Discover what to do in Porto Viro: Sagra Di San Gaetano Alle Fornaci, bike ride in Porto Viro, Villa Carrer. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Porto Viro?
The municipality of Porto Viro borders Rosolina to the north, Porto Tolle to the southeast, Taglio di Po to the southwest, the Adriatic Sea to the east, and Loreo and Taglio di Po to the west.
Sagra Di San Gaetano Alle Fornaci
The Sagra di San Gaetano alle Fornaci takes place every year in July. If you are wondering what to do in Porto Viro, taking part in this lively event is an unmissable opportunity to spend the beautiful season with live music and top-quality gastronomic specialties.
For more information about the event, you can check the Facebook page Sagra Di San Gaetano Alle Fornaci.
Bike ride in Porto Viro
The starting point of the itinerary is the parking lot of the Palazzetto dello Sport in Via XXV Aprile. Exit the parking lot shaded by holm oaks and take the cycle-pedestrian path to your right that winds between Via Po Vecchio and the Collettore Padano Polesano.
After 2 km (45.03137225328174, 12.255664041821008) turn left into Via Gramignara. The route continues for 2.3 km into the boundless plain of Polesine dotted with ancient brick farmhouses surrounded by vast cornfields and crossed by sinuous canals with banks covered by dense patches of river reeds.
At the intersection turn right and follow provincial road 64 for 4.4 km between vast rice paddies and golden wheat fields. Keep left on Via delle Valli, pass by Porto di Levante Marina Nuova and proceed for about three and a half kilometers along the Po di Levante.
Once you reach Porto Levante, keep right and follow Via delle Valli for 9 km, entering the breathtaking landscape of the Po Delta marked by vast marshy areas, wet meadows and lush riparian forests. Along the way you can admire the Bagliona pumping station, a fascinating example of industrial engineering and architecture.
Among the bristly fronds of lush tamarisks, the majestic rural building complex called casone San Leonardo can be seen.
After exactly 9 km (45.00466979926403, 12.394539092904758) keep right and immerse yourself again in the sunny Polesine countryside dotted with rustic farmhouses. After about 300 meters keep left and proceed for 9.1 km following the grassy banks of the Po di Maistra.
At the intersection with provincial road 37 turn right and proceed for 11.5 km between golden wheat fields and endless expanses of corn lapped by the winding course of the Po, from whose waters emerge suggestive river islands, until you reach Villa Carrer, a jewel of 16th-century architecture. At the intersection cross the road and leave the facade of the church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo to your right, then continue west on Via Contarini for 900 meters, then turn right onto Corso Risorgimento.
After crossing the Collettore Padano Polesano, shaded by long rows of birches and cypress poplars, continue on Corso Risorgimento for 1 km alongside Piazza Repubblica adorned with cedars, maritime pines, holm oaks and many other tall trees. After about 600 meters you will find on your right the Parish of Santa Maria Madre della Chiesa di Scalon. Facing Piazza Alcide de Gasperi, the exposed brick place of worship is distinguished by a facade ending in an elegant curved arch.
At the roundabout take the first exit and follow provincial road 35 for 1 km. At the next roundabout take the first exit again and proceed for about 230 meters, then keep right until the intersection with Via XXV Aprile. At this point turn left to return to the parking lot of the Palazzetto dello Sport in Porto Viro.
Villa Carrer
Located in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 44, the Renaissance noble residence consists of the neoclassical residential core flanked by two charming arcaded barchesse surrounded by a splendid tree-lined garden.
