The resort town of Lido di Jesolo is located in a province in Northern Italy, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea. The conventional concepts of “big” / “small” are difficult to apply to it, because, yes, it is small, but with the largest (i.e. longest) shopping street in Europe with a length of 15 km.
Why is it worth going here?
Lido di Jesolo is an expected vacation spot for travelers to the North of the country (like me), who are seduced by the proximity of the resort to the iconic Padua and Trieste. Many feel a certain trepidation, suggesting that this piece of the sunny coast, belonging to the Venetian Riviera (which already sounds loud), is as iconic as, say, the French, which means that its very visit begins to acquire a romantic flavor. I’ll be a little disappointed here: it became a tourist destination only in the 60s of the 20th century, so the Lido completely lacks the vintage flair of an old resort town, and it also cannot boast of a long list of famous regulars. Someone is looking for (and finds, by the way) a calm, somewhat imposing holiday. There are also those who do not really like the South of Italy at all, preferring the more sedate North.
In any case, Lido di Jesolo has its pros and cons. I can say frankly that I don’t regret my holiday there one bit, but I wouldn’t go back there a second time!
How to get there
Lido di Jesolo does not have its own airport, so it is worth preparing for a connecting transit road.
You can take a direct flight from Moscow and to Verona International Airport , the cost of the trip will be around the same 285 EUR. However, the road from Verona to the coast will take several hours, so flying there solely for the purpose of getting to the resort is not very convenient; it is better to set aside a whole day from your vacation to visit the homeland of Romeo and Juliet, especially since the city is truly magnificent.
By train
Lido di Jesolo does not have its own railway station, but there is a bus station.
From Verona
If you need to get from Verona Airport, you will first have to take the blue and white bus number 2, which is immediately visible near the exit from the airport, it goes just to Verona Stazione Porta Nuova station. The fare will be 6 EUR, and you will have to spend half an hour on the road.
Here you will need to buy train tickets to Mestre station in Venice. You have to choose between a high-speed and a regular train: the cost of the first option is twice as much, 18 EUR versus 9 EUR, but the ride is only two hours, not four. Then transfer to a bus with a sign Lido-di-Jesolo(stops right outside the station in the square) to Lido di Jesolo bus station. The bus runs every hour, the journey is also an hour, the ticket price is 4 EUR.
From Venice
When you leave the airport, you immediately find yourself at a stop; you should be interested in the ACTV bus No. 15 or the AVTO FLY BUS shuttle. The interval of their movement is 10-15 minutes, you will spend 25-30 minutes on the road. Cost - 3-5 EUR (a taxi in this direction will cost 50 EUR).
This way you will find yourself at the Venezia Mestre railway station, from where a bus runs to the resort we need (information about it is listed above).
The station where the bus will arrive will be described in the section below.
By bus
From Venice
From the bus station in Venice, located on Piazzale Roma, there is bus number 10a, which will take you to Lido di Jesolo in just over an hour. The bus schedule is very changeable, so you need to check it before the trip by taking a free printout from the travel agency or at the station itself. The trip will cost 15 EUR per person.
You can combine a boat trip from Venice and several buses by purchasing a single ticket to Punta sabbioni (bus station). A one-way ticket will cost approximately 10 EUR. Bus number 5 runs from Punta Sabbioni to the resort bus station; a one-way ticket will cost 3.5 EUR.
How to get from the bus station to the city center
From the bus station, two buses leave every half hour (from 05:30 to 00:00): No. 2 (Cortelazzo area) and No. 3 (Faro area), which will take you in the direction you need. Please note: even if you buy a round-trip ticket, you must validate it twice!
The bus station is located right in the city center, so if this is what you need, then you are already there!
By car
In order to go on such a long trip, you at least need to calculate your strength, have an international driver’s license and at least one more cheerful “fellow traveler” ready to take over from you: you will have to spend more than 3,000 km on the road.
You can go from the capital or from the Northern capital. We will consider both routes.
From Moscow
Muscovites need to first move towards Smolensk, but when approaching it, do not go exploring the city, but choose the sign to Minsk. You calmly cross the customs of the Republic of Belarus (sometimes you have to wait for several hours, especially in the summer, be mentally prepared) and move along the M-1 highway, and then along the E-30. The direction of travel is to where the border zone with Poland is located. It’s worth arming yourself with patience again: at the border you will have to sit in a traffic jam for about five hours. Having finally left, you continue to move along E-30 until you see a “fork”: you can choose to take the E-67 or E-77 highway, choose the first because of its convenience (compared to the second on E-77 there are a lot of turns, you can get confused) and head for Glivice, bypassing it you go to the city of Rybnik via DK78, from which it is already a stone's throw to the border with the Czech Republic. This route bypasses the A-1 toll highway (you will have to pay about 8 EUR to travel along it), but the travel time is in no way inferior to the toll highway. After spending a few hours or less at the border control, as Fortune wills, you drive up to Ostrava and the unpronounceable Brno after. Pay close attention to the directions, be sure not to pass the sign for Mikulov. The road in this direction is being repaired, so there may be delays, but it will lead to the next leg of the journey, which will begin immediately after passing the Austrian border.
Important: a vignette that allows you to drive on the highways of the Czech Republic for 10 days is bought at the border (15 EUR), you can also buy an Austrian vignette for 11 EUR there or in Austria itself in a border store (cheaper at the post office, for 8.5). Motorways A 9, 10, 11, 13, including the S16, also require tolls, but you can also pay road tax at their exits and on-ramps.
After passing the border, choose the E-461 highway, it leads to the capital of Austria. Having passed many small settlements, you focus your attention on the sign for Villach. Next, we are interested in the E-55 highway; it is the one that will lead (take us) to the Italian border. Driving along the Brennero highway now costs nothing - previously you had to pay. All roads lead to: this is more relevant than ever, since after that you can give preference to any highway, it still leads to. From Rome to Venice there are 525 km on the E-35 motorway, and almost the entire route will be tolled (costing no less than 30 EUR). Take the E-35 until you reach the A14 exit towards the Padua sign.
Once on the A-13, follow the signs for Venice. Take the exit onto the A4/E70 towards Venice. Take the exit towards Mestre. Follow the signs to Venice. The SS14 highway leads towards Jesolo - the distance between them is only 45 km. When you see the sign for Strada Provinciale Portegrandi Jesolo, confidently stick to this direction until the next one appears - Strada Regionale Del Mare. Well, then everything is completely simple, follow the signs for Lido-di-Jesolo. This is the fastest option to get from Venice to the coast, and it does not require any costs.
It is worth preparing in advance by determining places to stay that are convenient for you, calling or writing to hotel owners in the Czech Republic if you plan to stay in this country. In Poland there are no problems with roadside motels, just like in Austria.
From St. Petersburg
The route built from the Northern capital will be completely different. It is rightfully considered more comfortable than the route from Moscow; it’s always more pleasant to drive on well-maintained European roads, it’s true. In addition, if you give preference to the route from St. Petersburg, then there will be no problems with overnight accommodation: along the entire route you can safely stay at any motel, there are many of them. From St. Petersburg, head to (this is a popular destination, so there will be signs along the road with a carriage with a trolley), where you take the Finnlines ferry to the German Travemünde in 28 hours (approximately 340 EUR one way). It is worth thinking about booking ferry seats in advance; this can be done on the company’s website.
