Hilton Garden Inn Venice Mestre

This route proposes a visit to Forte Marghera near Mestre. It is a fortress built in the 19th century by the French and Austrian armies. Today it is a monument and public park, located in a central position, the natural "gate of Venice". Further information and opening hours can be found here: http://fondazionefortemarghera.it/

A walk around the Bosco di Dese, starting from the town of Tessera. The route proceeds in a clockwise loop, partly on road and partly on paths. It begins by skirting the Scolmatore Canal, crossing the Zaher Wood and the Querini - Ottolenghi Wood. From here you follow the Dese river for a while before continuing the tour to return to the starting point.

A walk in the Mestre wood suitable for the whole family, perfect to do even in winter. It is not a crowded park so you can enjoy the greenery in the city of Mestre, not far from Venice. The route runs in an anti-clockwise loop and for a stretch runs alongside the Scolmatore Canal and the Collettore Acque alte.

A walk or a run, starting from the Bosco di Mestre car park, begins by taking a stretch of road until you cross the River Dese. From here you start the path that runs along the river and goes around the Boscodi Mestre, up to the Collettore Ca 'Solaro and you follow the path crossing the Bosco Querini - Ortolenghi and its lake, until you reach the starting point.

The Rivera del Brenta has been cited by many travelers and writers, first of all Carlo Goldoni, as an ideal place for a holiday where the Venetian nobility between the 15th and 18th centuries built luxurious summer residences, transforming it into the fashionable canal, an ideal extension of the Canal Great himself. There is still an idyllic atmosphere along the canal, that is the old riverbed before it was diverted by the Serenissima out of the lagoon, to avoid it being covered. You ride...