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Pisani Battery Museum (H 1.4)
Cavallino Museo Batteria Pisani La Batteria Pisani, restaurata e arricchita con spazi per mostre, presenta esposizioni tematiche sulla Grande Guerra e sul territorio di Cavallino-Treporti. Costruita tra il 1909 e il 1912 e nominata in onore del comandante Vettor Pisani, disponeva di obici da 280 mm, ma non poté essere impiegata sul fronte terrestre del…
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Radaelli Battery (H 1.3)
Cavallino Radaelli Battery The Radaelli Battery, located inside the Villaggio San Paolo accommodation facility, hosts the exhibition ‘The Great War: defence systems from Venice along the Piave’, highlighting the defence methods of the First World War in the lagoon. Built between 1909 and 1914 in honour of Carlo Radaelli, the battery was not used against…
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Amalfi Battery (H 1.2)
Cavallino Amalfi Battery The Amalfi Battery, rapidly built between 1915 and 1917, housed a revolving armoured tower and various rooms for accommodation and ammunition. Used in World War II by the Germans, it is now being transformed into a museum and event venue. HOW TO GET THERE From Lido di Jesolo with the 23/A line,…
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Via dei Forti (H 1.1)
Cavallino Via dei Forti VIA DEI FORTI is a diffuse museum, an open-air itinerary linking the military fortifications along the Cavallino-Treporti coastline from 1845 to 1917, promoting the historical and natural enhancement of the area. Its centrepiece, the Pisani Battery, has been reopened to the public as a museum after restoration work and focuses on…
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School of San Rocco (G 2.1)
VENICE Scuola di San Rocco A Scuola Grande di San Rocco is an extraordinary artistic treasure located in the San Polo district of Venice. Founded in 1478 by the confraternity of San Rocco, this magnificent structure houses a vast collection of artworks, including an impressive cycle of paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto, one of the greatest…
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Useful Information (G 1.6)
Venice Useful information Need any information on Venice? Whether you are planning a sightseeing trip, looking for tips on local restaurants or want to discover the city’s lesser-known attractions, you will find tips and trivia at www.venice-box.com and lots of useful and practical information at:https://www.live-venice.it/#utilities ATVO Lines Back Do you need a ticket? Buy your…
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Routes (G 1.5)
Venice Pathways Need any information on Venice? From Piazzale Roma to the Basilica dei Frari, the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, the Rialto Bridge and finally St Mark’s Square. Explore majestic buildings that hold priceless artistic treasures. The Basilica dei Frari amazes with its Gothic-Franciscan forms and works of art by Titian, Bellini and Donatello.…
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Naval Historical Museum of the Navy (G 1.4)
Venice Naval Historical Museum The Naval History Museum of the Venice Navy offers a fascinating immersion into the maritime history of Venice. Through models of ships, historical documents and naval exhibits, the museum recounts the maritime power of the Serenissima Republic and its influence on trade routes. TIMETABLES From 5 November to 20 March 10…
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Chorus Circuit Churches (G 1.3)
Venice Chorus Circuit Churches Church of Santa Maria del Giglio Church of Santa Maria del Giglio, founded in the 9th cent., but owing its current form to a late 17th century renovation. The façade, designed and built by Giuseppe Sardi, is one of the most original expressions of baroque art in Venice Church of San…
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Events in Cortina (E 2.1)
Cortina D’Ampezzo Events in Cortina Cortina is mountains and culture: every year it hosts meetings with great personalities from politics, journalism and cinema, and the public and private museum and artistic offering is varied: the open-air Museum of the Great War; the Rules Museum in the historic Ciasa de Regoles building; the Rinaldo Zardini Paleontological…
