See opera at the Arena di Verona

Romeo and Juliet’s city — a Roman arena still staging opera, and a romantic riverside old town

Two households in Verona and five days from the ball to the tomb.

See opera where Verdi premiered — Milan's Teatro alla Scala, the most storied opera house in the world

An opera singer's ashes are carried to sea in 1914, on a ship of absurd mourners.

A city built on water with no cars — gondolas, Byzantine mosaics, and getting happily lost in the back canals

Glide the back canals by gondola — touristy, yes, but silent, ancient and unrepeatable anywhere else

Pale limestone towers that turn rose-pink at sunset — Italy’s most spectacular mountains

From Venice and Verona to Prosecco hills and Dolomite peaks — Veneto spans lagoon to mountain