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A pastry shop specializing in biscuits named after St Anthony and studded with pistachios, pine nuts and marsala. The pièce de résistance is a large bun shaped to resemble the town’s domed basilica and flavoured with amaretto (almond liqueur).

Drogheria ai Due Catini D’Oro

Browse through the well-stocked shelves of English- and other European-language crime and mystery novels, fiction, travel, classics, children’s literature and reference books in this chain bookshop.

Inviting pastry shop lined with tantalizing almond and chocolate delicacies, and special goodies such as the dove-shaped Colomba cake at Easter.

Hat-lovers’ heaven, run by a charming couple with a 40-year passion for millinery in this lovely old-fashioned establishment. In great demand for stylish weddings in the country villas (see Veneto Villas).

A gourmet’s paradise with mouth-watering take-away dishes, pickles and preserves. Buy a catered picnic with wine or simply a crusty roll filled with Asiago cheese or sopressa sausage.

A range of pastries and wholemeal breads. Try the zaletto , a biscuit baked with pine nuts and sultanas, and of course Baci di Giulietta (Juliet’s Kisses) – almond paste shaped into pursed lips.

Colourful fun fashion accessories and gadgets alongside top-brand clothing.

Akin to an exotic museum, this antiques dealer dazzles with Chinese and Japanese marvels, Pre-Columbian pieces and both traditional and contemporary carpets.

Wonderful department store with a good range of casual clothes, cosmetics and home furnishings, in the centre of town.