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The Lagoon of Venice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Marzenego A Campagna Lupia Brenta 5 Sile Oasi Valle Averto D San Giuliano Musestre Zero B D 10 B Parco S. Giuliano Dese Fusina Aeroporto Codevigo 26 E Santa Lucia 2 Pontile Altino Altino Valle Millecampi Porto di Quarto d’Altino S. Leonardo San 28 Vallio Michele 15 Val Paliaga 13 Murano Roncade 22 Fondamenta Palude San Zaccaria Nove di Cona Brenta Lazzareto Mazzorbo San Servolo Nuovo Bacchiglione Le Vignole 19 21 C San Lazzaro 9 14 16 Torcello C degli Armeni 11 8 20 Costanziaca La Certosa Burano Sant’Erasmo 18 24 7 17 San Francesco 25 Lido di Venezia Litorale di Lido del Deserto Ammiana Musile 6 Punta Sabbioni di Piave Oasi Alberoni 12 Pellestrina Oasi S. Nicolò C 4 Treporti Chioggia Porto di 23 A 1 Malamocco Lio Piccolo Chioggia Bici a C F ! mano Porto Canale di Lido Cavallino - Treporti Gorzone 3 Oasi DRIA C D Ca’ Roman MARE A TICO D F Porto di 27 Chioggia B Lio Maggiore I3 / E5 San Donà Lido di Sottomarina di Piave Porto di A Brondolo THE LAGOON OF VENICE B B 1 km LEGEND Adige IAT Cycle Access points to Regional cycle Marinas Beaches Ferry boat bike Tourist Office paths itineraries the Lagoon transportation Porto di The Lagoon of Venice is a unique environment where history, art and culture are intertwined like nowhere else Piave Vecchia in the world. Explore at your leisure and enjoy unforgettable moments experiencing the scenery, the food and E wine, the ancient crafts and traditional local festivals. The Lagoon is also a fragile ecosystem: respect the envi- E ronment and its residents while visiting. Choose local experts who know the territory and recognized tour guides and environmental-naturalistic guides. www.lagoonofvenice.org 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 THE TREASURES OF THE LAGOON 1 Chioggia - D1 8 San Lazzaro degli Armeni - C5 15 Murano - C6 21 Torcello - C7 Chioggia is also known as "Little Venice" for its San Lazzaro degli Armeni is a treasure chest of Murano is actually a small archipelago, that, from Torcello was the ancient port area of Altino and Exploring the Lagoon of Venice architectural heritage reminiscent of the calli inestimable artistic and cultural value, still guarded 1291 onwards, became a real “glassworks district”. where the Roman populations moved to also due to In the Lagoon of Venice, land and water mingle (narrow alleys) of the Lagoon's capital. Chioggia today by a community of Armenian monks. Until a It attracts visitors and admirers from all over the the barbarian invasions. During the late Middle Ages with the ancient rhythm of the tides. A rich and also includes a rural area between the river Brenta and the river few decades ago, it was also home to a well-known multilingual world who are fascinated by the artistic creations of master glass it became a "mega emporion" and the episcopal seat. It houses Adige, where the verdant plain extends right up to the sea with printing works. The library still preserves rare manuscripts and artisans who are usually pleased to open the doors of their an important Byzantine religious complex, famous for its mosaics complex environment to be explored slowly: on numerous natural reserves, rich in biodiversity. inside the museum you can admire a series of artistic works of workshops and their furnaces to visitors. of the XII-XIII centuries, among them the majestic "Universal foot, by boat or by bicycle. great value. Managed Area restricted access to the public only: Judgement". Glass Museum of Murano, Glass Factories, Church of St. Pietro Civic Museum of the South Lagoon, Clock Tower, "Olivi" the Please check opening days and times. Museum of Adriatic Zoology, Dei Rossi Picture Gallery, Church of San Martyr, Cathedral of Santa Maria and Donato, Murano Blown Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Church of Santa Fosca, Torcello On foot Domenico, Fish Market, Murazzi dykes, beach of Sottomarina, Fish Armenian Mechitarian Monastery Glass demonstrations Museum, Casa Andrich, Devil's Bridge, Artichoke fields Here are a few examples of itineraries on foot on Festival (July), Palio of Marciliana (June), Bussolai breadsticks, ATCV Route: 20 San Lazzaro degli Armeni ATCV Routes: 3, 4.1, 4.2, 12,13 plus seasonal routes 7, 18 Route: 12, Seasonal route from Altino Radicchio of Chioggia and Ciosota Cake, Bosco Nordio Nature Reserve the islands. The starting points you find on the 9 San Servolo - C5 16 Lazzaretto Novo - C6 22 - C8 map can all be reached with public transport. 