Oderzo

An ancient center of Paleovenetian origin, the ancient Opitergium reached its peak in the first century AD. when it became a Roman municipium. Episcopal seat from the end of the century. V to VIII AD, it was destroyed during the Lombard raids and was rebuilt as a castle in the Middle Ages and then transformed into a splendid porticoed and frescoed town during the domination of the Serenissima
The visit to the city allows you to discover various archaeological sites where the remains of the ancient Roman forum, some domus, the basilica and the paved streets have been brought to light.
Also noteworthy are the walls of the medieval castle and the beautiful Cathedral dedicated to San Giovanni Battista in which valuable works of art are preserved, including at least the sixteenth-century organ doors painted by Pomponio Amalteo, son-in-law of Giovanni Antonio de Sacchis known as Pordenone, the altarpiece depicting the Baptism of Christ attributed to Jacopo Tintoretto, the counter-façade of about 120 square meters entirely frescoed in 1607 by the workshop of Jacopo Palma the Younger and the altarpiece made by Andrea Bellunello in 1477.
The rich Eno Bellis Archaeological Museum and the Egidio Martini Collection are also worth a visit, both housed in the beautiful Palazzo Foscolo, in via Garibaldi.