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1 Torcello Sant’Ariano is a former ossuary
The island’s cathedral, founded in AD 639, island where the bones of
is the oldest building in the lagoon. Venetians were taken.

Mazzorbo
Le Vignole has market
gardens and an ancient fort.
2 Burano
Madonna Gaily painted, shuttered houses
del Monte San Francesco are a distinctive feature of the
3 island’s streets and quaysides.
San Giacomo del Deserto
in Palude
Treporti
Punta
w Lazzaretto Sabbioni
Nuovo

Sant’ Erasmo, once a
Roman pleasure ground,
Por to di is now a vegetable garden.
San Nicolo Lido
LIDO

qSan
Clemente Golfo di V enezia
7 San Servolo
This is now a centre for artisans learning
restoration techniques, such as stucco
and plasterwork.
Getting Around
The main islands of the northern
Lazzaretto Vecchio lagoon are well served by the
is a tiny island with a vaporetti (see pp284–5) and
varied past. It can be the Laguna Nord boat route from
seen in the distance Fondamente Nuove. A few of the
from the boat that smaller islands have a limited
runs from San Marco public service; others can only
to the Lido.
be reached by water taxi.
9 San Lazzaro degli Armeni Key
0 kilometres 2
Visits to this green and pretty Major road
0 miles 1 monastery island take in the church, Minor road
library, museum and printing press.

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