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...

West of Primero, there is a wide area of shallow waters with a system of sand bars on the seaward side and an extensive tidal plain towards land. The sandbank, which dries at...

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...

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...

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....

Beyond the “fosa” to the west of Grado begins the Banco d’Orio sandbank, which is here called “tratauri” by fishermen which fish here using the...

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...

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...

Apart from the “Tagio Novo”, la Litoranea runs between the embankments of the fish pools (the valli) and, before the canale Amphora, there is the junction for S. Giuliano via...