From Travemünde to Lido di Jesolo 1,400 km.
Follow the directions on, but do not enter the city: go around the A10 highway, then follow the road to Munich along the A-9, from there you need to move to Austria along the A-8. The road has toll sections, so it is appropriate to purchase a vignette for 10 days for 10 EUR or for a month for 22 EUR. There are often road repairs in this area; if you're lucky, you can lose 20 minutes, or even several hours.
When you see the A-2 sign, take this highway, it will lead to the A-23, which already passes through Italian soil. Soon the E-55 sign will appear, and then the exit to S. Dona "-Noventa. Everything is already simple there: signs and a navigator will tell you how to quickly get to the sea. Of course, from Finland you can take a ferry to Rostock, another German city, but then you will lose a day and a half instead of 28 hours. The road through Denmark is also possible, but it will be much more expensive and take longer.
To summarize
On average, in both the first and second cases, you will have to spend 150 EUR on vignettes and toll roads. Gasoline will cost at least 500 EUR. The total cost of a trip through Moscow will be no less than 1,500 EUR (including gasoline, vignettes, motel accommodation), through St. Petersburg it is more expensive - more than 2,000 EUR due to ferry crossings.
In any case, to successfully get to Italy, you will need several days: plan on the time for rest too.
Download apps that don't require an Internet connection before your trip, make detailed plan and think over your exact route, this will prevent you from getting lost and wasting time, since the proposed routes may be changed due to planned repairs or the construction of other roads and junctions.
From Italian cities
If you are already in Italy and want to visit the Venetian Riviera, the most comfortable option would be to order a transfer. Many companies provide similar services, for example, Transfer-lux. On its website (in Russian, by the way), you will be asked to fill out a form and leave your contact information to calculate the cost of the trip. The agency has Russian drivers. They can pick you up from anywhere in Italy and take you wherever you need to go. The cost is determined by the meter, but you can leave a request to calculate the amount of the trip, then they will tell you the approximate amount in question.
By ferry
From Venice
The most convenient, but not the most budget-friendly way is the Moby Dick II boat, it can be found a 5-minute walk from Piazza San Marco, and it arrives at the Faro lighthouse pier in Lido di Jesolo, this is the western part of the city.
The sea voyage will cost approximately 12 EUR one way (tickets are purchased directly on board) and will take about an hour.
The only thing that is not entirely convenient is its schedule: it departs from Venice every day around 18:00. In addition, sometimes it may not run at all, and you can only find out about this by being on the spot. From Lido di Jesolo to Venice it also departs every day at 09:30.
Vaporetto (water buses) run regularly from Piazza San Marco to Punta Sabbioni, from where bus number 5 goes to the bus station in Jesolo.
Bus tickets can be purchased at tobacco shops and newsstands.
Clue:
Lido di Jesolo - the time is now
Hour difference:
Moscow 2
Kazan 2
Samara 3
Ekaterinburg 4
Novosibirsk 6
Vladivostok 9
When is the season? When is the best time to go
Lido di Jesolo begins to receive guests from the end of May and ends at the end of September, in total it turns out that it functions for a little more than 4 months.
Lido di Jesolo in summer
Summer is expectedly high season in the city. June-July-August - consistently sunny, fine, warm and little rainy, the temperature during the day can rise to +30 °C, and at night drop to a comfortable +23 °C. The shallow sea off the coast warms up well (+24-26 °C). Those who like to relax in the style of fur seals “lounger + cool off” will be satisfied, as well as those who expect to enjoy sea beauties and swim with gusto, will remain dissatisfied: the sea, frankly speaking, is muddy, there is no desire to hang out in it for a long time.
June and the first half of July are best suited for a beach holiday here, because it is relatively calm and not very many tourists. But August leaves no chance for relaxation at all: huge crowds of people in the water and on the beach (the motley crowd of vacationers at this time is joined by Italians who came to relax from the concrete jungle). Sometimes, by the way, there is not even a chance to just see the landscape: the rule “whoever gets up first gets an umbrella” applies ironically, usually by 9 am all the umbrellas and sunbeds by the water are already occupied, so the only option left is to sit in the depths of the beach, comforted by the sea breeze and armed With headphones, you still can’t hear the sound of the surf.
My advice: swim until lunch, because after that the sea goes from the harmless category of “cloudy with sand” to the dangerous category of “disgustingly dirty.” It’s true, it even starts to lather based on tactile sensations and foam forms on the surface; I never even once risked going into the water in the afternoon.
The sand spit stretches for 15 km, but this is 15 km of sun loungers, umbrellas and people. Many hotels have their own dedicated areas on the beach, and for “non-hotel” visitors there is an average entrance fee of 5 EUR.
Lido di Jesolo in autumn
Lido di Jesolo in the first half of September is a velvet season, first of all. The bulk of those wishing to have already rested and left, there is no sweltering heat during the day (on average +22-24 °C), the nights become cool (temperatures can drop to +15 °C), but it is still comfortable, and it still feels like summer. The second half of the month is less attractive; by the end of September, owners usually begin to remove umbrellas from the beaches, hinting that the season will soon be closed.
October and November are no longer popular months to visit.
Lido di Jesolo in spring
Only the very end of May will bring more or less warm weather (+20-22 °C): there is no point in going earlier, the season is not yet open, and the air has not warmed up enough.
Lido di Jesolo in winter
Not the time to visit: it’s cool, from +3 to +10°C, it’s much better to go skiing in the ski resorts of Italy!
Clue:
Lido di Jesolo - weather by month
Districts. Where is the best place to live?
Lido di Jesolo is divided into 5 districts, but when choosing accommodation you should focus primarily on the purpose of the visit. If your vacation is exclusively on the beach with rare organized excursions, then theoretically any area from those that I list below will be suitable. The fact is that the city is very elongated along the coast, but not very deep: the maximum distance from the hotel to the sea does not exceed 300 meters, with the exception of the more remote Paese area.
As for the types of housing, there are no luxury villas in Lido di Jesolo, all such offers are located closer to Venice, just as there are no hostels - the enterprising owners of local hotels would not even allow them to develop: why bother the stable market of middle-class hotels. But there are a lot of the latter, the stock is mostly old, but not deprived of repairs.
Faro
Faro may be of interest to lovers of water sports: here you can rent vehicles for these purposes, and also relax in the local nightclubs (Vanilla Club, Marina Club). Within the area there is the Aqualandia water park.
In the Faro area you can stay in a hotel, aparthotel, apartments and camping; this place is popular and in demand, the price for a week's stay starts from 300 EUR.
Centro
The central region is divided into eastern and western. In the western (Centro Ovest) there is a post office, the Sea Life Aquarium, a reptilarium, a tropicarium, an inflatable amusement park, a multifunctional center for public events Pala Arrex and a bus station. If you don't want to travel to the last one from other areas every time and generally plan a lot of trips, choose a stay nearby. However, be prepared that this is a very busy, noisy part of the city, but there are many restaurants and shops there. The eastern area (Centro Est) is much quieter, there are campsites and a hospital there.
