The Venetian Lagoon, also Venice Lagoon or Lagoon of Venice, is an enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea, in northern Italy, in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name, from a Venetian derivative of
Aerial view of the Venetian Lagoon, showing many of the islands including Venice itself, center rear, with the bridge to the mainland
Aerial view of Chioggia and the barrier islands of the Venetian Lagoon
Venetian lagoon from above
Grasses on Lazzaretto Nuovo
The Lido, or Venice Lido, is an 11-kilometre-long barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, Northern Italy; it is home to about 20,400 residents. The Venice Film Festival takes place at the Lido in late
Venetian Lagoon
…tidal shallows and salt marshes. The Lagoon is the largest wetland in the Mediterranean Basin. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea by three inlets: Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia. Situated at one end of a largely enclosed sea, the lagoon is subject to large variations in its water level. The most extreme…
Lido Island seen from the campanile of the Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore.
The defence of the Carroccio during the battle of Legnano (1176) by Amos Cassioli (1832–1891)
76th Venice Film Festival on the Lido.