
Veneto, a region where art appears at every town corner, was disputed for long centuries among the most powerful northern Italian families, the Scaligeri, Carraresi and Visconti, before becoming part of the "Serenissima", the Republic of Venice, and each of these families built castles and amazing villas, the populations fortified their towns, giving the territory the unmistakable charm of an ancient, noble history written not only in books but, more importantly, in the landscape and architecture.