Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre dei Lamberti Completed in 1463, it is the highest tower of the Roman relics at Verona. The tower is 84 meters high and has 238 stairs. At the top of the tower, one enjoys the beautiful scenery of Verona.
Bassano del Grappa - Walls, towers and gates Porta delle Grazie Part of the walls of 300, rearranged in 1560 by F. Zamberlan. Beyond the door, the panoramic Viale dei Martiri has a wonderful view of the Grappa Massif and the Asiago Plateau.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Catena The Chain Tower was built in the fourteenth century as a military and defensive building of Verona. Its name comes from the fact that its construction was carried out to hook a chain that connected and closed the two banks of the Adige. In addition to the defensive task, the structure was also used for the customs control of the goods entering the city of Verona. The tower also took its name Porta Catena, which was nearby and on the right bank of the Adige.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Forte San Mattia Forte San Mattia is located in the hilly area overlooking the city of Verona between the valley of Avesa and Valdonega. It was built in 1843, at the church of San Mattia from which it takes its name and is part of the Hapsburg fortifications of Verona. It has an irregular shape with an articulated planimetric system, where the garrisons were sheltered, but its structure was also used for artillery.
Peschiera del Garda - Walls, towers and gates Porta Brescia The Porta Brescia is located north of the walls surrounding the city of Garda and has the form of a narrow gap. It is the second entrance that leads to Peschiera and today you can walk only on foot, like the long bridge that connects with the mainland. The door was built thanks to a project, in 1766—1770, by Anton Maria Lorgna.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Borsari It is a gate located between two buildings and was built in the 2nd century AD. This gate beautifies the streets of Verona with a typical Roman architectural accent.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Palio Also this gate was designed by Michele Sanmicheli, this time to celebrate the importance of the ancient Via Postojna. His name is linked to a traditional prize on the occasion of which the door was open.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Nuova A monumental gate to the city from the south , designed in the first half of '500 and renowned by architect Michele Sanmicheli.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Vescovo The original medieval gate was replaced by a door from '500 and was later expanded in the second half of '800 under Austrian domination.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Zeno The door was built in 1542 to protect Verona against attacks from Lombardy.
Treviso - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Comune The Tower of the Municipality is the highest among the towers in the city, and together with the Palazzo del Podestà it is the symbol of Treviso. It was built in the 13th century, but the building was restored several times in 1800, to arrive at its present appearance. Today, it houses inside the Prefecture of Treviso.
Treviso - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Tommaso Located to the north of Treviso, it was built under the mayor Paolo Nani in the early '500, it is the work of William D'Alzano of Bergamo. The statue on the top of the door depicts St. Paul.
Treviso - Walls, towers and gates Mura di Treviso A wall of nearly four kilometers, comprising mainly medieval artifacts, from the fifth and the sixth century.
Treviso - Walls, towers and gates Porta Santi Quaranta Contemporary of Porta San Tommaso, it still guarantees today, the access to Treviso for those coming from the West (Padova, Montagnana, Vicenza, Castelfranco Veneto).
Rovigo - Walls, towers and gates Torre Mozza e Torre Donà 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.
Rovigo - Walls, towers and gates Porta San Bartolomeo 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).
Arqua'Polesine - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Arquà 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.
Feltre - Walls, towers and gates Porta Imperiale The Imperial Gate is one of the oldest gates of the city of Feltre that was built together with the ancient walls. It is part of the four doors that were built as an access point to the city. Through this door the Emperors passed to go to the Bishop. It was rebuilt in the nineteenth century by the architect Segusini in neoclassical style.
Feltre - Walls, towers and gates Porta Oria Porta Oria is one of the oldest gates that controlled the eastern entrance to the city of Feltre. Originally it was the Gate that greeted the arrival of the authorities of the Serenissima during their journey from Feltre to Venice. The structure we observe today has remained intact since 1502 and presents the arches and louvers of the past.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta del Palio The Palio Gate was built between 1550 and 1561, on the architectural arrangement of Michele Sanmicheli. The rectangular structure consists of a central entrance hall where the main facade takes over the terraces of the Roman theater of Verona. The articulation of four pairs of columns far from each other, forms the three main spans where the doors are located. The vestment has elements of Veronese tuff and consists of semi-columns of Doric order.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta dei Borsari The Borsari Gate was built in the first century AD but certainly it was preceded by another ancient door from the first century BC. During Roman times it was known by the name of Porta Iovia due to the presence of a nearby temple, dedicated to Jupiter Lustrale. The current name refers to the bursaris, so they were called the soldiers who collected the duty. The rectangular structure was composed of the front hole.
Thiene - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica del Serlio The Serlio Civic Tower was built in the years between 1640 and 1655. The project of its construction dates back to 1549 and was designed by the Bologna architect Sebastiano Serlio. Currently, it is one of the very few bell towers that have survived to this day.
Venice - Walls, towers and gates Torre e Forte San Erasmo Sant'Erasmo is the second largest island in the lagoon. The Massimiliana Tower, located in Sant'Erasmo, was built by the Austrians between 1843 and 1844. The Massimiliana Tower has a circular structure surrounded by a moat and an irregular polygonal embankment. It is the only example in Italy that hosts art exhibitions, photography and various cultural events.