Centro is replete with hotel offers and options for staying in apartments, but the difference in price is minimal: apartment owners want to make money during the season and are well aware of the cost of hotels, so for a week’s stay in a hotel, apartment, or apart-hotel you will pay more than 300 EUR.
Pineta
The Pineta area is suitable for those who want absolute silence. In general, it is the most conducive to a break from civilization: green (because most of it is occupied pine forest) and with a lot of colors.
Pineta crosses Cortelazzo, it is like a district within a district or a small settlement. Seafood lovers should stop there: it resembles a small fishing village, and in the establishments nearby you can taste the catch of local fishermen lovingly prepared by the chef.
Pineta offers far fewer accommodation options than other areas of the city. Hotels and apartments here will cost more, from 600 EUR, but at the intersection of Centro and Pineta there are campsites: the price per day will be approximately 20 EUR, excluding the cost of electricity and shower.
Jesolo Paese
Paese is not very suitable for holidaymakers: there are no equipped beaches, but there are almost no visitors there. There are few accommodation options there, but prices there are lower than on the coast; you can find a hotel or apartment for less than 300 EUR per week.
I’ll tell you more about other expenses that await you in the city later.
What are the prices for holidays?
Nutrition
If you want to cook your own food, then, of course, it is best to buy food in chain supermarkets, which are visited by Italians themselves (Famila, In's and others). Cheese and pasta shops, wines and delicacies on the main tourist street are designed for bored onlookers, worried To bring something so local, the markup is from a few euros to half the cost of the goods.
The desire to make money on vacationers is especially clear in the example of mineral water: a small bottle of 0.75 ml in a shop near the beach will cost about 2 EUR, while a pack of large bottles (6 pieces) of the same Italian mineral water in a supermarket will cost a little more than 5 EUR .
Supermarkets often have discounts, including on wine.
On average, 40-45 EUR per person per day is enough to cook your own food and buy groceries. Of course, you can spend much less, it all depends on your preferences and appetite.
Lunch in a restaurant for one person will cost from 20 EUR.
Getting around the city
I wrote about travel prices above and will say more below, but if you do not plan to leave Jesolo, then the costs of travel will be minimal.
Cultural program
Booking excursions through the hotel is more expensive compared to traveling on your own: most beautiful cities are located at a foreseeable distance from the coast, you can get to them yourself at two or even three times cheaper. Italians are very helpful people, so don't be afraid to ask a question if you don't understand something.
Accommodation
The price for renting apartments during the season + money for food is comparable to a trip with half board included. You won’t be able to make a profit; it also happens that the cost of a trip will cost much less than independent accommodation. A week's stay in an apartment will cost no less than 1,000 EUR.
If possible, give preference to 4 and 5 star hotels (by the way, there are few of the latter on the coast, since this resort is more focused on 4* service). Or eat on your own if you decide to stay in a “troika”, because the food will clearly disappoint, or worse, no one will particularly bother about how to feed you better in the season, when there are a lot of people and the hotel does not have an extra “star” that needs correspond. Of course, there are exceptions, so I advise you to study reviews of your hotel's cuisine before you book it.
Main attractions. What to see
Lido di Jesolo is not very rich in attractions; it would be more correct to say that it is modestly adjacent, but at the same time advantageously located next to other famous Italian cities.
However, even within it you can find places suitable for creating an impression of the city.
Top 3
Beaches. Which ones are better
The entire seaside line is the beach. The entrance to the water is the same everywhere: fine sand, shallow sea. As I said earlier, 95% of the beach is paid, owned by hotels. For an average of 5 EUR you will get a sun lounger, an umbrella, a shower, the opportunity to change clothes in a cabin, as well as the protection of your life by lifeguards. The beach has no names, but there are signs with the names of the hotels that own this or that sector. If you want to change your location and move to another hotel site, you will have to pay again. The fact is that inspectors walk along the beach, they usually ask you to show the card that the hotel gave you (it allows you to use coastline free) or pay for your stay. There are bars and cafes along the coast.
The remaining 5% of the coast is a section of free beach in the Piazza Brescia area. It's not that clean, and lifeguards appear only occasionally; there are no bars or restaurants, or sun loungers or showers.
Churches and temples. Which ones are worth visiting?
There are few churches in the city, and they are quite modest both inside and outside. I’ll just tell you about one that impressed me with its unusual architectural solution.
Parrocchia di Santa Maria Ausiliatrice
This is a modern Catholic church. You can get into it absolutely free from 10:00 to 18:30 every day.
Address: Piazza Trieste, 10.
Museums. Which ones are worth visiting?
There are several museums in the city:
Parks
Parco Grifone (Via Martin Luther King)
The largest park within the city, it has an area of 18,000 m². Well maintained, green park more like a lawn with occasional trees.
There is sports equipment here, a basketball court and all kinds of slides and swings for children. Walking animals is allowed.
Opening hours: entrance daily from 09:00 to 21:00.
Aqualandia Water Park (Via Michelangelo Buonarroti, 15)
Nothing special, an ordinary water park, long queues in the summer, be prepared to show your passport to visit certain entertainments inside the complex.
Entrance for an adult will cost from 28 EUR, depending on the tariff.
Tourist streets
For convenience, the resort is divided into three central lines, running one after another. The first line is the beach and the promenade next to it, followed by the main shopping street and a strip for public transport and cars located outside the tourist area.
There is no point in describing the promenade at the beach: it is just a paved path with bushes and trees on the side, suitable for leisurely walks in the evening. But it’s worth telling a little more about the main shopping street, which is also the longest pedestrian tourist area. It does not have a single name, despite its length, it consists of a string of streets connected by squares. The pedestrian promenade starts at Via Dei Mille and ends at Via Altinate. In fact, it is 15 km of shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and agencies.
Coniferous trees grow on both sides of the road, which, firstly, has a beneficial effect on the health of vacationers (at least they believe in it), and secondly, the crowns perfectly protect from heat and overheating during the day, which is excellent for such a windless city solution.
All branches from the main tourist highway lead again to hotels, restaurants, and shops.
What to see in 1 day
Since Lido di Jesolo is a typical resort town, one day is enough to form an opinion about it.
I suggest the following route:
- 09:00 - breakfast at La Marachella (Via Bafile, 566);
- 09:30-11.30 - in the morning it is best to go to the beach and swim in the warm, clean sea;
- 12:00-13:00 - have lunch at a local restaurant, Ristorante Laguna (Via Bafile, 568);
- 13:00-15:30 - be sure to stroll along the main pedestrian street of the city, find something in the shops that will become a pleasant memory or bring joy, visit the Sand Sculpture Festival (Piazza Brescia);
- 15:30-16:00 - enjoy Italian ice cream at Gelateria Colombina (Via Bafile, 120);
- 16:00-17:00 - boat trip on a boat/catamaran/jet ski;
- 17:00-18:00 - dinner at the restaurant overlooking the sea Sea Palace (Via Padova, 69);
- 18:00-19:00 - rent a bike and ride around the city at night.
What to see in the area
The cities that are located in the vicinity of Lido di Jesolo are much more interesting than itself!
Venice
Total 47 km by car or an hour by bus and in front of you is a completely different picture: Italian aristocracy in all its splendor.
The beauty cannot be expressed in words, however, even skeptics take off their glasses and hats and suddenly don’t care about the swarm of tourists. Magnetism and magic.
