At the Ausa’s confluence with the Corno, we follow the latter on the right, in the direction of Cervignano, a large town in the Friuli plain. The first stretch seems...

Beyond the junction for S. Giuliano, the lagoon opens to the right with an extensive area of tidal flats and mudflats where, beyond the lines of poles and nets, one can notice...

Turning left at Verto Grande, we work our way up the Stella, the main spring-fed river in Friuli Venezia Giulia, towards Precenicco and Palazzolo dello Stella. At the first...

The island, home to a Marian sanctuary and to a community of Franciscan friars, is well-known for the famous Perdon di Barbana procession. This is held annually on the first...

Following the canal that runs alongside the road to Aquileia, one reaches Belvedere, an interesting agricultural centre between the lagoon and the fields leading to Aquileia....

An area of shoals and rather cramped stretches of lagoon stretches to the west of Marano, at least partly separated by sections of the open lagoon. The broad Chiasellis...

The canal was dug for the purpose of inland navigation and to drain the abundant spring waters that swamped much of the plain between Monfalcone and the Isonzo. While the...

To remedy the presence of a watershed in the lagoon, the Taglio Nuovo (“New Cut”) was dug connecting the basin of Grado with that of Porto Buso, while a channel on the left...

The first fork coming from Grado makes it possible to follow the Taiada canal to reach the Natissa river and Aquileia. The first section is in the lagoon and just before the...