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...y of the region. It was founded in 1932 under the name '''Littoria''' when the area surrounding it, which had been a swamp since Antiquity, was drained. ...augurazione Littoria 001.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The inauguration of Littoria in 1932.]]

...G|thumb|280px|Tronco Maestro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the "inland waterway" or ''naviglio interno'' of Padua]] ...ossing the various branches of the [[Bacchiglione]], which once surrounded the ancient walls like a [[moat]].

[[Image:It-map.png|thumb|right|300px|Map of Italy showing Verona in the north]] ...Adige river to the Garda lake in case of flood danger. The tunnel reduced the risk of floodings from once every seventy years to once every two centuries

[[Image:Barolo veduta.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Vineyards around the town of [[Barolo (CN)|Barolo]].]] ...roducers, responsible for approximately one-fifth of world wine production in 2005.

...n countries, the region is traversed by the major transport routes between the east and west of southern Europe. It encompasses two historical regions, ea ...Austria]] to the North and [[Slovenia]] to the East; to the South it faces the [[Adriatic Sea]].

...g minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) ...services at the State level are as decentralized as possible, and to adapt the principles and laws establishing autonomy and decentralization.