Venetian Lagoon information

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...

not linked to the sea. Lagoon is derived from the Italian laguna, which refers to the waters around Venice, the Venetian Lagoon. Laguna is attested in...

the city are linked by 472 bridges. The islands are in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay lying between the mouths of the Po and the Piave rivers...

(secondary coordinates) The most important of the 130 islands in the Venetian Lagoon are: Venice 5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi) Sant'Erasmo 3.26 km2 (1.26 sq mi)...

class, who patronised renowned art and architecture along the city's lagoons. Venetian merchants were influential financiers in Europe. The city was also...

barbarian invasions to the safety of islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Small communities grew in the lagoon, among which Venice eventually became the most prominent...

Typical of many coastal areas, communities along the coast of the Venetian Lagoon serve mainly seafood dishes. In the plains it is very popular to serve...

GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Islands in the Venetian Lagoon of the Adriatic Sea include: Albarella- 45°04′39″N 12°20′25″E / 45...

the Italian region of Veneto. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, where they cause partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia; flooding...

system intended to protect the Venetian Lagoon from tidal flooding.[citation needed] Venice built also a network of Venetian arsenals, serving primarily...

Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about 1.5 km (1 mi) north of Venice and measures about...

Giudecca (Italian: [dʒuˈdɛkka]; Venetian: Zueca) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the sestiere of Dorsoduro and is...

Venetian Islands or Venetian Isles can refer to: The islands in the Venetian Lagoon, including Venice, Italy Venetian Islands, Florida, USA Venetian Isles...

Torcello (Latin: Torcellum; Venetian: Torceło) is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was...

di Venezia), is an 11-kilometre-long (7-mile) barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film...

Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured...

is a project intended to protect the city of Venice, Italy, and the Venetian Lagoon from flooding. The project is an integrated system consisting of rows...

Cagliari Adriatic Sea Bay of Kotor Gulf of Venice Gulf of Trieste Venetian Lagoon Kvarner Gulf Ionian Sea Gulf of Taranto Gulf of Corinth Messenian Gulf...

launched the seaborne crusade. The Venetian fleet of more than 120 ships carrying over 15,000 men left the Venetian Lagoon on 8 August 1122. This seems to...

San Giorgio Maggiore (Venetian: San Zorzi Mazor) is one of the islands of Venice, northern Italy, lying east of the Giudecca and south of the main island...

San Michele, [ˈiːzola di sam miˈkɛːle]; Venetian: ìxoła de San Michièl) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, Veneto, northern Italy. It is associated...

[ˈɡondola]; Venetian: góndoła [ˈɡoŋdoɰa]) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is...

wine areas are clearly distinguishable: an eastern part, close to the Venetian Lagoon between the hills of Treviso, the plain of Piave river and Adriatic...

the hinterland, especially from Aquileia, fled to the islands of the Venetian Lagoon to escape the frequent barbaric invasions. At that time, the territory...

executed around 1490 and shows two unknown Venetian ladies. The top portion of the panel, called Hunting on the Lagoon is in the Getty Museum, and another matching...