Unusual Venice

Venice, off-track proposals

The fame of its very well-known lagoon is due to the combination of two opponent forces, the ebb and flow of tides together with the water that comes from the rivers and canals. Venice is in the middle. An emotional town to be slowly sipped along its narrow streets in order to know the less famous areas and districts that are not less precious than the best-known landmarks. Just consider that one of the most interesting alternative routes starts from the Jewish district and stretches up to Sant’Alvise Square where you can see a church that contains the paintings from Tiepolo and from there you can reach S.Giacomo dell’Orio, one of the most ancient churches in town that keeps the works by Lorenzo Lotto, Paolo Veneziano and Paolo Veronese.  

Not far from there as an alternative to the churches and the paintings there is the Fontego dei Turchi, a typical Venetian-Byzantine house dating back to the XIIIth century. Let’s move on to the fortifications since a number of them survived and have been restyled and turned into places dedicated to exhibitions and cultural events. There are a number of historical-naturalistic routes starting with Forte Marghera, the oldest one and the biggest either: it has the shape of a star and it was the first fortified building that was created to protect the town and its arsenal. From there you can go to Forte Manin then reach Forte Bazzera where the armoury from the first world war can still be seen. There are archaeological excavations, river mouths and watchtowers and you can reach Forte Carpendo that features the military rooms dating back to the end of the XVIIIth century that have been perfectly rebuilt, including the stables.  

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