History & Culture
Altino and the islands: at the origins of Venice
This cultural itinerary starts from Altino, powerful commercial port in Roman times whose inhabitants sought refuge on the islands of the lagoon, due to the barbaric invasions in 639. In Altino you can visit the ...
Between ancient monasteries and new renaissances
The islands surrounding Venice represent authentic treasure chests of major environmental and artistic gems.
Some of the islands overlooking the basin of San Marco and the Lido are among the richest in the...
Discovering the islands of the Northern lagoon
Venice is not only Venice, but it is surrounded by an archipelago of many small islands immersed in the calm of the lagoon, waiting to be explored.
Visiting the islands of the Northern lagoon is like making a real journey...
From Murazzi to San Felice Fort
The excursion starts from the crossroad between Via San Marco and Calle della Machina Vecia, where it is still possible to admire the remaining section of the Murazzo di Sottomarina, built by the Venetian Republic from 1740 in order to stem the rage of...
In the footsteps of World War I
The whole Basso Piave area was protagonist of WWI following the defeat of Caporetto (24 October 1917). In fact, after the first week of November, most of the Italian army was behind the Piave line, along which about 20.000 Italian soldiers were estimated...
The Brenta villas
Mira weaves the history of its territory with that of the canals that mark the area in all directions. It is therefore natural that we recommend an itinerary along the lazy bends of the lower Brenta, the main water route that for centuries saw the advance...
The Torcello Provincial Museum
The Torcello Provincial Museum, located in the northern lagoon of Venice, tells the story of an island which, since the first century AD, has unquestionably been a landing point and commercial exchange centre between the sea and the inland and which,...
Adventurous route in Chioggia
For those arriving from the mainland, the access to the town is Porta Garibaldi (or di Santa Maria), built in 1530, from which Corso del Popolo opens up: it is the main lengthwise arteria road of the town.
From Corso del Popolo, 73 calli (smaller roads)...
The Forts Itinerary
The Forts Itinerary is a historical route, an open-air diffuse museum circuit connecting some of the numerous fortifications in the territory of Cavallino Treporti built during the 1845- 1920s. There are a dozen military buildings among which the Amalfi...
The Civic Museum of the South Lagoon
The Civic Museum of the South Lagoon is an archaeological and ethnographic museum of the lagoon environment located in San Francesco fuori le mura, a monastery from the fifteenth century. The exhibition unfolds on three levels: the ground floor hosts...
Historical Casoni on land and lagoon
In the city area of Codevigo, visitors can explore the wildlife center "Valle Millecampi" and admire its typical historical casoni (cottages).
The casoni bear testimony to the symbiosis between rural tradition and environment; two of the remaining casoni...