Cavallino-Treporti is a town and ''
comune
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'' in the
Metropolitan City of Venice,
Veneto
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, northern
Italy
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.
The commune occupies a peninsula (''litorale del Cavallino'') which divides the
Venetian Lagoon from the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...
. The river
Sile forms the north-eastern boundary with the ''comune'' of
Jesolo
Jesolo or Iesolo (; vec, Gèxoło) is a seaside resort town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy of 26,447 inhabitants.
With around six million visitors per year, Jesolo is one of the largest beach resorts in the country, and ...
. The ''comune'' is composed of several boroughs, including Cavallino, Treporti,
Punta Sabbioni 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'' - 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
Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism.
Geography
Burano is from Venice, a 45-minute t ...
'', ''
Torcello
Torcello ( la, Torcellum; vec, Torceło) is a sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon, in north-eastern Italy. It was first settled in 452 CE and has been referred to as the parent island from which Venice was p ...
'', ''
Murano''). 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 region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...
. 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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