Islands

This article contains information about the islands of the Venetian Lagoon.

For the definition of an island in the context of the Venice Project Center's work, see Island.

Islands

A 1559 drawing of the Venetian Lagoon

This article contains information on all islands contained in the Venetian Lagoon that fall under the Venice Project Center's definition of an Island. This includes Inner City Islands that make up the City of Venice itself, Major Lagoon Islands that are widely used and inhabited, and Minor Lagoon Islands which have been used but are currently largely abandoned.

Inner City Islands

There are 126 Inner City Islands that make up the main city center of Venice. These are arranged into six sestiere

Major Lagoon Islands

There are 8 Major Lagoon Islands, including the 2 lidi. These islands are outside the main city center and are all still inhabited.

Minor Lagoon Islands

There are 32 Minor Lagoon Islands which are largely uninhabited and belong to one of the four categories based on their original use:

1. Batteria
2. Ottagoni
3. Ospedale
4. Convents and Monasteries

External Links

http://islands.veniceprojectcenter.org

https://www.zotero.org/groups/island_bibliography/items