The Venetian Lagoon and its Ecosystem. The Venetian Lagoon and its Ecosystem, is the most important survivor of a system of estuarine lagoons, that in Roman times extended from Ravenna north to Trieste. During the 5th to 6th century, the lagoon gave security to people...
The Island of Mazzorbo The Island of Mazzorbo, about 10 kilometres NE of Venice; is connected by a wooden pedestrian bridge to Burano and is its sixth “sestiere”. Both islands have approximately the same size of about 0.2 km², but otherwise, the two islands are very...
Lido di Venezia: Part 2 Lido di Venezia: Part 2, covers the island’s military role in the defence of Venice and its lagoon islands; together with the urbanisation and development of the island in the 19th and 20th centuries, as a suburb of Venice and its most famous...
Lido di Venezia: Part 1. Lido di Venezia: Part 1. This post covers more general descriptive, historical and cultural information, to help maximise your appreciation of what the island has to offer. Just a few kilometres south of Venice, it has a quite different...
Lido di Pellestrina Lido di Pellestrina is a long thin island, forming a barrier or “lidi”; between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. To the north-west is the popular seaside resort of Lido di Venezia, separated by the Malamocco inlet to the lagoon....
Santa Maria delle Grazie Santa Maria delle Grazie, has been a hospice for pilgrims, a convent, powder store and a hospital for infectious disease. Currently it is a private regeneration and development project, with a theme of “well-being, rest and recuperation”....
The Island of San Clemente For centuries, the island of San Clemente, housed a monastic settlement, more recently a mental asylum and since 2016, a luxury hotel complex. The island is 6 hectares in size and lies about 2 kilometres south of Piazza San Marco; between...
The Island of Sacca Sessola An artificial island created in 1870, the island of Sacca Sessola has been a fuel store, hospital and since 2015; a luxury hotel and spa resort. ; INTRODUCTION Sacca Sessola, an artificial island created in 1870, has been a...
The Island of San Servolo Once housing a monastery of Benedictine monks and later an asylum for the insane; the island of San Servolo is now home to a museum, Venice International University and the prestigious International College of Ca' Foscari University. It is a...
The Island of La Certosa The Island of La Certosa, close to Venice yet abandoned since 1960; has now been developed into a fully serviced marina and green recreational space; popular with families and children and for hosting events. Above: La Certosa,...