Veneto is situated in the north-east of Italy. In Roman time the region was called Venetia, from the name of the ancient people who inhabited it. The Region proposes to the tourists many cities of cultural interest like Venice, to city rich of history and art, famous all over the world, Padova and Verona. It's to tourist goal in the summer, thanks to the bathing resort equipped of modern tourist systems, and in the winter, too, mountain places offer wonderful scenes like the Dolomiti.