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Portogruaro
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Portogruaro is a town in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. The town has old houses, ancient gates and arcades, and a cathedral with a slender campanile that is slightly askew. The Palazzo Comunale is a 14th century Gothic building. An archaeological museum contains objects from the nearby excavated Roman colony of Concordia.
Close to Concordia Sagittaria there is to discover the lovely city of Portogruaro. It is less known to tourists and therefore one can have a good time there enjoing the city that kept its face for centuries. There are many renaissance palazzos in venecian gothic style and a exceptional city hall that was build in 1300. One can enjoy the flair having a walk through the city centre visiting the antique mills. The birth certificate of Portogruaro is made to go back to 1140, year in which Gervino, bishop of Concord, it grants to some Portolani a land in river to the Lemene river, in order to construct a port to you, houses and warehouses.
Portogruaro is history, music, art city. Anyone puts foot in the city of the Lemene is astonished. They come in mind, them for them, the thousand historical centers of as many Italian cities that speak about past, that they live a present to man measure with the coffees where still us can be seated, with the taverns where are met to us in front of a good wine glass, with the traditional walk to the canonical hour along the liston. Nevertheless to Portogruaro a various air is breathed.
Portogruaro is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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