A) -In the morning the guided visit
of Treviso: the church of saint Nicholas and
the Chapter-house with the image of first glasses in the
art history; the Cathedral with Romanesque canonicals
and the Annunciation of Tiziano. The Calmaggiore with
the frescoed houses and the characteristic enfilade of
porches, the porticoed houses, the palaces of the Venetian
nobility in mainland, the church of Saint Francis with
the tombs of Dante’s and Petrarca’s sons,
the island of Pescheria, the Buranelli, the university
zone and Dante bridge, , remembered in the Divina Commedia
for the evocative location, the renaissance walls. Lunch
in restaurant.
In the afternoon excursion along the Sile river
in boat and visit of some venetian villas: Gabbianelli,
Giustinian, the Venetian villa prototype, the Carrarese
Tower and Casale sul Sile’s church, frescoed by
Tiepolo. Return and end of excursion. |
B) - Journey along the
river:
meeting of the participants in the agreed place and departure
for Silea where there will be the encounter with the guide.
In Silea it will be able to be admired the industrial
archaeology handmade, i.e. old flour mills and the so-called
cemetery of the burci, memories of a working past on the
Sile. Continuation to Casale, where a short pause will
permit us to
see the tower of Carraresi time (only outside) and the
church. Lunch on board.
After lunch the navigation will continue until Portegrandi,
where some villas constructed on the river’s banks
will be able to be admired and after having passed the
navigation basin, we will get into the lagoon of Venice.
Eventual visit of the Torcello island, panoramic visit
of Venice and end of the excursion. |
