▁the ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁voted , ▁thus ▁making ▁the ▁refer endum ▁not ▁valid . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁M estre ▁experienced ▁a ▁population ▁bo om , ▁fuel led ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁industrial ▁zone ▁in ▁nearby ▁Marg h era . ▁ ▁Tour ism ▁M estre ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁favour ite ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁tour ists ▁visit ing ▁Ven ice ▁on ▁a ▁budget ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁convenient ▁location , ▁its ▁cheap ▁and ▁frequent ▁connections ▁to ▁Ven ice ▁by ▁train ▁and ▁by ▁bus ▁( which ▁also ▁runs ▁at ▁night ), ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁reasonable ▁prices ▁of ▁its ▁bars , ▁disc os , ▁car ▁par king , ▁hot els , ▁restaur ants , ▁and ▁super mark ets ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁prices ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁tour ist ▁services ▁in ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁M estre ▁provided ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ven ues ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁basketball ▁championship ▁Euro B asket ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁This ▁drew ▁many ▁tour ists ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁other ▁ven ues ▁were ▁in ▁S ien a , ▁Gor izia ▁and ▁Tur in . ▁ ▁Main ▁s ights ▁Du omo ▁of ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁( 1 7 th ▁century ) ▁Pal azzo ▁da ▁Re ▁Pal azzo ▁pod est ar ile ▁Prov ved aria ▁Torre ▁dell ' O ro log io ▁( Watch t ower , ▁ 1 1 0 8 ) ▁Train ▁Station ▁( St azione