How to get there: can be purchased at a tobacconist, newsstand, actv machine or at the bus station with a ticket costing 17.80 EUR. It includes round trip travel: bus to Punta Sabbioni and vaporetto to Venice. You can buy a slightly more expensive pass for 22 EUR, thanks to which all vaporetto lines within the city will be free for 24 hours.
Padua
Approximately 80 km from Lido di Jesolo is an ancient university town that can be described in three words as “walk-and-take-photos”.
The Prato della Valle fountain makes you fall in love without asking... a separate song and separate torments, fabulous beauty, but it doesn’t fit into the lens at all!!
How to get there: You can also go through the bus station in Mestre, changing there to the train in the direction of Padova.
Nearby Islands
Lido di Venezia
An island neighboring Venice. Suitable as an accommodation option for visitors who do not want to live in Venice for one reason or another, but want to visit there often. Lido di Venezia is well-maintained and developed, there are shops and even several bus routes. A strip of clean sandy beach will allow you to combine a cultural program and a beach holiday in one trip.
Lido di Venezia is less touristy than Jesolo, and in general less popular, it’s an island. But it’s famous, because it’s where the famous Venice Film Festival takes place.
How to get there: to get here from Venice, we take vaporetto number 1 at the San Zaccaria pier. Just 20 minutes on the road and you are there. The Alilaguna vaporetto (red line) also runs from Marco Polo Airport. The schedule can be found on this website.
Food. What to try
Of course, Italian cuisine, seafood and cheeses, as well as wines. Of the latter, the most appropriate would be to give preference to white sparkling wine Prosecco, whose homeland is precisely the province of Veneto.
Cafes and restaurants
The vast majority of restaurants offer local cuisine; everyone can find one that suits their budget. In Lido di Jesolo there are many inexpensive and medium-priced restaurants, fashionable and luxurious establishments cannot be found there, this is not the specificity of this resort and not its strong point exactly.
In the evening, all the people relaxing on the beach in the morning migrate, of course, to the restaurants, so you can see a queue at the most popular establishments. Therefore, if you really want to get somewhere, it makes sense to book a table in advance.
Since Jesolo is visited by many Russian-speaking tourists, establishment owners often have menus in Russian.
Stores
In Lido di Jesolo itself there is no shortage of supermarkets, all of them, as expected, are located on both sides of the tourist promenade.
Almost all food outlets close for a break from 12:00 to 16:00, on Sunday some of them are open until 12:00, some are closed, but there are also those who work all day.
The Laguna mall is located away from the beach. In addition to a large cosmetic department and pharmacy, absolutely no clothing or shoe department, there is a good grocery hypermarket Famila (Piazza Venezia, 2). Famila is open on Sunday and there are no breaks during the day.
Considered one of the best in the city. In general, the Italians make excellent ice cream, this is their “crown” sweet, but there, in Columbine, they really mix it with unicorn milk, no less. Firstly, even a banal pistachio or coconut is amazingly tasty, and secondly, the establishment has a proud list of its own flavor collaborations and creative developments, take your pick - I don’t want to. Another important point: it looks very attractive.
Address: Via Bafile, 120.
Budget
- Pappa e Pomodoro (Via Levantina, 261);
- Oasi del Panino (Piazza Aurora, 27);
- Pizzeria San Marco (Via Dante Alighieri, 85);
- Ristorante giapponese kanji (Via Levantina, 183).
Mid-level
- Ristorante Tempini (Via Bafile, 56);
- Mazzini Restaurante-Pizzeria (Via Silvio Trentin, 7);
- Peccati di Gola (Via Dei Mille, 40);
- Locanda Ristorante Semiramide Jesolo ((Via Ca" Nani, 42);
- Bucintoro (Via Silvio Trentin, 91);
- Pizzeria Capri (In Square de Santis, 9).
Dear
- Laguna Restaurant (Via Bafile, 568);
- Da Guido (Via Roma Sinistra, 25);
- Ristorante da Omar Via (Dante Alighieri, 21).
Holidays
Vintage Festival
At the beginning of September, usually on the first or second Sunday, this event takes place (or even, more precisely, passes along the main pedestrian street).
Representatives of various farms and wineries take part in it, building their own platforms and decorating them in whatever way they like. These platforms are attached to cars and tractors, and behind each there is a group dressed in national costumes. In addition, along the entire route there are tasting points where you can taste wine for free.
Sand Figure Festival
From the end of May and throughout the entire tourist season, you can visit the Sand Figure Festival for free in Piazza Brescia, where professionals from different countries. Elegant, inspiring and completely free - definitely worth a visit!
Safety. What to watch out for
Lido di Jesolo is a sedate city, and therefore you can feel safe there. Of course, there are points that it is better to know about in advance so as not to ruin your vacation:
Things to do
Entertainment in Jesolo is as sedate and peaceful as it is:
- you can go to a golf club of your choice (Foresteria Golf Club Jesolo (Via St. Andrews, 2) or Golf Club Jesolo (Via Sant Andrews, 2):
- rent a boat and go on a boat trip along the Venetian coast on the ship of the company Imbarcazione Orsippa (Via delle Ninfee, 1) or Jolly Roger (Via Tritone, 4);
- go windsurfing, kitesurfing, wakeboarding, rent a variety of watercraft to choose from at the Watersport center Bridgman (Via Aquileia, 120);
- play a game of tennis in the PlayVillage sports center, located in Via Equilio, 48, or in the Riviera Levante complex, which can be found in Viale del Cigno Bianco, 5.
But the best thing is to travel and travel again!!
Shopping and shops
There are few brand stores. Well, that is, it seems like there is a lot, but there is little. Basically, a hodgepodge of collections from last year, fake bags or bags of medium-quality Italian brands. Luxury brands have bypassed Jesolo; the maximum you can find there are Armani Jeans, Furla and Guess. Lots of affordable brands and swimwear, designer jewelry.
During the summer sales period (from July to early September) there are also discounts in Jesolo, but prices there will still be higher than, say, in, where it is much more reasonable to go for things. However, at the resort you can buy beautiful branded glasses at a significant discount.
There are many Murano glass products due to the proximity to Venice and the island of Murano.
The selection is smaller than the last two, and the prices are higher.
Bars. Where to go
Lido di Jesolo has no shortage of bars. They are different: some are themed, some have live music, and some are simply proud of the number of types of beer. The average price is about 5 EUR per glass.
I will highlight the following:
- Mary's Pub (Via Bafile, 546), open from 12:00 to 02:00 daily. Authentic retro-style bar with a large number of beers to choose from;
- Gasoline Road Bar (Piazza Mazzini, 17), sports bar, open daily from 18:00 to 04:00, on Sundays from 12:00;
- Route 66 Pub & Grill (Via Ugo Foscolo, 60) is open from 11:00 to 15:00 and from 17:00 to 02:00 daily. This is an American pub;
- John Martin's Pub (Via Bafile, 512) is open daily from 08:00 to 04:00, with live music.
