciana Library; or ten of the civic museums of Venice (City Pass Completa mode): Correr Museum, Archaeological Museum National, monumental rooms of the Marciana Library, Ca'Rezzonico, Mocenigo Palace, Carlo Goldoni House, Ca'Pesaro, Murano Glass Museum, Burano Lace Museum and Natural History Museum. - Three or sixteen of the churches included in the Chorus, depending on the mode selected. You can find the Chorus Pass churches on this link. - Querini Stampalia Foundation. 2.2.The modes are: 2.2.1.San Marcos City Pass: includes access to the Doge's Palace, three of the civic museums of the Marciana Area, three of the Chorus churches, the Querini Stampalia Foundation and the Venice Casino. 2.2.2.And City Pass Completa: includes access to the Doge's Palace, ten of the civic museums of Venice, sixteen of the Chorus churches, the Querini Stampalia Foundation and the Jewish Museum. 3.The Venezia Unica City Pass lets you enter each attraction once and is valid for seven consecutive days from the time it is first used. 4.To activate the card and enter any of the attractions for free, just show the voucher at the ticket office. 5.The Venezia Unica City Pass is available for children over six years old. Most of the city's attractions have free admission for children under six years old.

- Triple rooms in Europe are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.

- Check-in time at the hotel on the day of arrival depends on each establishment, but in no case will it be before 3:00 p.m., unless otherwise indicated.

- Explore Verona at your pace and avoid long queues thanks to the 24-hour or 48-hour Verona Card. Designed to save you time and money, the card will give you access to the city's main attractions, museums and churches. Check out all the benefits on www.turismoverona.eu. You can buy it online, at kiosks, at the city's tourist information offices and at the main attractions and museums covered by the card.

- The proposed excursions and tours for each day are purely suggestions, as you can tailor the trip to suit your times, tastes and needs.

- A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check-in at hotels.

- Hotels usually have cots available. Otherwise, babies will have to share a bed with an adult.

- To pick up your rental car, you'll need a credit (not debit) card in the name of the person who made the booking, who must also be the named driver of the vehicle.

- Consult the necessary documentation to enter the destinations visited and for transit in the countries where air stopovers are made.