Premium Featured Accommodation

Climate and Natural Enviroment in Veneto

The variations in climate are influenced, by the particular morphology. Continental on the plains, the climate is milder along the Adriatic coast, round Lake Garda and in the open hilly areas. The winter is harsh everywhere, due to north-easterly winds. Precipitation is scarce (750 m. annually) on the lower plain, more abundant (750-1,000 m.) on the upper plain; the highest values (1,500 mm.) are recorded in the Bellunese Prealps and on the Asiago plateau.

Woods of alders, poplars, willows and elms are found in the vicinity of San Donà di Piave, Cessalto and in some parts between Conegliano and Oderzo. Around the lagoons, other than the vegetation typical of humid zones, survive the black pine, the maritime pine and the evergreen oak. The flora of Lake Garda is decidedly Mediterranean. The alpine zones are characterized by oak trees, chestnuts and broad-leafed trees (up to 1,100 m.), beeches and conifers (up to 2,200 m., rhododendron and dwarf pines (over 2,200 m.). The protected areas are numerous; the Parco delle Dolomiti Bellunesi and the Po Delta park will shortly be established.

Agriculture has lost importance as a factor in the overall regional income (only 6.6 percent) but is nonetheless remunerative, after rationalization of work techniques and support by the administrative authorities. A relevant factor regards part-time farming by industrial workers. Major crops are maize, wheat and sugar beet, followed by vegetables, fodder, fruit (apples and cherries) and wine grapes (Verona and Conegliano areas). The quantity of livestock owned is considerable, especially for cattle and pig breeding. Fishing is important and Venetia occupies fifth place on the national scale, providing large quantities of fish and seafood. Fish farming is an important new development in the lagoons and Po Delta area.

Articles