Veneto

The region of Veneto is , in terms of surface, the eighth Italian region (18,390 km ²) and the fifth for the number of residents. The population is more concentrated along the side of the Po Valley that goes from Verona to Venice, and which includes large and important urban centers. Its territory is a lot varied and ranges from mountainous areas, with the massifs of the Dolomites in the north, to a large plain, which occupies more than half of its surface and, in a lesser extent, in areas with hilly formations. Numerous rivers flow from reliefs that create different orographic basins and which flow into the Adriatic Sea. The boundaries are marked naturally by the course of the river Po and its delta in the south and east from the Tagliamento (Friuli Venezia Giulia), Lake Garda delimits in good part the western border with Lombardy, while the Asiago plateau and the Dolomites determine the one with the South Tyrol and Austria. Another element that characterizes the region is the hydrographical basin of the river Piave, entirely enclosed in the boundaries of the region. The Veneto is divided into seven provinces: Belluno, Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Padua, Rovigo and Venice; street development is concentrated particularly in Padua, Mestre and Treviso so that some speak of a megalopolis with more than 3,200,000 residents. The region's climate records Practically all types of European climate from that one sub-continental, to that harsh of the mountains in winter , to than with some temperate microclimates, like the one that characterizes the area of Lake Garda. Veneto is one of the most wealthy region of Italy and the most visited by the tourists. The region offers as a matter of fact wide opportunities that are going to satisfy all the tastes from the art’s cities, Venice, Verona and Vicenza, to the sea, mountain, thermal baths and the lake Garda to which the wine and food tradition must also be added which attracts guests even just for the week-end. The nature is vigorous from the Alps to the sea with a variety of protected natural parks (Brenta Dolomites, Dolomiti d'Ampezzo, Euganean Hills, Lessinia and those of the rivers Sile and its Po Delta). Sport and nature can also be enjoyed on the golden sand of its coast and in the numerous well-equipped resorts on the coast. Lake Garda stands out for being a paradise for sailing and windsurfing, kite surfing and boat racing, the Dolomites and the mountains are characterized by hundreds of miles of trails and vertiginous walls to climb and where people can do free climbing. The economy is rich, from land of emigration Veneto has been transformed over the past forty years in an area that attracts even foreign occupation. The GDP of the Veneto region brings about 9% of the total national headquarters, important industrial and service have in fac their base there, highly mechanized agricultural activity and many small and medium-sized companies, specialized in the food, textile, footwear and furniture sector. To avoid the crisis that has characterized the last years the region invests extremely in new technologies.