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Beyond Venice: Make cheese, sip prosecco and more in the Veneto region
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Dusk falls over Prato della Valle in Padua, Italy. The university town is just a short train ride from Venice, but is often overlooked by international travellers.
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VENICE, Italy – Venice, for all its beauty, leaves travellers with mixed feelings.
From the crush of selfie stick-wielding daytrippers to the brazen pickpockets and thieving seagulls, the dreamscape of canals and crumbling palaces can quickly become a cautionary tale.
