A journey along the River Silente that combines nature and history: air-raid shelters, churches, monuments and glimpses of Cervignano.
The green area “Blood Donor Park,” a place to meet and play, is the starting point of the walk. Taking the gravel path eastward on the river bank, you reach the remains of an air-raid shelter dating back to World War I. Further on, the gravel surface becomes paved and, past two placid bends, you reach a small widening near an old washhouse. Nearby is the Church of St. Michael the Archangel where it is possible to visit the Antiquarium.
Continuing, to your right in the adjacent Vicolo Corto, you can see a second air-raid shelter dating from the same wartime period. Having passed the large bend in the river, one enters the urban area. Crossing the Austro-Hungarian iron bridge, skirting the quay of the old river port and descending along the river, one reaches the monument commemorating the Nazi massacre. Alternatively, once at the Austro-Hungarian bridge, it is possible to continue the walk by heading east and, after crossing Via XXIV Maggio, continue the walk flanking, for a good part, the Ausa River. Monuments testifying to the town's history during the Great War can be seen here: in the Port Square, the plaque commemorating the entry of Italian troops into Cervignano and, not far away, the monument to the soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Proceeding along Trento Street, characterized by small fishermen's houses, we soon take the footpath that winds along the waterway and, past the old railroad bridge, walk until we reach the Austro-Hungarian iron bridge.
