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Lido - Another Piece Of Paradise
Venice's Lido is an 11 mile long sandbar,
home to about 20,000 residents, greatly
augmented by the mainly Italian tourists
who move in every summer.
The island's casino has recently closed
down it used to operate in the summer months,
moving to a palazzo in Venice for the winter.
The Venice film festival takes place here
every September ......
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|  | Boat Travel
The heart of the island is the
Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta,
a wide street less than a mile long
that leads from the lagoon on one
side to the sea on the other.
It houses hotels, expensive shops,
and tourist-centric restaurants.
At the lagoon end of the Gran Viale,
you find the boats that take you to
Venice (15'), the mainland (35'), the
islands and the Marco Polo airport (60').
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Close To Venice
The Lido offers an entirely different
Venice experience. The city is relatively
close at hand, but you're really here to
stay at an Italian beach resort and casino,
and day trip into the city for sightseeing.
Although there are a few lower-end,
moderately priced hotels here, they
are entirely beside the point of the
Lido and its jet set reputation.
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| Pros: | "Beautiful Place - Nice Beach" | | In A Nutshell: | "Worth Visiting If You Go To Venice" |
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