Clubs and nightlife
There are few clubs - fewer than bars, pubs and restaurants; after all, the local public is mainly middle-aged and older people. Even in the clubs there are more Italians hanging out than tourists! Among those that exist, there are several more or less worthy:
- Marina Club (Via Roma Destra, 120). Entrance is free, but there is face control;
- Vanilla Club (Via M.Buonarroti, 15) is located a couple of minutes from the Aqualandia water park. Free entry, face control.
Extreme Sports
Lido di Jesolo does not have opportunities for extreme sports.
Souvenirs. What to bring as a gift
On Via Giuseppe Verdi there is a Southern Italian-style ceramics shop from a local factory, for lovers of corncob-shaped pepper shakers and porcelain decorative plates with brightly colored and bulbous vegetables on the edge. A small trinket like a soap dish or ashtray will cost 6-8 EUR; more complex and large pasta plates, vases, bread bins, etc. can cost up to 100 EUR, depending on the chosen decorative item.
There are cute things, and there are downright tacky ones. Jesolo is not the city where you should look for original, original souvenirs. Pasta, cheese, wine, a variety of salt, sun-dried tomatoes, butter, cosmetics - a standard set that almost everyone brings from Italy in varying quantities.
How to get around the city
The best way to get around the city, of course, is on foot or by bicycle. Some hotels offer the latter for free, or you can rent a bicycle. There are many companies providing such services on the main tourist promenade.
There is a small excursion train at Piazza Brescia that takes tourists along the promenade and introduces them to the city.
Taxi. What features exist
In Jesolo itself, few people travel by taxi, because the city is very compact, but taxis are often ordered, for example, to Venice Marco Polo Airport. Usually taxis are booked in advance from the hotel or by taking advantage of numerous offers on the Internet. There are always free cars near the bus station. It is not customary to vote on the road.
Fare payment
In a taxi you can pay by card. The cost of the trip is usually determined by the meter, but be prepared to pay at least 120 EUR for the trip to the airport.
Trams
There are no trams in Jesolo!
Buses
There are only two city buses:
- No. 2 runs in the direction of Cortelazzo,
- No. 3 - Faro.
The bus schedule can be viewed at any bus stop.
Fare payment
Tickets for city buses are sold in tobacco shops; for out-of-town destinations, tickets can be purchased at the bus station. The ticket price is 1.3 EUR.
Tickets must be validated upon entering the transport! Controllers often enter buses; if the ticket is not validated, you will have to pay a fine.
Transport rental
In Lido di Jesolo you can rent a car, moped or scooter by asking for help at the hotel reception or choosing the most suitable option yourself; local offices often offer better rental options.
Rental rules
It is officially believed that an international license is required to drive, but many companies do not go into detail and provide transport without them. The only question is the degree of responsibility in the event of an accident: if there are no international laws, it is expected that the punishment and fine will be greater.
A liter of gasoline costs approximately 1.49 EUR.
Many hotels have parking lots. It is worth remembering that Jesolo is a tourist city, which means that passers-by are relaxed and not very vigilant, and there are many yawning cyclists. Therefore: it is not customary to drive on the streets, the traffic is calm and not aggressive. Italians are impulsive, cutting someone off and being openly rude is, of course, the last thing, plus you can run into trouble if you practice this style of driving and communication.
The main tourist promenade after 20:00 turns into a pedestrian zone, cars stop moving.
Lido di Jesolo - holidays with children
This city is great for families. Calm, even monotonous - you go for a walk a few kilometers or more in the other direction, but nothing has changed: cafes, hotels, shops. A complete feeling of deja vu. But parents with small children can feel more or less relaxed.
Clean beaches, shallow sea, clear food and impeccable Italian ice cream, which equally seduces people (read children:) of any age. In the evening, you can rent multi-seater bicycles and go closer to the city center: there, after sunset, magicians, touring artists and animators entertain the public. Many cafes and restaurants have children's playrooms.
Entertainment for children:
- in Jesolo there is a nice Sea Life aquarium (Parco Commerciale Laguna Shopping, Piazza Venezia), where you can see various inhabitants of the deep sea for 13 EUR per person.
- Tropicarium park (Via Aquileia, 123) will introduce you to other representatives of the fauna. There are three exhibitions: predators, tropical inhabitants, and the underwater world. Entrance ticket will cost an adult 20 EUR, and for a child from 4 to 14 years old 15 EUR.
- if the child has a strong nervous system, you can visit the New Jesolandia amusement park (Via Roma Destr). It starts operating from 20:00, each attraction costs 1 EUR.
Whatever you say, vacation is a pleasant and long-awaited time. There are, of course, individuals who consider rest a useless activity and do not know how to relax. Their diagnosis has long been determined: hopeless “workaholics.” We are not like that, we work with pleasure and know how to sit back, so that later with new strength... It’s just a pity that the vacation does not last long, but if you plan everything correctly, you can recover perfectly even in a short time.
By evenly scattering around the sights, alternately practicing shopping and blissfully lying on the sea sand, you can forget about everything in the world in record time. Resort towns like Lido di Jesolo were invented specifically for immersing yourself in vacation nirvana.
A little history and more
Lido di Jesolo has a very short history. The city was built in the early 60s of the last century. But everything, even recently built, in Italy necessarily has a thousand-year history. When talking about a completely new town, Italians will definitely tell in detail the history of this place from their ancestors.
Lido di Jesolo stretches along the northern Adriatic coast near Venice - 35 km away. The town is just over 50 years old, but its history can begin from prehistoric times, when the territory was captured by Roman legions. After lengthy ordeals, it was only towards the end of the 19th century that the lands joined the Italian kingdom. Compared to other Italian cities, Lido di Jesolo does not offer many attractions, although you can see some memorable things here.
This resort is not one of those that you fall in love with at first sight. A couple of days is enough to explore Lido di Jesolo. So what attracted first German vacationers, and now Russian tourists, here? I can answer without hesitation - a 15-kilometer coastline, clear sea, proximity to truly interesting places and relative cheapness.
When choosing a new resort where you can bask in the sun for a week, swim to your heart's content and at the same time be spiritually enriched, we collected reviews from friends. The opinion that predetermined the choice belonged to the exemplary father of three children, Vitaly. Recalling last year's vacation, he said:
“You see, this was the first vacation in 10 years when I was able to relax. Usually you have to keep an eye on the little ones all the time so that they don’t drown or get lost. And there the sea is shallow and very warm, children can splash around all day to the delight of mom and dad. My wife doesn’t know how to swim, this is the best option for her too. And I was lying on the sand for once and, like a white man, I was evenly covered with a tan. The crowd there is calm - parents with children and not very young people. There is no constant noise, the music does not thunder. In general, “Eden” for tired parents.”
Having studied the map of Italy, we realized that given the proximity of Venice, this place could be ideal for a week-long semi-passive holiday. And they were not mistaken.
There is nothing easier than the road to Lido di Jesolo
Getting to Lido di Jesolo is surprisingly easy. If you have arrived at Venice Marco Polo Airport, you can assume that you are already there. There is a bus stop right opposite the exit from the airport. Buy a ticket from the machine for 6 euros and sit down by bus to Lido di Jesolo. In 40 minutes the bus will bring you to the bus station. The bus schedule changes frequently, but in June 2018, when we arrived in Venice, they departed every 30-40 minutes.
Beach paradise of the Adriatic
The first impression is that it is very clean, green and the sea is always somewhere nearby. The small city (only 24,000 population) consists of four neighborhoods.
