"Lido" Lido by suvanki

I'd seen Lido many times on my way to and from the airport, and from Venice island, but it wasn't until my 6th visit to Venice, that I finally get to venture to Lido on Boxing Day (Santo Stefano) 2009!

I was looking forward to seeing the beach of the Hotel des Bains, famed for being the setting for 'Death in Venice'

I caught one of the regular vaporetto's across to Lido, and was soon alighting. My first surprise being the traffic! Having been used to traffic free Venice, it was a bit of a 'culture shock'

• Pros:An alternative Venice, Beaches, Open spaces, link to the mainland fishing town of Chioggia
• Cons:Watch out for the traffic!
• In a nutshell:A different character to Venice