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10 Best River Cruises in Italy 2024 2025

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Table Of Content More Luxury Tours in Italy Padua Walking Tour Lunch Top 10 Things to See and Do in Venice From Renaissance-infused Mantua to the Canals of Venice Bari and the Apulian region were long recognized for their strategic location, attracting a succession of colonizers such as the Normans, Moors and Spaniards, each leaving their mark. A small, quiet, well-heeled city, Ravenna has brick palaces, cobblestone streets, magnificent monuments, and spectacular Byzantine mosaics. The high point in its civic history occurred in the 5th century, when Pope Honorious moved his court here from Rome. Gothic kings Odoacer and Theodoric ruled the city until it was conquered by the Byzantines in AD 540. Ravenna later fell under the sway of Venice, and then, inevitably, the Papal States.Because Ravenna spent much of its past looking east, its greatest art treasures show that Byzantine influence. Churches and tombs with the most unassuming exteriors contain within them walls covered with su

2024 Milan, Venice & the Jewels of Veneto

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Table Of Content Top 10 Things to See and Do in Venice Day by Day THEME CRUISES Night Rome, Venice & The Jewels Of VenetoDetails Top 10 Islands to Visit in the Venetian Lagoon River cruises in Italy travel on the Po River through the northern part of the country. This ancient river -- known to the Romans as Padus -- winds through charming towns and breathtaking landscapes. During a cruise on the river Po, Veneto will be unveiled to you. You will see Venice from the water, moored along the quays of a city imagined for boats, then you will penetrate into the heart of the country, to discover its traditions. From the Po River, this Italian river cruise joins the Canal Bianco for a cruise to Adria, an ancient Etruscan town. You can visit the town’s Archaeological Museum or go for a self-guided exploration. Top 10 Things to See and Do in Venice Here you will get the opportunity to take in the exterior of the magical moated Estense Castle, as well as the Schifanoia Palace. The