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Lazzaretto Nuovo
This island used to be a quarantine station. It is possible to visit the island on certain weekends in the summer. See the facebook page for more details.
Madonna del Monte
Island in the Northern Lagoon, near Burano.
Mazzorbetto
Mazzorbetto is an island in the Venetian Lagoon located to the north of Mazzorbo and is separated from it by a sixty metre wide strait (the Mazzorbo canal).
Despite the name, Mazzorbetto is much more extensive than Mazzorbo. The island, which in the past had been flourishing, is now virtually abandoned and as of 28th January 2014 had only two inhabitants.
There are some old buildings and an Austrian fort (started by the French in 1807) which, abandoned until 1981, has now become base for the Scouts.
Much of the island is planted with vegetable gardens.
(Translated from Italian Wikipedia)
Despite the name, Mazzorbetto is much more extensive than Mazzorbo. The island, which in the past had been flourishing, is now virtually abandoned and as of 28th January 2014 had only two inhabitants.
There are some old buildings and an Austrian fort (started by the French in 1807) which, abandoned until 1981, has now become base for the Scouts.
Much of the island is planted with vegetable gardens.
(Translated from Italian Wikipedia)
Murano
Murano is a large island north of Venice which is famous for glass making. You can still visit some of the glass furnaces. To reach the island, take the 4.1 or 4.2 from Fondamente Nove in the direction of Murano.
Poveglia
Poveglia is in the southern lagoon. It is uninhabited. The council recently tried to sell the island in an auction.
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