Italy offers remarkable waterway cruising. You can navigate in complete freedom in the lagoon and discover Venice,
Murano etc.....60 000 hectares of nature, culture and history are there to be enjoyed. Cruise on the Pô and brenta rivers,
visit the magnificent villas at the river's edge. During your cruise you will have the pleasure of making serval gastronomic
stopovers and savouring fish and seafood in small charming restaurants.
2 departure bases
Chioggia is a small fishing town at the extreme southern edge of the
Venetian lagoon. Its central position in relation to the Padano /
Veneto
waterways makes this charming and picturesque "water" city an ideal
springboard for the most beautiful routes in all seasons.
The base is located
in a panoramic position, strategically midway between Chioggia
(historic centre, 300 m) and Sotomarina (seaside resort, 500 m).
Marano is a beautiful small town at the centre of the Grado and
Marano lagoon, ideally twinned with Chioggia for its thriving
fishing industry.
The base
is only 300m from the historical centre on an island connected to
the mainland by two bridges, one for vehicles and one for
pedestrians.suggested routes:
from Porto Chioggia
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and: Venetian Lagoon
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one way trip: Chioggia-Marano 140 km - 5 locks - 25 hours (5 movable bridges)
one week:
Chioggia-Venice (the lagoon and its islands)-Treviso-Chioggia 193 km-2 locks-30 hours
Chioggia-Venice (the lagoon and its islands)-Padova-Chioggia 160 km-10 locks-35 hours
two weeks
Chioggia-Venice-Jesolo-Caorle-Chioggia 270 km-10 locks-47 hours (10 movable bridges)
From Marano:
one week one way
● Marano, Chioggia (via Cavallino ou Portegrandi, Caposile, Musile,
Cortellazzo, Caorle, Bibione, via Venice and the islands of the
lagoon) :
140 km, 5 locks (normaly always open), 5 movable bridges, 17 hours
one week:
● Marano, Grado, Aquileia, Bibione, Caorle, Precenico, Marano :
190km, 4 locks (always open), 2 movable bridges (always open), 25
hours
TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS
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Venice, one of the most romantic
cities in Europe: the Doge's Palace, the St Mark's Square, Gugenheim
museum, the Bridge of Sighs, the Campanile
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the glass‐blowers of Murano
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the lagoon of Venice and its preserved
nature
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the Venice carnaval
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its gastronomy : frotti misto, risi e
bisi, bigoli in salsa, stuffed cuttlefish
see for boats on bases.....
Venice: New boat in 2010: Tip
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