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During the Italian National Day of Urban Walking in Italy which promoted slow tourism, we visited Oderzo, a lovely town of 21.000 inhabitants, located about 50 km north of Venice.  Oderzo is a unique place for its long history starting from the ancient Romans and its  Roman archaeological beauties are open to all visitors. However, Oderzo has much more to tell because it is people who make places and therefore we discovered local artists and art works hosted in Palazzo Foscolo, artists who made Oderzo great. The night view of Palazzo Foscolo and the barchessa hosting the Archeo Museum  WHERE IS ODERZO AND HOW DO I GET TO ODERZO? In the fertile Venetian plain of Italy, north east of Italy. Oderzo is 29 km from Treviso, and about 57 km north of Venice. Reaching Oderzo is not difficult: by car it takes about an hour (57 km), by train it takes about two hours from Venice: take the train to Treviso and change for Oderzo. PALAZZO FOSCOLO: VISITING  THE ARCHEOLOGICAL AND ART GALLERIES  Oder

If you are planning to spend your holidays in Venice or Treviso in Northern Italy, why don't you set aside one day to explore the Prosecco wine hills? The Prosecco hills are located at about 1 hour drive from Venice.  Cison di Valmarino and Follina are two charming old towns nestled amongst those hilly landscape. They are the perfect place to travel off the beaten track.  The Prosecco hill towns are one of the most well-kept secrets, though they are getting more and more popuular every year. This is due to the fact that Prosecco wine tourism linked to the Prosecco wine trail , the sparkling wine cultivated on these hills, has a strong appeal amongst wine lovers from all over the world.  Moreover, the Prosecco hills with its 20,000 hectares are bidding to get the UNESCO Heritage status. Our itinerary sets off in Cison di Valmarino , member of the club of the most beautiful villages of Italy . You can either trek your way up the rolling landscape surrounding the town and ene