The Venetian Lagoon
In the words of the Blue Guide to Venice and the Veneto:
"The hauntingly beautiful Venetian Lagoon is separated from the open sea by the low sandbars of the Lido and Pellestrina, which are pierced by three channels: the Porto di Lido, the Porto di Malamocco and the Porta di Chioggia. A shallow expanse of water, with a an average depth of only about a metre, an an area of 554 square kilometers it is the largest coastal lagoon in the Mediterranean, and the only one in the world which supports a large town in its centre."
"The hauntingly beautiful Venetian Lagoon is separated from the open sea by the low sandbars of the Lido and Pellestrina, which are pierced by three channels: the Porto di Lido, the Porto di Malamocco and the Porta di Chioggia. A shallow expanse of water, with a an average depth of only about a metre, an an area of 554 square kilometers it is the largest coastal lagoon in the Mediterranean, and the only one in the world which supports a large town in its centre."
- Burano
- Lido
- Mazzorbo
- Murano
- Sant' Erasmo
- San Francesco del Deserto
- San Lazzaro degli Armeni
- San Michele
- San Servolo
- Torcello
