The best MTB trails around Cessalto

At La Salute and from the bridge over the Livenza, there are great views of the Livenza.

A great cycle path along the Canal Brian. The surface is solid ground with real gravel for gravel biking and no potholes.

Fossalta di Piave is an Italian municipality of 4,257 inhabitants (data updated to 2026) located in the metropolitan city of Venice, in Veneto. It stands on the right bank of the Piave river, in a flat area historically strategic for crossing the river before it flows into the sea. The town has ancient roots dating back to Roman colonization, along the Via Callalta. Its name derives from the Latin fovea alta, meaning "deep pit", probably referring to a riverbed depression. World War I: It was the scene of very hard fighting during the "Battle of the Solstice" (June 1918), which led to the almost total destruction of the inhabited area. Ernest Hemingway: The American writer was wounded right here, in the locality of Buso Burato, on July 8, 1918. This event profoundly marked his life and his works, such as the famous novel A Farewell to Arms.

The Ponte di Tezze, which connects the banks of the Livenza river between the provinces of Treviso and Pordenone, represents a fundamental infrastructure for local mobility and history. The current structure, characterized by spans that elegantly reflect on the river's waters, stands at a historically strategic point for trade and movement between the Veneto and Friuli regions. The surrounding area is of considerable landscape value: the banks of the Livenza here offer suggestive natural views, with lush vegetation that changes color with the seasons. The bridge is not just a functional link, but a privileged viewpoint for admiring the slow flow of the river, a symbol of a territory that has managed to integrate modern development with the protection of the river environment.

“Flumen Liquentia ex montibus Opiterginis…” among the rivers mentioned by Pliny is the Livenza, in the feminine form. Almost always, however, in current language it is used as if it were masculine, due to the appellation “river” that precedes it. Regarding the origin of its name, there are two versions: some derive it from livens, from the verb livere (to be livid in color); others from liquens, from the verb liqui (to be liquid, to melt). By the ancients it was always called Liquentia and this is also because its waters teem, clear, cold and silent at the foot of the mountain above the pebbles, as if these and those were liquefying. Sacile's peculiar river is certainly one of the most beautiful waterways encountered in the plains of northern Italy. A means of communication, the ultimate defense of the nascent Veneto Domain, a source of life for its water flow and fish richness, the Livenza has always been cited by Greek and Latin authors.

This shrine dedicated to Saint Mark is located near the village of Sant'Anastasio di Cessalto. It is likely one of the oldest shrines in a single place of popular worship at the time. The Roman-era stone column bears witness to this.

The "window views" are very beautiful.

The Tezze cycle/pedestrian bridge over the Livenza River near San Stino di Livenza.