2 Millecampi Valley - B2 Swamp of Cona The island has a large architectural complex surroun- The island of Lazzaretto Novo was an ancient The wetland area near Altino, at the mouth of Dese, is It stretches for about 1600 hectares, is criss-crossed by ded by a beautiful park. It was the seat of monastic quarantine site for goods and equipment coming in one of the points of access to the banks of the lagoon, winding lagoon canals that have crept in between Coordinamento: ● Altino - Burano - Torcello - Mazzorbo communities until the beginning of the XVIII from the orient and was created to safeguard the from which you can observe the typical landscape of islets, sandbanks and extensive reed beds. You can century, when the Serenissima republic turned it into a hospice city from being contaminated by pestilence. During the guided the swamp affected by the tides and characterized by large reed S.Francesco admire it along some itineraries on the lagoon flats, until you for mentally ill patients from the noble classes. It continued to tours visitors may access the sixteenth century “Tezon Grande”, beds, sandbanks and shallow waters. Good point for observing the ● S. Erasmo - Lazzaretto Novo - La Certosa reach Cason delle Sacche, once a hunters' refuge. Casone function as a psychiatric hospital until the Basaglia reform of the walls of which are covered in the graffiti of the merchants lagoon birds. Millecampi is situated on a motta (tiny island) in the middle of the ● S. Zaccaria - San Servolo - S.Lazzaro 1978. Today it is home to the Venice International University. who had to deposit their wares inside. Managed area restricted lagoon. The Casoni of Fogolana, on the other hand, were built public access only: please check opening days and times. Birdwatching, Lagoon Landscape degli Armeni recently following the ancient plans of fishermen's houses. Permanent exhibition of contemporary art, the Museum of Madness, Cloister and Church of the 1700s Tezon Grande, Vera Da Pozzo, Sandbank Pathway Direzione Turismo Regione del Veneto ● Chioggia - Pellestrina 23 - D7 Cason delle Sacche, Casone Millecampi, Asparagus Festival ATCV Route: 20 San Servolo ATCV Route: 13 Lio Piccolo (April-May), Radicchio Festival (September-October), Birdwatching, Lio Piccolo is a charming area in the heart of the the beach of Boschettona, Millecampi Valley North Lagoon. A small road winds through the By bicycle - B6 10 San Giuliano Park 17 Sant’Erasmo - C6 Fishing Valleys and the cultivated fields of violet Along the coastline and the lidos, in the midst of 3 Oasi Ca’ Roman - D2 Large verdant area of Mestre and the eighth largest Sant'Erasmo is nicknamed “the vegetable garden of artichokes until you reach the ancient village, with the small the lagoon wetlands and also on an island, Sant' Connected to Pellestrina by dykes "murazzi", Cà urban park in Europe, it offers an articulated network Venice”. Since the Middle Ages it has provided church of Santa Maria della Neve and the rural houses of Mesole. Erasmo, you can pedal along many cycle itinera- Roman has been a protected oasis since 1989, it is one of pedestrian and cycle paths. From here you can Venice with fruit, vegetables and legumes and still In every season it is an excellent place for spotting many species of the few intact coastlines of the upper Adriatic and admire the skyline of Venice, quickly reachable on public transport. today preserves its horticultural vocation. Its famous violet of birds, most notably the flamingos. ries. Stop for a break on the banks of rivers and the habitat of an extraordinarily varied fauna: in fact, it is situated Just a short distance away is Forte Marghera, the main focus of the artichokes farmed by the local Consortium have been recognized Gardens, Fishing Valleys, Ancient Village, Birdwatching fishing valleys, on the beaches and in the little on an important migratory route and many species of birds stop nineteenth-century Entrenched Field in Mestre, which today offers by the Slow Food association. Ancient vineyards on the island villages and you will be rewarded with views here on their journey. The beach is one of the now rare nesting sites many recreational and refreshment areas. have been recuperated and you may taste and purchase the local suspended between the sea and the lagoon. Here of the Fratino (Kentish plover) and the Fraticello (Little tern) species. Public park, Sports Clubs (rowing, sailing) San Giuliano Park wine at several wineries. Missing and abandoned islands are a few suggestions (see numbers on the map): Sand dunes, Coastal woodland, Birdwatching Vegetable gardens, Artichoke fields, Vineyards, Massimiliana 24 - C7 25 - C8 Tower, Church of Cristo Re, Artichoke festival (May), Must ACTV Route: 11 11 Certosa - C6 Costanziaca, Ammiana, La Cura, Sant'Ariano, Progetto e sviluppo Festival (October), Regata of Sant'Erasmo (June) Madonna del Monte, S. Giacomo in Paludo and A The name derives from the Carthusian fathers who From Torre Caligo to Valle Dogà 4 Pellestrina - D3 ATCV route: 13 others. In the lagoon you may come across islands that have B There is an island of fishermen, which still preserves its inhabited it for many centuries.
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