About Us
All photos copyright Veneto Sport Awards LLC 2019-2020
Veneto Sport Awards LLC is a family owned and operated business. Our founder was born in Italy's Veneto region, to which we have strong ties. Selling sport awards is a natural outgrowth of our own love of sports and the outdoors: we enjoy road and gravel cycling, hiking, kayaking, and both alpine and cross-country skiing.
The Veneto region, located in the northeast of Italy, is renowned for its lovely historic cities filled with art treasures and architectural gems, as well as for the natural beauty of areas such as the Dolomites, where Cortina d'Ampezzo will once again host the Winter Olympics in 2026. Montebelluna and the surrounding zone are the world capital of sports footwear manufacturing, with numerous manufacturers of ski boots, hiking and mountaineering boots, and cycling shoes headquartered here. Bicycles, bicycle components, technical sportswear, and sports eyewear are other major industries. The Veneto's inhabitants enjoy a wide variety of outdoor sports, including alpine and cross country skiing, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing, nordic walking, road and gravel cycling, mountain biking, hiking and trekking, hang gliding and paragliding, rock climbing, mountaineering, canyoning, and whitewater kayaking.
The background of our logo is a Venetian gothic window, one of the region's ubiquitous architectural features. The winged lion of St. Mark, patron saint of Venice, is the symbol of the Veneto region.
Alan Santinon, founder of Veneto Sport Awards,
enjoys a hike in the Dolomites.
Enjoy a virtual visit to the Veneto Region
VISIT THE VENETO
• Veneto The Land of Venice- the official tourism site of the Veneto Region
• Magico Veneto - an extensive site (in Italian) full of information and wonderful photos of the entire region.
• The enchanting Prosecco wine growing area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Dolomiti Pre Alpi - the picturesque pre-Alps and Dolomites
• The Asiago Sette Comuni Plateau - a wonderland for hikers, cross country skiers, cyclists, and mountain bikers
• Asolo - an enchanting hill town in Treviso province
• Feltre - a historic, picturesque city at the foot of the Dolomites
• Walled Cities of the Veneto
• The National Park of the Bellunese Dolomites - a spectacular park in the world's most magical mountains
(70% of which are in the Italian-speaking Veneto Region)
April and her all road bike on one of her favorite routes, in the valley between Feltre and Belluno,