An 11 km strip of land, in places only 23 metres wide, between the lagoon and the Adriatic. Its four villages (San Pietro in Volta, Portosecco, Sant'Antonio and Pellestrina) live from fishing: boats are moored along the lagoon side and older women still make bobbin lace on their doorsteps. On a still winter day you cannot tell where water and sky meet.
- Address
- Isola di Pellestrina, southern lagoon (line 11 from Lido Santa Maria Elisabetta)
- Hours
- Open island; ACTV line 11 bus+ferry from the Lido, every 30 minutes
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 4 h
- Price
- Free (ACTV ticket to get there)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Cycle the lagoon-side road from Santa Maria del Mare to Pellestrina village; bikes go on the line 11 ferry.
- Eat fish here: it is the island's trade.
- At the southern tip, Ca' Roman is a bird reserve (LIPU) on an important migration route.