Faro area- located near the water park and will be an ideal place for lovers aquatic species sports Centro- a paradise for shopaholics: there are beaches and shops, and again beaches. Here we made all our purchases, chose souvenirs, bought groceries - everyone had positive reviews about the Centro area.
Pineta- We chose this area without hesitation: pine trees and flowers, the aromas calm the most nervous. Cortelazzo– an area where every restaurant is a fish restaurant. When you wash down freshly caught shrimp with light white wine at a local tavern, surrounded by locals and the smell of the sea, you may feel an irresistible desire to settle in this city and earn your daily bread by fishing.
The city is small, but it does not have a provincial spirit. Lido di Jesola looks quite presentable, which is not surprising, because world-famous designers and architects implement their brilliant plans here. I really liked that the road from any hotel to the beach is no longer than 200-300 meters, there are few cars in the city and walking is not tiring. After 20.00 the city becomes completely pedestrian.
The weather at the resort is always wonderful. Lido di Jesolo is a northern city, but we are talking about the north of Italy; thanks to the proximity of the Alps, there are no strong winds or storms there.
And, of course, about the main thing - the beaches. The entire coast of Lido di Jesolo is a huge beach, divided into sectors. There are private areas where you have to pay to stay, but the price is low and you will have changing rooms, showers and toilets at your disposal. There are also free beaches in the area piazza Brescia. They are not that clean, and there don't seem to be any lifeguards on them. Usually, the payment for a hotel room includes use of the beach.
We must pay tribute to the Italians: the cleanliness of the beaches is perfect. I observed with my own eyes how conscientiously the workers sifted the sand and removed the garbage every evening. On hotel beaches you will have a sunbed, sun lounger and umbrella at your disposal.
When you get tired of the beach
You won't spend your entire vacation on the beach, will you? To be so close to Venice and not visit it is nonsense. You can get there in about an hour in several ways - by boat, bus, taxi, rented car or ferry. Our hotel neighbor chose the latter method and advised us against this path:
“The ferry is cramped and there are not enough seats. We had to stand all the time in cramped conditions and under the scorching sun. Maybe in the fall I would like the ferry crossing, but not in the summer... No, only by bus.”
We nodded, but for some reason chose the boat. First we got to the Punta Sabbioni pier by bus, which took half an hour, and then by boat about 20 minutes to St. Mark's Square. The boat runs every half hour, and a round-trip ticket costs only 14 euros.
There is a direct bus to Venice that will take you to the square Piazzale Roma, from which you can then move only by water.
In addition to Venice, you can visit Verona, Padua and Florence. You take the bus to the nearest train station, Mestre, from where you take the train to your destination. To embark on such a small journey, you only need enough desire; no difficulties arise when moving.
Where to go in Lido di Jesolo
Lovers of antiquities have long known about Lido di Jesolo. Ruins of the "Tower of Mists" date back to the eleventh century. Church of St. Anthony of Padua in the center of the city cannot be classified as historical values, it was built in 1947, but it is worth seeing. In the outskirts of the city there are also Laguna Vale. The Italians were keen on building dams to make it easier to catch fish. Over time, the fish farm grew into a park inhabited by rare animals. If you're not interested in these resort attractions, head to the water park. IN "Aqualandia" you will be able to experience all the pleasures familiar to a civilized person - numerous cafes, jacuzzi, swimming pools, slides, which will absolutely delight all children and many adults.
Hotels
There are not many of them, there are a lot of them. Lido di Isolo consists of. The choice is huge - from one- to five-star hotels, with three-star hotels prevailing. We are experienced tourists and are not afraid of cramped spaces, so after reading the reviews we chose a three-star hotel "Dante". The main thing is that the hotel is only 100 meters from the sea. The owners, married couple Luca and Silvia, made sure that the hotel had a homely feel. Freshly renovated, comfortable room with air conditioning, clean bathroom with shower, TV and free internet. We were fed deliciously, and on the beach we were assigned a personal umbrella and sun loungers. It would also be possible to use a bicycle for free if such a desire arose.
It seemed to us that all the hotels in Lido di Jesolo were new and comfortable, but on the bus during an excursion to Venice we got into a conversation with a woman from Novgorod living in the hotel Heron. She was unhappy that the room she got was very small, and she had to take a shower standing right on the floor of the shower room. True, in Heron all rooms must have TVs, refrigerators, and air conditioners. The lady also really didn’t like the food. We sympathized with the poor thing, but, looking at each other, we understood each other. Apparently, you also know people who are impossible to please?
If you're looking for a relaxing beach holiday, head to Lido di Jesolo. Clean sea, mild climate, silence, which we have lost the habit of in the bustle of the city. It's a matter of taste, but I think this resort is ideal for a vacation. Why? Of course, because of the inimitable Venice.
Vladimir Izvarin
In the north of the Adriatic Sea coast in Italy there is the resort of Lido di Jesolo, which belongs to the so-called “Venetian Riviera” region, which includes resorts located near Venice. Vacationers most often come to this resort city again and bring their families.
How to get to Lido di Jesolo?
The easiest way to get there is through Venice's Marco Polo Airport, located 35 km from Lido di Jesolo, and then by car or by boat, while simultaneously taking a boat trip overlooking the picturesque coast.
Climate of Lido di Jesolo
Thanks to the Mediterranean climate in this part of Italy, beach holidays in the resort of Lido di Jesolo last from the end of May until October. Here, warm winters with an average temperature of +5-8°C give way to sunny and hot summers, when the water is from +23°C, and the thermometer often shows above +30°C.
Resort Lido di Jesolo
The history of the city as a resort began in the era of the Roman Empire, when it was still a simple coastal village. It received the main impetus for its development as a tourist area in the 30s of the 20th century. Today Lido di Jesolo is a resort with sandy beaches and hotels of varying levels of comfort, as well as well-developed infrastructure.
Stretching along the coast for 14 km, Lido di Jesolo consists of several lines of low buildings alternating with narrow streets. Small cozy hotels are located about 200-300 m from the sea. The city has many bars, shops, beauty salons, entertainment centers and places offering sports activities. For children there are two amusement parks, water parks and much more.
The main street is a place of evening relaxation; it is closed after 6 pm to traffic and is filled with people walking or enjoying music and food in hotel restaurants.
Beaches of Lido di Jesolo
The wide sandy beach is a three-minute walk from the main street. It is well equipped and everyone can use it at no additional cost, since the cost is included in the payment for accommodation. The entire beach is divided into sectors belonging to different hotels, which are indicated for reference by signs with the name. There is always a rescue service on duty here.
A clean and shallow sea near the shore, a gentle slope, fine golden sand, the absence of stones and timely garbage collection - all this makes the beaches of Lido di Jesolo attractive for families with children.
Things to do in Lido di Jesolo
Among the architectural attractions of the city of Lido di Jesolo stand out:
- Old Town Hall, which has preserved its original appearance;
- Church of Il Cristo;
- ruins of the Basilica of St. Mary of Assunta;
- bridge "Ponte Monumento" - symbolizing eternal memory about the sailors who died here during the First World War;
- The Tower of Mists (Tore del Caligo) is the oldest building in the city;
- Archaeological zone "Antique Mura" with the ruins of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
Popular attractions in Lido di Jesolo include the Aqualandia water park with 8 themed areas and 26 attractions, as well as the Tropicarium Park, the Sea Life aquarium and the Jolly Roger amusement park.
