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2 unusual facts about Riviera del Brenta


Riviera del Brenta

Riviera del Brenta is the coastline of the Naviglio del Brenta (Brenta River) which runs from Padua and through the Veneto countryside, through Stra, Fiesso d'Artico, Dolo, Mira, Oriago and Malcontenta to Fusina (which is part of the comune of Venice), in the North-east of Italy.

From 16th to 18th century many venetian aristocratic family built their beautiful villas here (like Villa Pisani, placed in the little of Stra, Villa Ferretti-Angeli in Dolo, Villa Widmann-Foscari in Mira and Villa Foscari, also called "La Malcontenta" in Malcontenta), and it is navigable to river boats, whose best example is the famous Burchiello, which used to carry venetian noblemen from Venice to the countryside and is now a tourist attraction.


Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua

The Diocese of Padua covers the most part of the Province of Padua, out of a main part of the higher plain; instead it includes areas from the surrounding provinces of Vicenza (Altopiano di Asiago, Mount Grappa), Venice (Riviera del Brenta), Treviso (Valdobbiadene) and Belluno.


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