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0 Conegliano
* 35,300. @ V n Via XX
Settembre 132 (0438 21 230). ( Fri.
Shops: closed Mon am.
Conegliano lies between the
Prosecco-producing vineyards
and those that produce fine red
wine (see pp240–41). Winemakers
from both areas learn their craft at
Conegliano’s renowned wine
school. The town’s winding and
arcaded main street, Via XX The foundations of Roman buildings in Concordia, near Portogruaro
Settembre, is lined by 15th- to
18th-century palazzi, some q Portogruaro perched on the edge of a huge
decorated with external frescoes, * 26,000. @ V n Piazza della expanse of purpose-built
some in Venetian Gothic style. Repubblica 1 (0421 27 72 30). lagoons, carefully managed to
The Duomo contains a gorgeous ( Thu am. Shops: closed Mon. encourage fish to enter and
altarpiece by Cima da Conegliano ∑ portogruaroturismo.it spawn. The young are then fed
(1460–1518) showing the Virgin and farmed.
and Child with Saints (1493). This Situated on the main road The area is also of great
was commissioned by the linking Venice to Trieste, interest to naturalists for the
religious brotherhood whose Portogruaro is the medieval abundant birdlife of the reed-
head quarters, the Scuola di Santa successor to the Roman town of fringed waters. The town’s
Maria dei Battuti (flagellants), Concordia Sagittaria. Finds from 11th-century Duomo is worth
stands beside the Duomo. Concordia, including statues, a visit for its Pala d’Oro, a gilded
Reproductions of Cima’s tomb inscriptions and mosaics, altar piece made up of 12th-
paintings are displayed in are displayed in the town’s and 13th-century Byzantine
the Casa di Cima, the artist’s Museo Concordiese. These panel reliefs.
birthplace. His detailed objects were unearthed in the
landscapes were based on modern village of Concordia,
the hills around the town; 2 km (1 mile) south of
they can still be seen from Portogruaro, where the footings
the gardens surrounding the of ruined Roman buildings can
Castelvecchio (old castle). be seen all around the church
A small museum of local history and baptistry.
is housed in the castle.
E Museo Concordiese
P Casa di Cima Via Seminario 26. Tel 0421 726 74.
Via Cima. Tel 0438 216 60. Open 3– Open daily. Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. &
6pm Sat & Sun (Apr–Sep: 4–7pm). &
+ Castelvecchio w Caorle
Piazzale Castelvecchio 8. Tel 0438 228
71. Open Museum: 8:30am–7:30pm * 11,700. @ n Rio Terrà 3 (0421
Tue–Sun (Nov–Mar: Sun only); 810 85). ( Sat am. ∑ turismo
gardens: daily (except Nov–Mar). & venezia.it/Bibione-e-Caorle Local fishermen at work in the
CONEGLIANO
V I A L E F R AT EL L I C A IROLI City Wall Like Venice, Caorle was built village of Caorle
VIALE BARTOLOMEO D’ALVIANO VIALE FRATELLI among the swamps of the
CAIROLI
Venetian lagoon by refugees e Mestre
Porta dei
ARMA T A
Santi Quaranta fleeing the Goths in the 5th
BORGO VIA ALESSANDRO PIAZZA * 180,000. @ ( Wed & Fri am.
VIALE TERZA
CAVOUR VIA RICCATI MANZONI GIACOMO VI A LE N IN O B IX I O century. Today it is a fishing
MATTEOTTI
PIAZZA village and a busy beach resort Mestre, the industrial offspring
DEL
Aeroporto VIA A. CANOVA CALMAGGIORE
DUOMO
5 km of Venice, is often favoured
VIALE NAZARIO SAURO (fish market) V I A CAR LO ALBERTO by visitors as a relatively less
(3 miles) VIA MURA SAN TEONISTO Duomo VIA Pescheria Museo
Civico
VIALE CESARE BATTISTI VIALE DANIELE MANIN Palazzo S. MARIA expensive base for exploring
PIAZZA
the region than Venice or
dei Trecento
D’ANNUNZIO
PIAZZA MAGGIORE other towns. Flying into Venice’s
PIAZZA
VIA SAN NICOLO
DELLA DELLA Marco Polo Airport (see pp278–9)
VITTORIA BORSA
San Nicolò Sile you cannot miss the factories
Seminario and oil terminals that
Fossa Urbana Esterna
Bus Stazione
VIA L E TREN T O E T R I E S TE
Station 200m (220 yards) surround Mestre and its
MESTRE neighbour, Marghera, vital
A mythical statue outside the theatre in Conegliano’s Via XX Settembre to the region’s economy.
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