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THE LAGOON
THE LAGOON
THE LAGOON HIGHLIGHTS
LIDO
C.Claudia walk in Venice Lido
LIDO
LIDO
ANTICO CIMITERO ISRAELITICO
HOTELS NEAR RIVIERA SAN NICOLO:
LIDO BEACHES
HOTELS ON LIDO BEACH:
MALAMOCCO
MALAMOCCO
HOTELS NEAR MALAMOCCO:
PALAZZO DELLA CINEMA
PALAZZO DELLA CINEMA
HOTELS NEAR VIA SANDRO GALLO:
BIKING THE LIDO
LIDO
TORCELLO & BURANO
EXPLORE THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE LAGOON ON TORCELLO AND BURANO
BURANO
BURANO
BURANO
MURANO
Murano glass makers
HOTELS ON MURANO:
LIDO, TORCELLO, BURANO, MURANO, SAN CLEMENTE... (Hotels):
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- Shrouded in myth and superstition, Laguna was once reserved only for fishermen and hunters. No, pirates in the 5th and 6th century, transporting residents to the mainland to the safety of the marsh lagoons. There they took their place of residence, from the open sea protected small sandy islands ( lidima ), formed from sediment washed river delta of the River Po .
- In the 13th century, built the first Murazzi - walls facing the sea of bent pieces of stone that are protected from erosion lido. Experiments with the dams continue to attempt to struggle with an ever present threat of flooding.
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- Progressive community that once lived and traded here are long gone. Many of the islands, where they once were made of monasteries, hospitals, or gunpowder factory, now abandoned, but a few of them and develop - as an international university, and the other as an exclusive resort.
- literatura: Žderić D., Glamuzina D., Karabatić I., Žderić I., Kozole L., Baniček M., i Šarić I. Venecija i Veneto - Eyewitness travel guide: Venecija dio po dio - Otoci u Laguni. ISBN/EAN: 9789531200479. Zagreb: Profil International, 2005., 147 - 149.str
THE LAGOON
- Other cities have suburban sprawl and malls - Venice has a teal blue lagoon dotted with photogenic islands and rare wildlife. Sometimes separated only by narrow channels, the city`s outlying islands range from celebrated glass centres and a former Byzantine capital to deserted nunneries and garden isles.
- Serious shoppers hop the vaporetto (city ferry) to Murano, snapping up limited-edition glass pieces created with techniques that have been used since the 8th century; escapists prefer lazy days spent boating on the lagoon. Spot mohawked storks balancing thoughtfully on one leg and cormorants holding their wings out to dry after a fish dinner, then head to the fishing isle of Burano to get your own seafood meal amid a cheerful riot of colour-saturated houses. The golden mosaics at Torcello`s Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta and lagoon adventures on a heavenly note. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - The Lagoon. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 138.pg.
THE LAGOON HIGHLIGHTS
LIDO
- Even the way it slides off the tongue in Italian sounds luxe and slightly louche: Leed-oh. This 12km barrier island, which once housed the lagoon headquarters and quartered visiting navies, became hot property at the turn of the 20th century as a summer getaway from Venice`s dark calle (streets) and stinky ebbing canals.
- Liberty villas and hotels sprung up around the island, the chic set moved in, and overnight the beaches became thronged with cabanas and large-hatted fashionistas. Lately the cabanas have been upgraded to four-poster day beds at beach party spots, and the Lido has increased its star power from solitary supernova Thomas Mann (who set Death in Venice here) to red-carpet constellations at the annual Venice Film Festival, held at the Palazzo della Cinema.
- The cars might come as a shock after a few days in traffic-free Venice, but the best way to get around is still biking - or strutting. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 132.pg.
ANTICO CIMITERO ISRAELITICO
- Epic poems seem to almost write themselves in this quiet, overgrown garden, which was Venice`s main Jewish cemetery from 1386 until the 18th century. As a result, the tombstones range in design from Venetian Gothic to distinctly Ottoman. One-hour tours organised by the Museo Ebraico di Venezia provide an insight into the life and times of those buried here; English-language tours meet at the cemetery gate and are usually held on the last Sunday of the month. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 134.pg.
HOTELS NEAR RIVIERA SAN NICOLO:
- Beach chairs and bronzed lifeguards may seem a world apart from muggy, ripe Venice, but they`re actually only a 15-minute ferry ride away. Most Lido beaches charge for chair, umbrella and hut rental, but after 2pm the tanning crowd thins out and rates drop a couple of euros. To avoid amenities fees and throngs of Italian weekenders, rent a bike and head south to Alberoni, and other more pristine beaches. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 134.pg.
HOTELS ON LIDO BEACH:
MALAMOCCO
- If Venice got left in the dryer, it might come out as tiny canal-filled Malamocco, the lagoon capital from AD 742 to 811. Pass over Ponte di Borge to explore the calle of this less overwhelming lagoon town, which has just a handful of campi (squares), churches, osterie (restaurant-bars) and grand palazzi (palaces or mansions). ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 135.pg.
HOTELS NEAR MALAMOCCO:
PALAZZO DELLA CINEMA
- This rigid airport-terminal structure seems as ill-suited to the playboy Lido as a woolly bathing suit. But it all makes sense once the red carpets are rolled out and the stars arrive for the Venice Film Festival: the Palace of Cinema isn`t just a party venue, it`s a movie-launching platform. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 135.pg.
HOTELS NEAR VIA SANDRO GALLO:
BIKING THE LIDO
- Stretch your legs and see more of the Lido on a bike, available by the hour or day at the self-evidently named Lido on Bike . This friendly bike-rental shop right near the Lido vaporetto (city-ferry) stop has reasonable prices and a map thrown in gratis. You must have official identification showing you`re at least 18 to rent a bike.
