Real Estate for sale in Veneto Italy
Veneto
The Veneto Region comprised the main portion of a larger area that is known as Venitia, which (along with Friuli and Trentino) make up the northeast quarter of the country. To the north lie the haunting crags and shafts of the Dolomite Mountains with the Veneto occupying the basins and marshy deltas of the Po and Brenta rivers. To the south lies the gastronomic paradise of Emilia-Romagna, to the west are Lake Garda and Lombardy. The eastern shore is bordered by the Gulf of Venice and the wildlife rich lagoons and marshes along the coast. The Veneto gets its name from the original inhabitants of the area known as the Veneti, who were slowly assimilated into Roman culture. However some vestiges of their language may exist in the Venetian dialect and in certain place names. Before the formation on modern Italy, this region was under the sway of the Republic of Venice for centuries. However this former maritime powerhouse had very humble beginnings as a refuge during the raids of Attila the Hun in the 5th century. Before the Republic decided to expand inland, the city-states of the Veneto formed a coalition known as the League of Verona to protect their independence from the Holy Roman Empire.
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