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Veneto
About 24 miles away
Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel, and one of Europe's oldest universities.
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Lido
The long sandbar between the lagoon and the sea, Venice's beach, and home to its film festival each summer.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free; some beaches charge for loungers
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Lido di Venezia, VeniceDirections
- Getting There
- Water bus 1 or 5.1 to Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta.
Why Go
About 11 kilometers long, the Lido has sandy beaches facing the Adriatic, grand old hotels and the only roads with cars in Venice. The Venice Film Festival takes over its palace of cinema from late August to early September.
Rent a bike and ride along the sea wall to the fishing village of Malamocco.
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