A little trip around Portogruaro (4)

After that , we walked along the river until we arrived to the water mills: they create one the most characteristic corners of the town. Bishop Antonio Feletto built the original mills in 1447, and they kept working until the beginning of the century. In partial ruin, they have recently been restored from 1980 to 1993 under the direction of the Municipal Administration and the Ministry of Culture. Then continuing the trip we visited the National Museum of Concordia, an important site where are kept most of the findings of the Roman period that come directly from Julia Concordia, that was an important Roman town. 

The last monument we visited was the Saint John’s Gate, an important gate that was rebuilt in the years 1555-56, while Girolamo Zorzi was Mayor. Before the construction of the “Institute of St. Lazarus”, home for lepers it was called Proclamation Gate and then John’s Gate. With its beautiful architecture, it lost its defensive character for assuming that of main entrance at the town for people and goods that came from the Fondaco.At the end of the great day we spent we said goodbye to our guests and we returned to school.