The best road cycling routes around Concordia Sagittaria

At La Salute and from the bridge over the Livenza, there are great views of the Livenza.

Pleasant, shady route through the forest and along the dam. Plenty of pure nature while cycling is guaranteed.

From the bridge, you get one of the best views of the canals and the marshland of Vallevecchia.

The Ponte di Tezze, which connects the banks of the Livenza river between the provinces of Treviso and Pordenone, represents a fundamental infrastructure for local mobility and history. The current structure, characterized by spans that elegantly reflect on the river's waters, stands at a historically strategic point for trade and movement between the Veneto and Friuli regions. The surrounding area is of considerable landscape value: the banks of the Livenza here offer suggestive natural views, with lush vegetation that changes color with the seasons. The bridge is not just a functional link, but a privileged viewpoint for admiring the slow flow of the river, a symbol of a territory that has managed to integrate modern development with the protection of the river environment.

“Flumen Liquentia ex montibus Opiterginis…” among the rivers mentioned by Pliny is the Livenza, in the feminine form. Almost always, however, in current language it is used as if it were masculine, due to the appellation “river” that precedes it. Regarding the origin of its name, there are two versions: some derive it from livens, from the verb livere (to be livid in color); others from liquens, from the verb liqui (to be liquid, to melt). By the ancients it was always called Liquentia and this is also because its waters teem, clear, cold and silent at the foot of the mountain above the pebbles, as if these and those were liquefying. Sacile's peculiar river is certainly one of the most beautiful waterways encountered in the plains of northern Italy. A means of communication, the ultimate defense of the nascent Veneto Domain, a source of life for its water flow and fish richness, the Livenza has always been cited by Greek and Latin authors.

The archaeological area of Concordia Sagittaria preserves the remains of ancient Iulia Concordia, founded in 42 BC at the crossroads of the Via Annia and the Via Postumia. The site is famous for the Trichora Martyrium, a 4th-century early Christian building dedicated to the Concordian martyrs, and for the remains of the majestic Basilica Apostolorum. Strolling through the historic center, you can admire the Roman bridge, the thermal baths, and large sections of ancient road paving. The heart of the town is the Cathedral of Santo Stefano, flanked by the splendidly frescoed Byzantine-Romanesque Baptistery. The "Recinto dei Militi" area also testifies to the city's strategic importance as a Roman weapons factory.

A nice, small waterworks that has clearly served its purpose.

Pretty town crossed while traveling along the Via Postumia, it appears overlooking the river Lemene, with the cathedral and Roman excavations inland.