Museo dei Grandi Fiumi
Rovigo
The Great Rivers Museum was built inside a former monastery of the Olivetani, which stands on the banks of the territory of the Polesine. In his exhibitions we find a collection of ceramics (dating from the fourteenth and eighteenth century), historical and archaeological testimonies since the prehistoric period. This is a collection of objects and documents of great importance for the area. Interested parties are free to visit it.
Porta San Bartolomeo
Rovigo
Porta San Bartolomeo was built in the '400 as part of a structure that is also visible today. It took this name as it provides access to the homonymous neighborhood. On the façade is the coat of arms of Giovanni Mocenigo (who commissioned it) and Josaphat Barbaro (the captain of the Polesine).
Torre Mozza e Torre Donà
Rovigo
The two towers, Donà and Mozza, were part of the castle of Rovigo, today they are the only testimony left of it. The castle dates back to the tenth century and was commissioned by Bishop Paolo Cattaneo. The two buildings are very strong elements of the city: Donà represents the emblem of Rovigo, while Mozza traces of the fortification of the Middle Ages.
Pinacoteca del Seminario Vescovile
Rovigo
In 1982, the Art Gallery of the Episcopal Seminary was entrusted to the Accademia dei Concordi (1580), ending in fact the reunification of the original Silvestri collection. Thus, a rich art gallery of about 200 works of Venetian art from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century is established, among which some masterpieces known all over the world stand out. In addition, in several windows, pre-Roman and Roman archaeological finds are preserved in black, red and gray ceramics, dating from the fourth to the first century BC.
Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Soccorso
Rovigo
The Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso was created by Francesco Zamberlan in 1594. The building is octagonal in shape and is known as ``The Round``, it has two entrances, the main ``IV November`` and the entrance ``Piazza XX Settembre``. In its interior we can admire the image of the Madonna and Child holding a rose considered miraculous which was subsequently renamed as Santa Maria del Soccorso. Inside the church we also find other works and objects of art such as the organ of Gaetano Callido.
Casa-Museo Matteotti
Fratta Polesine
(12 Km)
GIACOMO MATTEOTTI, HOME TO GIACOMO MATTEOTTI, ASSERTOR OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, RECOVERED THANKS TO THE INTERVENTION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF FRATTA POLESINE AND THE ACADEMY OF CONCORDI IN ROVIGO, AFTER RESTORATION AND INSTALLATION, IT IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AND HOLIDAYS.
Torre di Arquà
Arqua'Polesine
(8 Km)
The Tower was built in the twelfth century together with the Estense Castle. It is a crenellated structure of three floors located next to the old castle that is now the seat of the Municipality of the area. At the time from the tower you could watch all the activities that took place around the castle.
Villa Avezzu
Fratta Polesine
(13 Km)
The Villa Grimani Molin Avezzù was built in 1550. Its structure has a Palladian shape and a “Badoera” style. In the rooms of the building there are some frescoes from the Giallo Fiorentino school.
Villa Badoer
Fratta Polesine
(13 Km)
Villa Badoer was built in 1556 by Francesco Badoer. The rooms, which are on the first floor, have been decorated in a grotesque style by Giallo Fiorentino. Since 1996, the building has been included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Today it is the headquarters of the National Archaeological Museum of Fratta Polesine.
Statua di Giuseppe Garibaldi
Lendinara
(15 Km)
The Statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi is located in the center of Piazza Pisacane, in the locality of Lendinara. The monument was built in 1884 and is one of the first monuments built in honor of Giuseppe Garibaldi, in memory of the landing of the Garibaldine troops in which they found refuge at the time of the flight of the Austrians.
Museo Etnografico
Fratta Polesine
(12 Km)
Museo delle Centuriazioni
Granze
(11 Km)
Museo Civico dei Villaggi Scomparsi
Villa Estense
(15 Km)