Mar. 7 – The Mitte, in the heart of Berlin, speaks Venetian for the next three months. A Temporary Store in Torstrasse has popped up in the lively neighborhood and will remain there until May 25. The area, conceived by the Veneto Region with the Consortium for the Promotion of Tourism, was launched with the slogan “Veneto: 80 days to get to know it; a lifetime to love it.” Visitors will have the chance to learn of the tourism, gastronomic and cultural centers of the region, rich in history, culture, art, food and wine. Germans are among the most frequent tourist group in Veneto, where in 2013 16 million people chose to vacation, of which 2.3 million Germans, “generating – said the Councillor for Tourism, Marino Finozzi – nearly 14 million overnight stays, nearly a quarter of the regional total.” And Berliners didn’t let the Regional office down, flocking to the store to learn more about the tastings, food specialties and tourism offers.
