Discover things to do in San Stino di Livenza: the parish church of Santo Stefano, the Sette Sorelle motocross track, cycling path along the Livenza. Want to know more? First of all…
Where is Santo Stino di Livenza?
The municipality of Santo Stino di Livenza borders to the northeast with Annone Veneto, to the northwest with Motta di Livenza, to the south with Caorle, to the southwest with Eraclea, to the east with Annone Veneto, Portogruaro, Concordia Sagittaria and Caorle, to the west with Motta di Livenza, Cessalto, Torre di Mosto and Eraclea.
Bicycle tour in San Stino di Livenza
The recommended cycling path
The recommended cycling path starts from the parking lot near the parish church of the municipality. The imposing structure, austere and solemn, features a powerful projecting façade rhythmically marked by a pair of pilasters topped by a triangular pediment.
The church and the bell tower
Divided into three naves accessible through three wooden portals, the austere place of worship in exposed brick faces the grassy bank of the Livenza and two rows of dark cypresses.
The majestic bulk of the church is flanked by the soaring bell tower with a square base adorned with pilasters and hanging arches. Completing the vertical development of the bell tower is the spire resting on an octagonal drum surrounded by an elaborate stone parapet.
Route through the historic center
Leave the parish church of Santo Stefano on your left and walk along Piazzale Santo Stefano to the intersection of Via del Popolo and Via Gonfi. Turn left and follow Via del Popolo for 400 meters until you reach Piazza Aldo Moro, where the stele in honor of the fallen of the Great War rises.
Reach the pedestrian urban area, paved with cobblestones and bordered by porticoed restaurants, taverns and cafes, turn right and proceed along Via Roma to the roundabout. Take the first exit and follow Via Stazione for 1.3 km until you reach the green banks of the Livenza, from which you can enjoy a wide view of the river landscape with lush riparian reed beds and the swaying fronds of pale knotted willows.
Through the Veneto countryside
From Via Stazione continue for 3 km on Via Zoccat, Via Ponte Tezze and Via Agazzi, then at the fork between Via Fingoli and Via Biverone, keep left on Via Fingoli (45.70199516229154, 12.710891562266903). Proceed on Via Fingoli for 1.1 km passing by Villa Correr Agazzi, a Venetian noble residence elevated on three floors topped by a mezzanine and connected to a large and characteristic barchessa, a rural service annex conceived as a warehouse, storage and to host the workers of the agricultural estate.
Leave the sumptuous tree-lined park of the manor house, bordered by tall cypress poplars, on your right and continue on Via Fingoli to the intersection with Via Fossa Fondi.
Turn left, continue for 280 meters and turn right, entering the vast rural landscape of the Venetian hinterland bordered by lush hedges and dotted with weeping willows. Continue on Via Fossi Fondi, passing by the Crossodromo Sette Sorelle – MC Speedy a.s.d., until the intersection.
At the intersection turn right, proceed for 40 meters and turn left. Cross the bridge, turn left and then immediately right onto Via della Bonifica. Follow the white dirt road for 1.7 km, from which you can admire rustic farmhouses and vast expanses of cultivated fields.
Along the Loncon River
At this point, cross the bridge on your left and follow Via Sette Sorelle for 4.2 km along the Loncon River, Fosson Canal and Malgher Canal, then turn left onto Via Tre Ponti (45.72579049934673, 12.713214413200525).
Proceed on Via Tre Ponti for 750 meters, then turn left onto Via Caorle. Follow Via Caorle to the intersection, then turn right and follow the cycling path for 270 meters. At this point, cross the pedestrian crossings, turn right and continue along the cycling path towards the roundabout.
Keep left, cross the pedestrian crossings on Via Walter Tobagi and proceed for 130 meters passing by the roundabout, then cross the pedestrian crossings on your right, turn left and take Via Ezio Vanoni on your right.
Return to the parish church of Santo Stefano
Follow Via Ezio Vanoni to the intersection with Viale Trieste, then turn left and continue for 1.4 km to the roundabout. At the roundabout take the third exit and continue on Via Stazione for 300 meters. At the roundabout take the first exit and follow Via Papa Giovanni XXIII for 400 meters. At the intersection turn left to return to the parish church of Santo Stefano.