Mirano - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Zianigo The tower of Zianigo, today the bell tower of the Church, dates back to the 13th century. The structure is composed of the clock and the bell tower. Its construction was commissioned by the Carraresi, whose coat of arms is still visible today on the facade.
Monselice - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica The Civic Tower of Monselice also known as Torre dell'Orologio and dates back to 1239. It is characterized by the masonry made in tanning courses alternating with bricks. During the 16th century, a cell was built in the upper part of the Tower for the location of the civic bell.
Monselice - Walls, towers and gates Torre Ossicella Torre Ossicella also known as Torre dell'Orologio dates back to the beginning of the thirteenth century. Its construction was made with bricks and trachite. It was originally connected to the city walls that was destroyed in the nineteenth century. The Tower is now for civic use and cannot be visited internally due to renovations.
Monselice - Walls, towers and gates Mastio Federiciano The Federician Keep was built in 1239 at the behest of Emperor Frederick II and is located on top of the Colle della Rocca in Monselice. The construction project included the demolition of the ancient Parish Church of Santa Giustina and the reuse of religious structures. The structure has a pyramidal trunk base that stands for about twenty meters high. Recent interventions have also come to light some artifacts from the lower Middle Ages. In fact, inside the Keep there is a museum with the excavation finds found during the research.
Feltre - Walls, towers and gates Porta Pusterla Porta Pusterla was completed in 1494 and constituted the ancient pedestrian access south of the city of Feltre. The Gate takes its name from a secret door called “posterla” that allowed the quick exit towards the citadel. The structure was equipped with louvers and caditoes on the external front while the façade divided into two parts had a fresco on the lower part, while in the upper part of the tombstones and coats of arms.
Cologna Veneta - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica di Cologna The Civic Tower of Cologna Veneta was built in 1555. In one of its facades is the municipal coat of arms, while in the other a sacred effigy built of wood representing the Madonna. The building has a quadrangular structure built of bricks.
Enego - Walls, towers and gates Torre Scaligera The Tower of Piazza was erected by the Scaligeri family around 1300 as a sign of their domination. Originally it was part of the castle but the latter was destroyed and the tower is all that remains. After many restoration works it can finally be visited but only upon prior reservation.
Bassano del Grappa - Walls, towers and gates Porta Dieda The Dieda Gate was placed on what was once the Berri Castle, in Bassano del Grappa, opened only in 1541. His task was to connect the various residential parts of the city. The front of the door has a fresco at the top where a winged lion is depicted with a book in sign of loyalty. At the bottom, instead, a fresco by Jacopo Dal Ponte, in which Rufo was depicted on a soaring horse.
Bassano del Grappa - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Ser Ivano Ser Ivano Tower or Torre Bolzonella is located next to the property of Castello degli Ezzelini. The name comes from the masnadiere of Ezzelino III called Ser Ivano. The structure rises for thirty meters and performed the function of defending the surrounding territory.
Caorle - Walls, towers and gates Campanile Cilindrico The Cylindrical Bell Tower represents one of the architectural symbols of Caorle. It is composed of a stone bases and a higher part in brick. Its bells date back to the seventeenth century.
Padova - Walls, towers and gates Torre Torlonga The tower was erected during the 9th century, as a defensive structure. The building underwent a deep restoration during the '200, under the rule of Ezzelino III, who turned it into a prison. During the 18th century, after many years of total abandonment, the building became the seat of the Astronomical Observatory of Padua, currently still active.
Padova - Walls, towers and gates Torre degli Anziani The Tower of the Elders is a medieval civic tower, located between the Palace of the Elders and the Council Palace of Padua. The property has a height of 45 meters and most of the building material dates back to Roman times.
Padova - Walls, towers and gates Porta Liviana The Porta Liviana, also known as the “Ponte Corvo”, was built in the '500. It took this name from Bartolomeo d'Alviano, an important person in the history of Padua. The project was carried out by Sebastiano Mariani. This is a brick structure, with well-groomed details.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Benedeck The Benedeck Fort, located in Pastrengo, was named after General Ludwig August Von Benedeck. Work on the construction of the fort was completed in 1861. When it was built, it was chosen to do it on a hill, as a strategic point in case of war. Today, the fortification is a private property.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Degenfeld Fort Degenfeld was built between 1859 and 1861 by the Austrians. It was named after Commander August Graf Degenfeld Schonburg. Its structure also included a dozen cannons and a cistern for collecting rainwater. Since the early twentieth century it has been no longer used, but today it is still preserved in good condition. Currently it can be visited only on request, since it is privately owned.
Pastrengo - Walls, towers and gates Forte Leopold Fort Leopold was built in 1861 dedicated to Prince Leopold Anaht-Dessau. This construction was intended to be the headquarters of the command, on which other forts depended. Today it has been transformed into a restaurant/pizzeria.
Jesolo - Walls, towers and gates Mura cittadine Even nowadays protect the historic city of Jesolo. The name derives from the fact that you can still see the remains of the Cathedral now reduced to a short section southeast of the apse and some high scores in the walls.
