The city of Belluno located 70 kilometers north of Venice is a wonderful pre-Alpine town. The city located at the confluence of the Pieve and Ardo rivers is in a raised position on a rocky terrace with a wonderful panorama.

Although the city does not have the famous canals typical of Venice, it is called “the little Venice in the mountains” thanks to the numerous narrow alleys, often with porches, which make it up.

On a warm spring day, I decided to visit the city where the first Benetton store was opened in 1965. Like many other typical Italian towns, Belluno has the modern core and the ancient core, in this case divided only by an arch. Passing under the arch, I go to Piazza del Duomo, in the ancient part of the city.

The square consisting of two smaller squares that intersect form a larger one, is majestic in all its magnificence. The beauty of this city will remain forever in my memories and only now that I have had the opportunity to visit it, can I fully understand why it was named a city more livable in Italy. The city of Belluno also became known all over the world for being in 1985 the headquarters of the twelfth Olympic Games of the Universities.