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The Venetian Lagoon (Italian: Laguna di Venezia; Venetian: Łaguna de Venesia) is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated.
Guide to the Venetian lagoon and its islands, Murano, Burano, Torcello, Mazzorbo, San Francesco del Deserto.
Mar 20, 2018 · We focus on the little details and anecdotes that make City Wonders so special. It’s easy to get swept up in the magic of Venice’s iconic sights, like St. Mark’s Square and the Doge’s Palace, but there's always time for the Venetian Lagoon.
In this lagoon covering 70,176.4 ha, nature and history have been closely linked since the 5th century when Venetian populations, to escape barbarian raids, found refuge on the sandy islands of Torcello, Jesolo and Malamocco.
The Venetian Lagoon is an ambiguous area that is neither land nor sea. Stretching some 34 miles in length and 7 miles wide, it takes a crescent shape along part of the coast of north-eastern Italy. Discover the beauty, history and culture of this UNESCO-listed canal...
What most visitors don't realize is that Venice is surrounded by one of the most ecologically rich bodies of water in the Mediterranean: the Laguna Veneta, or Venetian Lagoon. The Laguna is a crescent-shaped body of water between the Italian mainland and the Adriatic sea.
Dec 23, 2015 · Among islands barely emerging from the water, you find yourself in an ageless world. A gondolier navigates the Venetian Lagoon, a shallow, 210-square-mile bay fed by the Adriatic Sea, at...
The Lagoon of Venice is the most important survivor of a system of estuarine lagoons, that in Roman times extended from Ravenna north to Trieste. The lagoon was sparsely inhabited from ancient times, most probably by itinerant fishermen, hunters and salt collectors.
The Venetian lagoon is located in the northeast of Italy and is separated from the Adriatic by a sandy spit and small narrow islands of Lido and Pellestrino. In three straits, hermetic dams have been built near the islands, which block the access of water in storm situations.
Already in earlier times the uniqueness of Venice was perceived, but if there is one thing that has remained intact in the contemporary age is the nautical tradition, both in terms of the squeri and the splendid boats that have sailed the waters of the lagoon.
