Cavallino-Treporti is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
Metropolitan City of Venice
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,
Veneto
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Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...
, northern
Italy
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.
The commune occupies a peninsula (''litorale del Cavallino'') which divides the
Venetian Lagoon from the
Adriatic Sea
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. The river
Sile forms the north-eastern boundary with the ''comune'' of
Jesolo. The ''comune'' is composed of several boroughs, including Cavallino, Treporti,
Punta Sabbioni
Punta Sabbioni (Pronounced pun-ta sab-bee-ohnee) is a port for daily boats to Venice.
Punta Sabbioni is situated in the West Coast of Cavallino-Treporti, Italy.
The port's diameter
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and others.
Every year, about 6 million visitors choose Cavallino Treporti for their holidays so the economy of the town is mostly based on tourism, in specific, summer tourism. Thanks to the large number of the visitors, Cavallino is the second most popular seaside resort in Italy. The beach is 15 km long and near the seaside there are about 30 villages-camps. The hotels are full of tourists from ''
Northern Europe
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'' - Germany, Austria, Denmark. In the summer days that aren't suitable for bathing, the tourists usually go to Venice and to the islands of the Venetian lagoon (''
Burano'', ''
Torcello'', ''
Murano
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was on ...
''). The islands are easily accessible with boats that leave from Punta Sabbioni terminal and from Treporti-Ricevitoria.
History
Prior to 1999, Cavallino-Treporti was part of the ''comune'' of
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
. In 1998 residents voted to separate from Venice, and the separate commune was constituted the following year.
["Storia". ''Parco turistico de Cavallino Treporti''. Accessed 1 December 2019]
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References
External links
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Il Litorale on line - l'informazione di Cavallino-TreportiOfficial website of Cavallino Treporti MunicipalityCavallinoTreporti.bizParco turistico Cavallino Treporti
Cities and towns in Veneto
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