- Reserve a bike for the whole day so you don`t have to rush - that`d defeat the whole point of laid-back Lido. For an easy loop that takes a couple of hours, start at the Lido vaporetto stop and head 3km south along the tree-lined, beachfront Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi to Malamocco, where you can explore a miniature version of Venice. Mind the traffic - after a couple of days in pedestrian-only Venice, it`s easy to forget the rules of the road.
- Then head back along Lungomare Guglielmo Marconi - braking for beauty, beaches and gelato like a local - and hang a left after the Palazzo della Cinema onto Via Quattro Fontane. Take a right along the canal onto Via S Giovanni d`Acri, which turns into winding Via Lepanto; make a pit stop for lunch at Trattoria Andri, or take Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta to Aurora Beach Club (opposite) to flop on a four-poster beach bed. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - Lido. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 136.pg.
TORCELLO & BURANO
EXPLORE THE OUTER LIMITS OF THE LAGOON ON TORCELLO AND BURANO
- Once you`ve wrapped your head around the improbable existence of Venice - who builds a city on a silty lagoon? - Burano and Torcello defy your imagination all over again.
- Photographers in inspiration overdrive dash off the ferry into Burano`s backstreets, snapping away at turquoise window boxes filled with red geraniums, and green stockings hung out to dry between pink and orange houses. Either there is some law requiring locals to choose contrasting paints schemes and complementary-colour skivvies, or Burano is naturally the most artistically inclined fishing village in the Mediterranean basin.
- On the pastoral island of Torcello, sheep easily outnumber the 20 or so human residents. But this bucolic backwater was once a Byzantine metropolis of 20 000 - and it has the stunning mosaics to prove it. In a scene from the Last Judgment in Torcello`s Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, a band of holy avengers arrives to save the day: Jesus breaks down the doors of hell while a sea nymph representing the Adriatic ushers souls lost at sea towards Peter, who`s jangling the keys to Paradise like God`s own bouncer. These Byzantine mosaics are often compared to those in the Basilica di San Marco but, if you want an epic adventure, Torcello is worth the trip. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Highlights - Torcello & Burano. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 24.pg.
BURANO
- Strip away Venice`s monumental overdose on Gothic ornamentation and crank up the colour palette from pastel to punchy, and there you have the charming island of Burano, located a 40 - minute ferry ride from San Marco. Come for the colours, then stay for the cookies: Burano`s vaguely lemony, crumbling ring - and S-shaped biscuits are ideal for dunking in dessert wines.
- Burano was traditionally famous for its lace, but at the time of writing the Museo di Merletto (Lace Museum) was closed for restoration and much of the lace for sale in Buranelli boutiques was imported; be sure to ask for a guarantee of authenticity if you`re buying. When lace-crazed tour groups descend on the island, cross the wooden bridge to neighbouring Mazzorbo to find plenty of green space, a playground and a seemingly sacrilegious public toilet in the apse of a former chapel. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - The Lagoon. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 140.pg.
MURANO
- Brick warehouses and industrial smokestack disguise the combustible creativity held within Murano`s glass studios and showrooms. Hear the eerie heavy breathing of furnaces along the fondamente (canal banks) and follow the red glow into studios to glimpse glass-blowing in progress. For shoppers, however, the main attraction of Murano is obvious: the showrooms, wher prices for hand-blown original glassworks are as good as they`re going to get. ALISON BING
MURANO COLLEZIONI
- Like divas at La Fenice, the signature glass pieces in this darkened brick warehouse show perfect poise on their elegantly spot-lighted pedestals. Famed Murano glass-designers Barovier&Toso, Carlo Moretti and Venini are all represented here, and even if you`re not in the market for such high-end glass you`re welcome to admire their luminous designs. ALISON BING
- Centuries ago, glass-blowers who left Murano risked assassination; since 1861, however, Murano has shared its secrets and major innovations at the Museo del Vetro. Roman glass from the 3rd century AD is featured alongside clever postmodern works, including Maria Grazia Rosin`s 1992 spray bottle and detergent jug, both made from impeccably blown glass. Upstairs there`s an explanation of how glass is made, including a discussion of the technique used to create Venetian trade beads. Across the hall are 17th-century baroque glass triumphs such as winged goblets, plus Carlo Scarpa`s 1930 octopus and Romano Chirivi`s 1968 Inutili (Useless) wineglasses, which require drinking straws. ALISON BING
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - The Lagoon. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 141. - 142.pg.
HOTELS ON MURANO:
- This wild island was once Ernest Hemingway`s favourite hunting ground, but its true claim to fame is as a former capital of Byzantium. From the vaporetto stop it`s a 10-minute stroll past lagoon ducks and sheep pens to the charmingly overgrown central piazza, which contains a small museum and antiques shop. But across this square is the real treasure: the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. ALISON BING
- At this mesmerising medieval church, life choices are presented as a mosaic cautionary tale: look ahead to a golden afterlife with the beatific Madonna gleaming in the apse, or turn your back on her and face the blue devil gloating over skewered souls and skulls squirming with worms. If time permits, climb the bell tower (last entry one hour before closing time) for views of the lagoon, or browse Roman bronzes and stone relics from Torcello`s Byzantine heyday at the quirky little museum across the piazza. ALISON BING
CATTEDRALE DI SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
HOTEL ON SAN CLEMENTE:
- literature: Bing Alison. Venice Encounter: Sestieri - The Lagoon. ISBN 9781741049978. London: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd ABN36005607983, 2009., 144.pg.
HOTEL ON SAN CLEMENTE:
- San Clemente Palace Hotel (SAN CLEMENTE) (official hotel website) view a Google map: tripadvisor:
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