7. Bastione San Marco
On the left after entering the main courtyard, you’ll be at the wall of the Bastione San Marco. From the Venetian pentagonal walls of 1553, the second (in order of building) is still considered to be in great condition for a technical military structure. On a walkway above Porta Verona, you’ll stand on one of the strategic spots designed to control the eastern front.
As you travel this wall, you’ll admire a view that brought both beauty and heartache for Peschiera. On the southern side, it was the front of all sieges during the Risorgimento and during the Napoleonic wars.
In 1944, during World War II, the bridge in front of us was damaged from bombings. Soon after, it was rebuilt and it still plays an important role in the Milan-Venice railway, Elsewhere, you may notice the wall of the Venetian fortress where the Bastione Cantarane stands, and the back of the Ponte dei Voltoni.
In addition to the rebuilt bridge constructed during the Habsburg rule, there’s also another important feature of the city here damaged by World War II; this time it was destroyed completely and it was the Regio Stabilimento Ittiogenico. After leaving the courtyard, the right-hand side will show the opening of Porta Verona.