Pellestrina

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Pellestrina
Native name:
Pellestrina
The island of Pellestrina. Southern part of the Venetian Lagoon(Pellestrina highlighted)
Southern part of the Venetian Lagoon (Pellestrina highlighted)
Geography
LocationItaly
CoordinatesCoordinates: 45°16′24″N 12°18′04″E / 45.27333°N 12.30111°E / 45.27333; 12.30111
ArchipelagoVenetian Lagoon
Length12 km (7.5 mi)
Width5–500 m (16–1,640 ft)
Administration
Italy
RegionVeneto
ProvinceProvince of Venice
Largest settlementPellestrina
Demographics
PopulationAbout 5000

Pellestrina is an island in northern Italy, forming a barrier between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, lying south west of the Lido.

The island is 11 kilometres (7 miles) long and has since the eighteenth century been bounded to its seaward side by large embankments. There are four main villages: , , and , known for their colourfully-painted houses.

The main industries of the island are market gardening, fishing, tourism and lace making. Like that in Chioggia but unlike that in Torcello, the local lace is made with a needle. Attractions on the island included the ,[1] known for its pine trees and birdlife.[citation needed]

In fiction[]

Donna Leon's crime fiction novel A Sea of Troubles (2001)[2] takes place on Pellestrina. The protagonist, Commissario Guido Brunetti of the Venice police, must solve the murders of two clam fishermen off the shore of Pellestrina and encounters great difficulty conducting an investigation when faced with the island's close-knit community, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders. Though a native of Venice, which is a short boat ride away, to the islanders he is a foreigner.

Cenzo Vianelli, the hero of The Girl from Venice (2016), a novel written by Martin Cruz Smith, lives and works as a fisherman in Pellestrina in 1945.

Gallery[]

  • View of the wall

  • Pellestrina view from the boat dock

  • Aerial view of a part of the island

  • Landing stage of Santa Maria del Mare (Pellestrina) seen from the ferry leaving for the Lido

  • The Casa dell'Ospitalità at the northern point of Pellestrina Island

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nature: Alberoni Dunes and Ca' Roman". Venice and Its Lagoon.
  2. ^ Jakubowski, Maxim (May 4, 2001). "Reviews: Crime Fiction: Big in Crime". The Guardian.
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