PORTOGRUARO

Capital cities of the Veneto Orientale e 'for meta' about road between Venice and Trieste, on the border with the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia. Suspended between the Middle Ages and Renaissance and 'crossed the River Lemene that offers views to all corners of intense fascination for their incomparable beauty. Once fully walled, there is accessible through doors topped by five towers of which now there were only three (Porta Santa Agnese, Porta San Giovanni, Porta San Gottargo).
L 'urban plan of the Historical Center is developing along two main lines: Corso Martiri della Liberta' and Seminary Street, with some cross-linked. Heart of the City 'and' the Piazza della Repubblica with the background the town hall, considered the largest medieval monument Portogruaro, whose most 'old dating to the fourteenth century.
The buildings that face on the two main roads, almost completely arcades and now houses shops and lively typical, are magnificent examples of Italian Gothic and Venetian (century XIV - XV), and Gothic to Renaissance ground floor and upstairs. Be cited and the visit of the Molini Lemene, l 'Oratory of Pescheria and the many churches that preserve the works of' fine art and famous.
Interesting National Museum which contains exhibits Concordiesi coming for most of the nearby Concordia Sagittaria, and located in the Villa Renaissance Marzotto property 'of the Commune - and sumptuous traditional aristocratic residence with beautiful park - the Museum Paleontological M. Gortani. In order to visit the City 'can not' finish without seeing, in the nearby hamlet of Summaga l 'Benedictine Abbey of the thirteenth century. with significant cycle of ancient frescoes recently restored.

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