The best road cycling routes around Fossalta Di Piave

The Duomo di Santa Maria delle Grazie (also commonly called the cathedral) is the main church and the historical symbol of San Donà di Piave. It is located in the heart of the city center and belongs to the diocese of Treviso. Origins: The first religious structure was built in the second half of the 15th century. The building was later rebuilt in neoclassical style in the 19th century by the Venetian architect Gian Battista Meduna. Destruction: During World War I, being on the Piave front line, the church was completely razed to the ground by bombing. In 1917, the retreating Italian army also blew up the bell tower so as not to leave it as an observation point for the enemy. Rebirth: The current building was reconstructed between 1919 and 1923 based on a design by architect Giuseppe Torres. It was solemnly consecrated on September 19, 1925, by the Bishop of Treviso. Style: Torres decided to maintain the strong neoclassical imprint of the previous 19th-century structure, explicitly drawing inspiration from the famous Church of the Redeemer in Venice. It features a single, large central nave topped by a solemn barrel vault. Six communicating chapels open up on the sides. Behind the main altar, precious Carrara marble sculptures stand out. The bell tower: At its top stands a bronze statue of an angel with a sword. The current one replaces the original statue by Torres, which was destroyed by lightning in 1966.

The parish church of the Most Holy Redeemer, located in Santa Croce del Montello in the municipality of Nervesa della Battaglia, is a significant place of worship for the Diocese of Treviso. The first structure was built between 1899 and 1900, and was opened for worship precisely on the occasion of the Holy Year of the Redeemer. During the First World War, the building found itself at the heart of the fighting along the Piave line and suffered almost total destruction. It was rapidly rebuilt on the old foundations between 1920 and 1922, and then enlarged in the thirties with the addition of the side aisles and the bell tower. The building today presents itself in a neo-Romanesque style, with a stone facade and a three-nave interior embellished with a checkerboard floor in Verona and Botticino marble, while the apse houses the statues of the Redeemer and Saint Joseph.

The Mire road winds through the territory of Corbanese, a hamlet of Tarzo, representing one of the most spectacular stretches of the Prosecco hills. This ridge itinerary ideally connects the area of Tarzo with that of Vittorio Veneto, offering a privileged perspective on the famous "feuds" of the area. The route is characterized by a succession of ups and downs that cut through high-altitude vineyards, where the slopes become extreme and cultivation becomes art. Along the Mire, the horizon opens to the south onto the Trevigiano plain and to the north onto the Belluno Prealps, creating a unique visual contrast between the geometric rigor of the rows and the wild nature of the peaks. It is an iconic place for those seeking silence and the raw beauty of the territory, far from the more trafficked valley routes.

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The iron bridge of Quarto d'Altino is a truss metal structure that spans the Sile river, connecting the town center to the hamlet of Musestre in Roncade. This bridge represents a fundamental piece of local industrial archaeology and 20th-century road infrastructure, built to replace the old barge systems and permanently unite the provinces of Venice and Treviso. Characterized by a robust and functional structure, it today allows vehicular and pedestrian traffic at a point in the river where the natural landscape blends with civil architecture. Its metallic aesthetic and the rhythmic sound of cars on its joints make it an iconic and immediately recognizable element for anyone traveling along the banks of the Sile.

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Unmissable and magical in any season and with any weather

beautiful climb, quite rideable