Stately villas, old forts, Italian and English style parks and gardens, churches and oratories: from the 16th century onwards, the Riviera del Brenta and Terra dei Tiepolo became fashionable holiday destinations and the patricians vied with each other to build ever more beautiful villas decorated with prestigious frescoes where they could entertain the most prominent personalities of the time.  

Today, many of these places are open to the public, including (on the Riviera del Brenta) the imposing Villa Pisani, Villa Foscarini Rossi, Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari or Barchessa Valmarana, Villa Badoer Fattoretto, Villa Angeli. They can be reached easily not only by car and public transport, but also along the waterways once used by the Venetian nobility, with daily boat services offered by various tour operators, or by bicycle following special itineraries.

Stately villas, ancient fortresses, parks, Italian and English gardens, churches and oratories: from the sixteenth century onwards the Brenta Riviera and Terra dei Tiepolo became fashionable holiday resorts and the patricians competed to build ever more beautiful villas, decorated by prestigious frescoes in which to entertain the most prominent figures of the time.

Many of these places are now open to the public, such as the majestic Villa Pisani, Villa Foscarini Rossi, Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari, Villa Valmarana, Villa Badoer Fattoretto, Villa Angeli on the Brenta Riviera: they can be easily reached, as well as by car and with public transport, even by water, as used by Venetian nobles, with daily navigation services offered by various tourist operators or by traveling along dedicated itineraries by bicycle.

For enthusiasts of open air activities and wellness, the Terra dei Tiepolo offers a famous 18-hole golf club designed by Arnold Palmer, a 40,000 sq m water park offering swimming pools, play areas, shady corners and picnic areas and a centre with spa waters and natural treatments.  

There are also numerous services dedicated to sports lovers with modern well-equipped sports facilities.  

All this makes visiting the Riviera del Brenta and Terra dei Tiepolo an extraordinary, seductive and magical experience; each place has its own story and wherever you go you can enjoy the hospitality and cuisine which have made this land famous, breathing a unique atmosphere whatever the season.