It is convenient to go on excursions from Lido di Jesolo:
- to the islands of the Venetian Lagoon - Torcello, Burano and Murano (the center of Venetian glass production);
- to Venice - the pearl of world architecture, here you can ride a gondola along the canals, visit St. Mark's Cathedral, the Bridge of Sighs, the Dodge Palace, the Rialto;
- to Florence, the former capital of Italy, where the treasures of Renaissance masters are kept;
- c – where you can see Gothic churches, Juliet’s balcony, the Roman Arena-amphitiatre;
- on (near Verona) is the largest and most visited lake in Italy, which is famous for its clean water and picturesque villages and medieval castles located on its banks. Here on the southern coast is located one of the largest amusement parks in Europe - Gardaland. Diverse vegetation, worthy botanical garden, and diverse entertainment will appeal to both children and adults.
The resort of Lido di Jesolo provides vacationers with the opportunity to combine a good beach holiday with a visit to popular entertainment places and historical cities of this region of Italy.
The unique seaside resort of the Venetian Riviera - Lido di Jesolo - is located 45.5 km from Venice and is one of the best seaside resorts on the north-eastern Adriatic coast of Italy.
The high popularity of the resort is determined by several factors.
Firstly, Lido di Jesolo has the longest beach strip in the Veneto region - 15 kilometers long.
Secondly, all the beaches at the resort are sandy, perfectly clean and have a gentle entrance to the sea, which is ideal for families with children.
Thirdly, in the resort of Lido di Jesolo, most of the beaches belong to hotels, and fees for beach equipment (sun loungers and umbrellas) are included in the price of your stay.
And finally, the town of Lido di Jesolo has a developed resort infrastructure. The resort has the best water park in the region, a natural history museum, a military history museum and amusement and recreation parks.
As for the residential area of Lido di Jesolo, traditionally the resort, as elsewhere on the Italian coast, is divided into several lines.
The first and most prestigious one stretches along the coastline. Hotels and beaches are separated only by the resort promenade - the embankment - a favorite place evening walks guests of the town.
The second line is lined with shops, restaurants, bars, clubs and cafes. This is the resort center and nightlife spot of Lido di Jesolo. The shopping line at the resort is approximately the same length as the beach line, stretching over 15 kilometers between Via Altinate and Via Dei Mille.
On the third line - the furthest from the seashore - there are economy class hotels, the resort's transport arteries and a bus station. By the way, the resort of Lido di Jesolo does not have a train station or an airport. Which can also be included among its advantages. The resort of Lido di Jesolo is a quiet, calm and serene seaside village, maximally adapted to beach pleasures.
What else can you say about the resort? Geographically, Lido di Jesolo is divided into 5 districts: Faro, Centro Est, Centro Ovest, Pineta and Jesolo Paese.
However, for a tourist who comes to Lido di Jesolo for the first time, it is not immediately easy to make out what, for example, is so eastern in the Centro Est area, or western in its sister area, where the Tropicarium with the Sea Life Aquarium, Serpentarium and Butterfly Park is located.
Only after living a few days in Lido di Jesolo and receiving general idea about the place of rest (which is actually not difficult), you begin to understand that the center is the place where the post office, the Pala Arrex conference center and the bus station are located. But, as we have already said, in Lido di Jesolo everything is at hand and all its attractions can be visited in one day - be it the small Cortelazzo fishing market in Pineta, or the best rental points in the resort for marine entertainment - in the Faro area ", or the only free beach in the entire Lido di Jesolo - in Paese.
By the way, about a beach holiday. Lido di Jesolo is a real European seaside resort, colorful and noisy in Italian style, especially during the peak summer season. After all, as we have already said, people really like to come here on vacation with children.
The high beach season in Lido di Jesolo begins at the end of May and closes at the end of September. So, no matter what summer month you choose to relax at this resort - June, July or August - sunny and comfortable (not sultry) weather awaits you in Lido di Jesolo. The average air temperature in summer at the resort is +30 °C, water temperature is +24-26 °C.
And, of course, Lido di Jesolo is a modern seaside resort. Here you can not only lie all day in the sun like a walrus or imposingly take sea baths. The resort has all the conditions for active recreation on the water. On the beaches of Lido di Jesolo you can play tennis, football, beach volleyball, water skiing, banana boat and catamaran sailing, windsurfing and scuba diving. Would you like to rent a jet ski or aquabike - please! If you dare to parachute above the resort and the sea, parasailing is at your service! Jump on a trampoline all day long, go down inflatable slides, splash in pools with sea or fresh water, and learn new techniques for controlling a board, kayak or yacht. Just don’t forget about basic safety precautions and the rules of behavior on the water!
And most importantly, do not forget to take your children with you on vacation in Lido di Jesolo (if you have them, of course). The beaches and water attractions here at the resort are a real paradise for children and their parents - safe, comfortable and varied. Most of the beach areas of Lido di Jesolo, as we have already reported, belong to the resort hotels located here - they are guarded, well equipped and have rescue services. But, in addition, for fans of water attractions in the resort of Lido di Jesolo there is the Aqualandia water park, famous along the entire coast.
Maybe you will say what a unique water park - every resort has something like this. But don’t rush to conclusions until you arrive in Lido di Jesolo. The local water park is a theme park that represents a real Caribbean island.
Aqualandia water park has been voted the best in Italy ten times! On its territory of 88,000 square meters There are areas for both relaxing children's recreation and extreme ones. There is also a children's town called Funny Land and beaches for adult family members with anthracite white sand - Shark Bay.
These are authentic Caribbean beaches located inside a theme park divided into eight zones with 26 water attractions. At Aqualandia, adrenaline will literally boil in your blood! The water park has a virtual reality slide for the first time, and only here the tallest Spacemaker and bungee tower in Europe operate!
Sports enthusiasts will find two beach volleyball courts, a gym and an Adventure Golf miniature golf course at Aqualandia. And young people will be able to have a blast at the most glamorous discotheque in Jesolo, Vanilla!
The main thing is, do not rush to leave all your money in the water park. Still, this is a paid pleasure, although the minimum ticket price does not exceed 27-30 euros. Leave some for the excursion. After all, although Lido di Jesolo is not one of the art cities of Italy, it is very convenient to take 1-2 excursions to Venice or Padua during even a short vacation.
Take a break from your ideal beach time, buy a ticket at the bus station in the Centro Ovest area (Remember, we told you above where it is?) and in just one hour of a comfortable trip you will find yourself in the most romantic city in the world, Venice!
We wish you a wonderful holiday and see you on the Adriatic coast of Italy - at the seaside resort of Lido di Jesolo!
To rest, as popular wisdom rightly notes, is not to work. And in order to have a good rest, it is not enough to methodically produce surplus product within the office walls throughout the previous year. Prepare your sleigh in the summer, and look for a place for a vacation in the winter! Choose a resort, carefully weigh all the pros and cons, so that later you won’t be excruciatingly painful for an unsuccessful vacation. Everyone is the creator of their own holiday and chooses the best for themselves. The only problem is that too many places fall into this category. But we will start in order, namely with Lido di Jesolo - I really want to find out why this small town of the Venetian Riviera has gained such popularity among our compatriots.
