The island of Martignano and the adjacent “matan” constitute the sandy part of the island, while behind, beyond the small lagoon known as “Manessa”,...
After crossing the canal area of Primero, the Litoranea Veneta heads towards Grado, passing beside the sanctuary of Barbana. The lagoon in this section consists of very shallow...
Between Sdobba and Primero there is a large area of sandy and muddy tidal flats limited towards land by the Forane Fossalon sea wall. This is a rich fishing area, as witnessed by...
Proceeding from Porto Buso along the Litoranea Veneta network of waterways, we follow the meandering course of the Giovanni del Muro channel, “Giò de Mur” to...
The Lovato or Bevazzana canal cuts straight from the Marano lagoon to the Tagliamento. Near the Tagliamento there is a lock, the only one in the Litoranea Veneta waterways in...
The settlement of Grado probably originates from Roman times as part of the harbour system of Aquileia, Rome’s second city in Italy. Although the subject of debate among...
West of the Timavo springs, there is an area that used to be sea but is now surrounded by a stony bank circumscribing a back-filled polder created to receive the materials...
Entry from the Gulf of Trieste towards the Isonzo cannot be effected through the present river mouth, which is too shallow but via a canal excavated into the left bank called...
The small town stands on a peninsula jutting out into the lagoon. It is still largely surrounded by channels and fishing reserves, even though recent development tends to hide...