{"id":11956,"date":"2026-06-04T17:54:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/?page_id=11956"},"modified":"2026-06-15T20:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:23:23","slug":"portogruaro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.treffpunkt-venedig.de\/en\/venice-day-trips\/portogruaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Trip from Venice to Portogruaro 2026 \u2014 Venetian Lemene Town, Leaning Campanile & Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a nutshell:<\/strong> Portogruaro<\/strong> lies 65 km east of Venice on the border with Friuli and is reached by regional train in 55\u201370 minutes<\/strong> from Venezia Santa Lucia (station \u201cPortogruaro-Caorle\u201d, up to 42 connections daily, from around \u20ac6). The almost completely preserved Venetian-Gothic old town<\/strong> with its arcades stretches along the river Lemene<\/strong>. Its landmarks are the leaning campanile<\/strong> of Sant’Andrea Cathedral (59 m, leaning by over a metre), the historic watermills on the Lemene<\/strong> and the Museo Nazionale Concordiese<\/strong> with Roman finds. Portogruaro is a quiet half-day to full-day trip \u2014 ideally combined with the nearby seaside town of Caorle or the Roman excavation of Concordia Sagittaria.<\/p><\/section>\n\n\n\n

Portogruaro is the underrated Lemene town<\/strong> \u2014 a Venetian trading town in miniature, far from the day-tripper stream. Where Venice overflows in summer, Portogruaro has arcaded palazzi, a leaning bell tower and turning mill wheels almost to itself. For Venice overnight guests it is a relaxed contrast day; for Adriatic holidaymakers from Caorle, Bibione or Lignano it is the nearest culture stop with a real old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting from Venice to Portogruaro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
Connections Venice \u2192 Portogruaro (as of 2026)<\/caption>
Connection<\/th>Journey time<\/th>Price from<\/th>Frequency<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Regional train (Regio\/RV)<\/strong><\/td>55\u201370 min<\/td>approx. \u20ac6<\/td>up to 42 trains\/day<\/td><\/tr>\n
Car (A4, exit Portogruaro)<\/strong><\/td>50\u201360 min<\/td>toll + parking<\/td>any time<\/td><\/tr>\n
From an Adriatic resort (Caorle\/Bibione)<\/strong><\/td>25\u201340 min<\/td>ATVO bus \/ car<\/td>several times daily<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Recommendation:<\/strong> the regional train from Venezia Santa Lucia is unbeatable \u2014 cheap, frequent, no reservation needed. Important: the station is called \u201cPortogruaro-Caorle\u201d<\/strong>, because the ATVO connecting bus to the seaside town of Caorle leaves from here (Caorle itself has no station). From the station it is a 10-minute walk into the old town. If you are coming from an Adriatic campsite, Portogruaro is quicker to reach than Venice \u2014 ideal for a cultural half-day between two beach days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old-town highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Sant’Andrea Cathedral and the leaning campanile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Portogruaro’s landmark: the campanile of Sant’Andrea Cathedral<\/strong> is 59 metres tall and leans more than a metre to the north-east<\/strong> \u2014 Portogruaro’s own \u201cleaning tower\u201d. The tower core dates from the 12th\/13th century; in 1876 it was raised from 47 to 59 metres, which is why it now has two different vertical axes. The lean is caused by settlement in the soft Lemene subsoil and increases by a few millimetres each year. The cathedral itself<\/strong> was built 1793\u20131833 in neoclassical style over three predecessor buildings (three-aisled) and holds canvases of the Venetian school from the 16th to 18th centuries. Free entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Mulini di Sant’Andrea \u2014 the watermills on the Lemene<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A few steps from the cathedral, the historic 12th-century watermills<\/strong> turn on the riverbank \u2014 two restored mill wheels on the Lemene, the town’s most photogenic motif. A wooden walkway leads right past the wheels; the mill buildings occasionally host art exhibitions. Together with the leaning campanile in the background, this is the<\/em> postcard view of Portogruaro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Piazza della Repubblica with the Loggia Comunale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The central square is dominated by the Gothic Palazzo Municipale (Loggia Comunale)<\/strong> \u2014 a 14th-century brick town hall with characteristic dovetail battlements, thoroughly Venetian in style. In front of it the \u201cPozzetto\u201d<\/strong>, a Renaissance well with two bronze cranes (the town’s heraldic birds). This is where Portogruaro’s everyday life plays out, with caf\u00e9s under the arcades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. The portici \u2014 Venetian arcades<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Portogruaro’s old town is almost completely preserved<\/strong> and follows the Venetian-Gothic manner: along the main axes Corso Martiri della Libert\u00e0<\/strong> and Via del Rastrello<\/strong> run continuous arcades (portici)<\/strong> with palazzi from the 14th\u201316th centuries, many with painted fa\u00e7ades. An advantage in the rain \u2014 you can cross almost the whole town with dry feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Museo Nazionale Concordiese<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The archaeological national museum<\/strong> shows Roman and early-history finds from the ancient colony of Iulia Concordia<\/strong> (today Concordia Sagittaria, 1.5 km south): grave stelae, bronzes, mosaics, inscriptions. One of the Veneto’s most important Roman museums, housed in a neoclassical building in the town garden. For history lovers, the substantive anchor of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Side trip: Concordia Sagittaria<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1.5 km south (a ~20-min walk or a short bus ride) lies Concordia Sagittaria<\/strong> \u2014 the Roman colony of 42 BC, founded as a veterans’ town and arrow manufactory (sagittae<\/em> = arrows). Worth seeing: the early Christian basilica with baptistery<\/strong> (5th century), the excavated Roman forum and the palaeo-Christian trichora. If you like archaeology, combine the Museo Concordiese and Concordia Sagittaria into a Roman half-day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who is Portogruaro for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Portogruaro is worth it for \u2026<\/h3>\n