Stand in the middle of the Piazza San Marco and admire the Basilica di San Marco, the Doge’s Palace and the Torre dell’Orologio. If you happen to visit Venice the week before Lent, slip on a mask and join Carnevale, the world’s largest and most famous masked ball in which professional poseurs in ornate costumes invade the piazza San Marco waiting to be immortalized by the world’s press photographers. For a full taste of Venice, ride along one of its picturesque waterways in an iconic gondola and stop by one of the waterside restaurants for a taste of the glistening variety of sea creatures that swim from the stalls of the fish markets onto the local restaurant’s kitchens.
Hop on board the BMW X3 M Sport, a mid-size 4X4 SUV with excellent performance and impressive handling, and travel through the beautiful hills of the Veneto region, a land of good wine and delicious food. Make your first stop the picturesque town of Bassano del Grappa, where you can visit the famous Alpini wooden bridge and one of the many grappa distilleries where you can learn about the grappa-making process, taste and buy the alcoholic beverage.
Continue on to the Palladian Villa Barbaro in Maser, a large villa designed and built by the famous Renaissance Italian architect Andrea Palladio, with frescos by Paolo Veronese and sculptures by Alessandro Vittoria and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Discover the city of Venice aboard a BMW car hire and tour the surrounding countryside in comfort and class.
