Schio is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Giavenale, 41km from Arena di Verona.
Schio is in Veneto, Italy, with about 34,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Giavenale, about 4 km away.
Schio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈskiːo]) is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza (region of Veneto, northern Italy) situated north of Vicenza and east of the Lake Garda. It is surrounded by the Little Dolomites (Italian Prealps) and Mount Pasubio.
Within an hour or so of Schio: Ponte Vecchio degli Alpini, Bassano del Grappa (29 km), Arena di Verona (41 km), Malcesine (43 km), Riva del Garda (44 km).
Are there any good drives near Schio?
The nearest famous roads are Gardesana Occidentale, Passo Manghen and Passo di Tremalzo.
Where is Schio?
Schio is in Veneto, Italy, about 4 km from Giavenale.
Road trip
Drive to Schio
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Palladio's covered wooden bridge of 1569 spanning the Brenta at Bassano del Grappa, rebuilt by Alpini troops after WWII and flanked by the historic Nardini grappa distillery.
29 km · about 35 min drive
ancient ruins
Arena di Verona
A remarkably preserved 1st-century Roman amphitheater in Verona that still hosts world-class opera performances under the stars.
41 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Malcesine
A lakeside town under Monte Baldo on Garda's eastern shore, with a Scaliger castle and a cable car to alpine ridges.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Riva del Garda
A lively town at the northern tip of Lake Garda surrounded by towering mountains, popular for windsurfing and climbing.
44 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Limone sul Garda
A scenic village on Lake Garda's western shore, tucked between limestone cliffs and known for its historic lemon terraces.
45 km · about 50 min drive
coastal drive
Gardesana Occidentale
A spectacular lakeside road along Lake Garda's western shore threading through tunnels carved into sheer cliffs above the water.
45 km · about 50 min drive
film location
Strada della Forra, Lake Garda (Quantum of Solace opening chase)
The tunnel-cut gorge road above Tremosine carries the Aston Martin DBS chase that opens Quantum of Solace.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Villa Barbaro, Maser
A Palladian masterpiece adorned with Veronese frescoes, set in the Veneto countryside near Asolo.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Schio
29 kmPonte Vecchio degli Alpini, Bassano del GrappaPalladio's covered wooden bridge of 1569 spanning the Brenta at Bassano del Grappa, rebuilt by Alpini troops after WWII and flanked by the historic Nardini grappa distillery.
43 kmMalcesineA lakeside town under Monte Baldo on Garda's eastern shore, with a Scaliger castle and a cable car to alpine ridges.
45 kmGardesana OccidentaleA spectacular lakeside road along Lake Garda's western shore threading through tunnels carved into sheer cliffs above the water.
52 kmPasso ManghenNarrow, tree-then-tundra climb to 2,047 m linking the Valsugana with Val di Fiemme: a Giro d'Italia climb that stays almost empty of cars. Twenty-plus hairpins, a summit lakelet and Lagorai granite all to yourself.
54 kmStrada della Forra (Tremosine)A jaw-dropping cliff road tunnelling through a gorge above Lake Garda, called by Churchill the world's most beautiful road.
54 kmPasso di TremalzoA rough, tunnel-pierced military road above Lake Garda at 1,694m, part gravel, spectacular and demanding.