Punta Sabbioni (Pronounced pun-ta sab-bee-ohnee) is a

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

for daily

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s to

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 ...

. Punta Sabbioni is situated in the West Coast of

Cavallino-Treporti Cavallino-Treporti is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The commune occupies a peninsula (''litorale del Cavallino'') which divides the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. The river Sile (river), ...

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. The port's

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is approx. 5.7 km (3.3 miles)

Gallery

Punta Sabbioni sunset 1.jpg, Sunset Punta Sabbioni sunset 2.jpg, Sunset Punta Sabbioni sunset 3.jpg, Sunset Punta Sabbioni sunset lighthouse.jpg, Lighthouse

References

Ports and harbours of Italy {{Italy-geo-stub