The minor maritime and river port realities and bays where to give bottom along the coast of the Upper Adriatic between Veneto and Friuli Venezia-Giulia. Available to boaters are many facilities positioned near tourist centers, to arrange shore excursions or to enjoy the beaches.
That mix of land and sea
1 Port Barricade
44°50′ 65N – 12°28′ 14E
Located just S of Po della Pila and lower Punta Maestra, this dock located on the O bank of the mouth of the Po delle Tolle is reached. You can give bottom in the channel directly on 2-3 meters of water, paying attention to the traffic of local fishing boats.
2 Mouth of the Pile
44°58′ 00N – 12°32′ 10E
It is the easternmost sea outlet of the Po Delta and is sheltered to the S by Punta della Maestra, an excellent conspicuous point. Going up the river and paying attention to the scattered rocks, one reaches the Fishermen’s Village, a hamlet of Pila where boats up to 8 meters long can moor.
3 Mouth of the Brenta
45°11′ 00N – 12°18′ 90E
A couple of miles S of Chioggia is the mouth of the Brenta River, which can be traveled upstream for more than 2 miles to Porto di Brodolo, watching out for sandbars.
4 Pellestrina
45°16′ 00N – 12°19′ 00E
On the O side of the island of the same name, you can give bottom right in front of the village of Pellestrina or, if there is room, moor among the local fishing boats.
5 Venice Lido
45°25′ 20N – 12°22′ 10E
In front of the famous Serenissima seaside resort you can give bottom in 3-7 meters of water on sand.
6 Murano
45°27′ 20N – 12°21′ 60E
It is the island of glass and is reached through the Marani Channel: you moor between it and the SO edge.
7 Burano
45°29′ 30N – 12°25′ 00E
The second most famous island in the Lagoon is home to a charming fishing village: it is reached from the Treporti Channel and can be given bottom on its N side.
8 Torcello
45°30′ 00N – 12°25′ 00E
Another lagoon island, located immediately N of Burano, it is famous for its picturesque piazzetta, considered one of the most visited in the world by tourists. Torcello can be reached from Burano and through the Canale di Sant’Antonio (maximum depth 2 meters), where it gives bottom.
9 Port Falconera
45°36′ 70N – 12°54′ 80E
It is the mouth of the Lemene River and is located about 1.5 miles NE of downtown Caorle. Going up the channel (maximum depth 1.8 meters, one reaches a lonely lagoon in which a maximum of two dozen boats find a place.
10 Porto Baseleghe
45°38′ 10N – 12°59′ 80E
Approximately 4 miles NE of Caorle, this marina and fishing port is located on the eastern shore of the Lovi Canal and consists of an 800-meter-long docked dock equipped with 8 piers and 2 docks (400 berths; maximum length 27 meters).
11 Navy Star
44°12′ 50N – 12°24′ 30E
In the NO part of the Marano Lagoon, there is this small landing place that can be reached by going right up the Stella River. It is located in a natural bend of the creek and is made of wooden structures (85 places; maximum length 24 meters). On the ground stores and an inn.
12 Marano Lagunare
45°45′ 80N – 13°10′ 10E
A small, quaint fishing village in Friuli, it lies at the Nmost part of the large lagoon to which it gives its name. You can bottom out in the harbor-canal leaning against Dossat Island or try to sidle up to one of the many fishing boats that crowd the dock.
13 Port Buso
45°42′ 30N – 13°15′ 10E
This is the name given to the central inlet to the lagoons of Marano and Grado: it is bounded on the W by St. Andrew’s Island and on the E by Porto Buso Island. On the E side of this there are docks always available, but be careful when approaching sandbars.
14 Mouths of Primero
44°50′ 30N – 12°17′ 60E
One mile E of Grado is this wide channel (depth 3 meters) inside which one can enter to have a good shelter from NE winds. You can give bottom in 1.5-2.5 meters of water on sand.
15 Duino
45°46′ 30N – 13°36′ 00E
Immediately E of the Timavo Mouths is this small harbor consists of a dock protected by a 35-meter pier. You can bottom inside or outside in 2-5 meters of water on sand.
16 Sistiana
45°46′ 00N – 13°37′ 00E
The small Trieste village of Sistiana lies in a natural cove protected by two cliffs. In the O part you can give bottom in 2.5-3.5 meters of water on sand, bad tenor. At E there are also private docks.
17 Miramare
45°42′ 20N – 13°42′ 70E
Near the Castle and the Marine Reserve area subject to navigation restrictions (www.riservamarinamiramare.it) is the small port of Grignano, consisting of a N-oriented seawall.
18 Bay of Muggia
45°36′ 40N – 13°46′ 00E
In the inlet located SE of the historic center of Trieste is the eponymous village of Venetian architecture. Half a mile further SO you give bottom in front of the last Italian shore, that of the village of San Bartolomeo.
Don’t miss the other installments of Boating Vacations in the Upper Adriatic.
- Magic of the lagoons
- Info–to navigate lagoons and inlets
- The long series of ports from the Po Delta to Slovenia
- The bays, a mix of land and sea
- To visit: the Serenissima, but not only (in planning)
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