Legnago - Walls, towers and gates Torrione It represents the only surviving element of the original four circular towers, built in the 15th century by the Venetians, placed at the corners of the ancient Fortress of Legnago.
Schio - Walls, towers and gates Porta della Luce Since 1998, this monument has been present in Schio in Piazza Borsellino and Falcone, the work of the Sculptor Giancarlo Scapin. 4.50 x 3.15 m high, its 28 elements are crossed by two sinuous and floating doors like the motion of light and life itself
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Catena This entrance was called and Fura and dates back to the XII century , it has been altered in the XVI century in the Venetian period and in the nineteenth century by the Austrians.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Leona The door should be similar to Porta Borsari, equipped with an elegant arcade. It represents the birth of Roman Verona because it keeps on the oldest door a brick inscription AD 49.
Vicenza - Walls, towers and gates La Torre di Piazza The elegant and distinctive Torre di Piazza, located in Piazza dei Signori, Vicenza, is considered a good symbol of the city built from the centuries XII and XV. Definitely worth a visit and a souvenir photo.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre Abbaziale di San Zeno The Abbey Tower of San Zeno was raised around the twelfth and the thirteenth century next to the homonymous Abbey. The structure, in stilled brick, is a prominent architectural work and also home to numerous and precious paintings, such as the wall of the tower, in which the scene of a procession of various peoples is depicted that is starting to pay tribute to the sovereign.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Gardello The Gardello Tower was raised in the second half of the twelfth century and restored in 1370, with the addition of the bell created by Maestro Jacopo. The latter is characterized by the images of San Zeno Pescatore and the Scaliger coat of arms, but its peculiarity is a bell clock, which turns out to be the first public clock in Verona.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Forte Lugagnano Fort Lugagnano was built between 1860 and 1861. Initially it took the name of Werk Kronprins Rudolf, Archduke Rodolf of Habsburg. In the central part of the structure there was the reduced, inside which, the garrison shelters were welcomed. The artillery combat stations were instead protected by crossbars.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Leoni (Porta San Fermo) The Leoni Gate was raised in the Republican age, at the behest of the four viri that are mentioned in the epigraph preserved in the plume. In the Middle Ages it was also known as Porta San Fermo for its proximity to the homonymous church. From the fifteenth century it was called Lions due to the presence of a Roman sarcophagus located nearby and composed of two lions. Initially, the door consisted of two terracotta facades and only in the imperial age was the marble part raised.
Verona - Walls, towers and gates Porta Vittoria The Vittoria Gate was built between 1287 and 1289, at the behest of Alberto I della Scala and owes its name from the commemoration of the victory of Cangrande II della Scala over his half-brother Fregnano. The structure shows the neoclassical style and was provided with only one arch with double Doric pilasters. Later, the door was closed, but on the orders of Marshal Radetzky it was reopened in 1829 to allow the passage to the Monumental Cemetery of Verona.
Vicenza - Walls, towers and gates Criptoportico Romano The Roman Cryptoportico was built around the first century BC and is located in the underground part where the Palazzetto Proti and the Cathedral of Vicenza extend. It is part of one of the last remaining structures of its feasibility. Originally it used the inhabitants of Vicenza to defend themselves from the summer heat and subsequently it was completely covered.
Vicenza - Walls, towers and gates Torrione di Porta Castello The Tower of Porta Castello dates back to the twelfth century and was in the possession of the Ezzelini, following the marriage of Bontraverso dei Bontraversi's daughter with Ezzelino III. The Tower was located in the western part of the old medieval fortified city of Vicenza. Towards 1343 the castle of Porta Nova San Felice was also built, thus granting the Torrione the main role of defense.
Vicenza - Walls, towers and gates Torre Bissara The Bissara Tower or Torre di Piazza is the highest in the city of Vicenza, in fact it rises for eighty-two meters. The structure was built in the twelfth century, at the behest of the Bissari family as a defensive point next to their palace. Later, the tower was completed by a mechanical clock and also by a bell cell, which was opened in 1311. There are also statues, such as that of the Madonna enthroned at the base of the Tower.
Vicenza - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Girone The Torre del Girone is located in the historic center of the city of Vicenza. It was built around the twelfth century at the behest of the Carnaroli family. In the following centuries it was used as a prison and also as a notarial archive, but in the early sixteenth century it was set on fire.
Mestre - Walls, towers and gates Torre dell' Orologio The first news about the Clock Tower dates back to the 13th century. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a clock was added to the Tower on the facade towards Via Palazzo. In the following centuries the building underwent two important restoration works, during which the remains of the ancient frescoes that covered the external walls were removed. Since December 2005, the Tower was entrusted by the City of Venice to the Municipality of Mestre-Carpenedo.
Cavallino Treporti - Walls, towers and gates Forte Treporti The Treporti Fort is a very ancient building, built with red brick and white stone from Istria. It was built by the Austrians between 1845 and 1851, for reasons of defense. The fortification was modified during World War I and is the best preserved in the northern lagoon.