The first documents attesting to the presence of the tower date back to the 13th century when the Collalto family from Treviso lived in Mestre, although its construction dates back …

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October 2, 2019

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The Torre dell'Orologio, the clock tower, was built at the beginning of the 12th century and is the first building of the "new castle", the Castelnuovo, from which the present town of Mestre developed. The new castle had at least eleven towers (or perhaps 15 or 16) and three goals. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the walls of the castle and the then existing towers and gates were torn down, they had lost their function; only the clock tower was preserved.

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October 22, 2022

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The town gate is from the 15th century

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1. Mestre city center - ring tour

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2. Ponte Europa – Ponte Europa loop from Mestre

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3. Piazza Erminio Ferretto – Ferretto Square, Mestre loop from Venezia Mestre

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Mestre Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio), Piazza Ferretto

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