For your vacation, Art hotel offers on booking some bikes that allow you to explore the surrounding area: many cycling routes does lead to the Brenta Riviera, famous for its villas. Their spread along the river was a phenomenon that occurred between 1500 and 1700 and witness a strong presence of the senior class Venetian in mainland. The choice of not happened by chance, on the contrary the Brenta was via a very busy trade; on large boats, better known as Burchi, were transported oils, flours, beans, gravel, hay, wine, lambs, calves, goats, spices, cloths, soap, books and fish. Owning a villa along the river and enjoy the warm season with the closest friends he had become a status symbol strong. They were called the great architects: Palladio, Frigimelica, Scamozzi, Longhena, Tiepolo and Guarana, everything was designed to visually affect travelers and visitors with the artistic and natural beauty. Among the more famous we can remember: Villa Pisani, Villa Foscari, known as the Malcontenta and Villa Widmann Rezzonico Foscari.
Trails in Noale
A few kilometers from Mirano, Noale the country, one of the most interesting cities of the Veneto area shows evidence of the past: the Fortress of the Storm and the Castle with its ancient towers From its history, closely intertwined with the city of Treviso and Venice, from its history of important political, commercial and notary Noale has inherited a vast cultural heritage and of considerable interest in preserving its churches and historic buildings along its squares, a truly exceptional artistic wealth. Not far from the town Noalese, specifically in Santa Maria di Sala, you can visit the wonderful and charming Castello di Stigliano. The castle in medieval period was under the feudal bishop of Treviso, was the seat of episodes caused by armed militias strong rivalry Padua and Treviso, in the war to Ezzelino on 3 August 1234. He was still fighting to rise from 1300 and throughout the Renaissance, among households owning the fief and its successors, including: the Carrara, the Storm and Cesana. Today the Castello di Stigliano, at the will of Paul Bertan, was restored to its original splendor and used as a restaurant, you can relive the medieval atmosphere, tasting the typical Venetian dishes in a hospitable abode for meetings and celebrations of all kinds.
