ARIANO NEL POLESINE
The name of Ariano probably derives from Atria, now Adria, an ancient Etruscan city by the sea. The name was changed to Ariano in the Middle Ages after the Ficarolo flood that formed the western part of the island of the same name. The area has always been crossed by important trade routes, given the logistics and relationships of the time between the Byzantine Empire, the Venetian, the Este family and the Papacy.
Worth Visiting
The Town Hall with Venetian Gothic inserts
The Church of Santa Maria della Neve (15th century)
The Church of San Basilio (9th century) founded by the Benedictine monks of Pomposa
The monument to San Giovanni Napomuceno (1757)
Don’t Miss
Po Delta Regional Natural Park
The 500-year-old San Basilio oak tree