A fundamental junction for navigation within the city, the hydraulic elevator of the Porte Contarine is a navigation lock of great historical significance that has undergone numerous transformations throughout its history up to the current 19th-century version integrated within the 16th-century fortified system. On its exterior is the memorial to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks designed by architect Daniel Libeskind.
Once this phase of the shore tour is over, we will embark at the navigation basin to walk along the first stretch of the Piovego River along the Renaissance walls, observing from the outside the Arena tower, the small bastion and the long curtain wall that leads up to the Ognissanti Gate, all elements of the recently restored fortification. Arriving at the Portello river port, we will continue the excursion to admire up close, with entrance also to the interior spaces, the splendid monumental gate built in 1518 and attributed to Guglielmo Grigis, known as the Bergamasco.
Duration: 2 hours
Excursion in collaboration with the Padua Walls Committee Association.
The hydraulic machine of the Contarine gates + navigation
- Company
- Consorzio di Promozione Turistica di Padova
- Contacts
- Duration
- 1 day
