Pellestrina
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Native name: Pellestrina | |
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 Southern part of the Venetian Lagoon (Pellestrina highlighted) | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Italy |
| Coordinates | 45°16′24″N12°18′04″E/ 45.27333°N 12.30111°E |
| Archipelago | Venetian Lagoon |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Width | 5–500 m (16–1,640 ft) |
| Administration | |
Italy | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
| Largest settlement | Pellestrina |
| Demographics | |
| Population | About 5000 |
Pellestrinais anislandin northernItaly,forming a barrier between the southernVenetian Lagoonand theAdriatic Sea,lying south west of theLido.
The island is 11 kilometres (7 miles) long and has since the eighteenth century been bounded to its seaward side by largeembankments.There are four main villages:San Pietro in Volta,Porto Secco,Sant' Antonio di PellestrinaandPellestrina,known for their colourfully-painted houses.
The main industries of the island aremarket gardening,fishing,tourismandlacemaking. Like that inChioggiabut unlike that inTorcello,the local lace is made with aneedle.Attractions on the island included theLido of Ca' Roman,[1]known for itspinetrees andbirdlife.[citation needed]
In fiction
[edit]Donna Leon'scrime fictionnovelA 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 ofThe Girl from Venice(2016), a novel written byMartin Cruz Smith,lives and works as a fisherman in Pellestrina in 1945.
Gallery
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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 -
TheCasa dell'Ospitalitàat the northern point of Pellestrina Island
See also
[edit]References
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- ^"Nature: Alberoni Dunes and Ca' Roman".Venice and Its Lagoon.12 July 2016.
- ^Jakubowski, Maxim (May 4, 2001)."Reviews: Crime Fiction: Big in Crime".The Guardian.