What is the secret of loving Lido di Jesolo It doesn’t become clear at first glance - it is perceived as a standard resort town, which you can get around on foot in a day. Its name speaks for itself - “lido” in Italian means “coast”. The resort stretches along it for 15 kilometers. The sea here is clear and shallow, with easy access, warms up quickly, the beaches are neatly lined every morning by the employees of the coastal hotels - why isn’t it an ideal place for a vacation with family and children? Indeed, everything seems to be as usual - neat hotels near the sea, huge amount greenery and clean beaches. And yet, in some ways, Lido di Jesolo differs from many other resorts.
View of one of the beaches of Lido di Jesolo. Photo live-tour.ru
What? For example, its unique location relative to other large cities. From Lido di Jesolo you can get to aristocratic Venice, wine-producing Vicenza, legendary, Shakespearean Verona and the Dolomites in a short time. When planning your vacation here, on the shores of the gentle sea, do not forget about new experiences - visiting the neighboring famous cities of Northern Italy will make your vacation truly unforgettable. In addition, if sports training allows - and financial, of course - it is quite possible to visit neighboring Slovenia and Croatia on a yacht (150-170 km by sea). In addition, despite the fact that the town became widely known only in the 60s of the last century, lovers of historical antiquities and architectural monuments visited it regularly before. The fact that the "discovery" of Lido di Jesolo and its surroundings for wide range holidaymakers happened so late seems to be nothing more than an unfortunate oversight by the global tourism community. In between blissfully lounging on beach chairs, you can easily reach any of the local attractions - and get a little shock. As they say, “the amazing is nearby.”
For example, “Tower of Mists” (Tore del Caligo). Although it would be more correct to say that its ruins are a majestic sight, if only because of the age of the former structure: it was built back in the 11th century. Initially, the tower was erected for military purposes - to protect the shipping canal between Venice and the Aquileia region. The building is shrouded in many rumors and legends - one of them tells about a certain Saint Romuald, a monk and hermit who had a miraculous power of persuasion - so miraculous that once in a conversation he converted the Venetian Doge Pietro Orseolo to the path of hermithood. What happened to the former Doge later is unknown, but in honor of St. Romuald, an iron cross was erected on the ruins of the tower in 1927, which has survived to this day.
Another attraction is the Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua. It is located in the very center of Lido di Jesolo, on a small peninsula, which emphasizes its special position, different from other buildings in the city. Despite the fact that it was built quite recently by the standards of ancient Italian architectural monuments, the history of its creation can give odds to any medieval parable. It all started with the fact that a certain Arturo Saramin solemnly asked God for protection during the Second World War - when, by the will of fate, he took part in hostilities on the African continent and Croatia. The Lord fulfilled his promise, and Saramin fulfilled his: in 1947, the chapel with the statue of St. Anthony of Padua was built.
For those who do not want to go far from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, there are their own attractions of interest. For example, Laguna Vale: in the vicinity of Lido di Jesolo, local residents were extremely fond of building dams here. This did not happen from a disinterested love for physical labor - it was simply much easier to catch fish, which came to the lagoon in the spring and went into the depths of the sea closer to autumn. Time has passed, and the sea farm has turned into a full-fledged park-reserve. Dozens of rare animal species have found their home here; seeing them in nature is a rare success. What gives this whole zoo in the wild a special flavor is the fact that it is located very close to historical center cities.
The famous "Aqualandia" in Lido di Jesolo. Photo lido-di-esolo.ru
Tax office workers, abandoned by an evil fate to a Mediterranean resort, will be happy to have the opportunity to visit the next attraction - Porte del Cavallino, which is located on a small island near Lido di Jesolo. This is a place where taxes were collected from ships sailing to the neighboring one: the medieval tax office is still located here - however, now in the form of a tourist site. But everyone who is involved in the collection of taxes these days can familiarize themselves with the rules for collecting them and compare the situation. The rules themselves, dated 1625, are located here, engraved on an iron tablet.
For those who are not interested in the problems of medieval taxation or the ruins of ancient towers, Lido di Jesolo offers the simple pleasures of life, including the Aqualandia water park, which children are simply crazy about. Its location is chosen very well, and getting here on foot from almost any hotel is not difficult. Cafes, jacuzzi, pools and slides of all types, shapes and colors - all at your service! And if we talk about Lido di Jesolo as a whole, then life here is simply in full swing, there is no other way to say it: during the three summer months and September, about four hundred entertainment performances take place at the resort. There is everything from themed exhibitions of sand figures to parades of walking brass bands. This action is available to your attention almost around the clock. And what could be more pleasant than an evening promenade along resort town surrounded by blinding lights, light noise of the surf and muffled pleasant music of discordant tourists from all over the planet? Only the absence of traffic. Fortunately, the authorities of Lido di Jesolo fully share this idea, and therefore close the main streets to vehicle traffic after 20:00. The most that can disturb you is the restless cyclists and rollerbladers flying along special bike paths with a quiet whistle.
Main street of Lido di Jesolo. Top view.
Photo otzyv.ru
The town with a population of 24 thousand people is divided into four quarters. Faro, which is located next to the water park, amazes with its open sea space, ample opportunities for yachting and other types of water sports. Centro is a kind of “shopping paradise”: there are a lot of shops here next to busy beaches. Quiet Pineta is surrounded by flowers and the coniferous smell of sea pines: better place you won't find relaxation at the resort. And finally, the Cortelazzo district, traditionally specializing in fishing: fish and seafood reign on the menu of local restaurants. Stop by one of the local taverns and enjoy some fresh-caught shrimp with white wine while sitting next to fishing nets hung out to dry, coated in a coating of sea salt. If local residents spend every evening like this, then go back to the workdays of the residents middle zone Russia doesn't want a single drop - no matter how unpatriotic it may sound.
Evening Lido di Jesolo. Photo lidodijesolo.ru
Lido di Jesolo is a small resort, but there is no smell of provincialism here. Rather, on the contrary - new trends in architecture and construction are embodied here with enviable consistency. The town with a population of 24 thousand people is happy to experiment with the planning and development of the territory - the plans of the world's best designers and architects are implemented here, including such “bisons” in their field as Zaha Hadid, Aurelio Galfetti and Gonzalio Bjorn. Their bold ideas greatly contribute to attracting wealthy tourists. To date, several residential complexes have already been built according to the projects of these specialists, parks and recreational areas have been laid out.
Peaceful neighborhood of Torre Aquileia (in the background) and cozy beach hotels.
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And, finally, about the most important thing at the resort - the beaches. The entire seaside side of Lido di Jesolo is one large beach, divided into many checktors. These areas are private and you will have to pay to use them. But for a small price, in general, you can visit the shower, use the toilet and the locker room. If you prefer a free beach holiday, popularly called “free”, welcome to “spiaggia libera”, free beaches. They are located not far from Piazza Brescia, they are not cleaned so well, and there are almost no rescuers, which is understandable - after all, communism has not yet arrived in Italy, and without appropriate monetary remuneration the workers do not show the proper zeal.