Italy Journals

Hot Summer Week in Grado

An August 2002 trip to Italy by MDanis

Grado Photo - Grado, Italy More Photos
Quote: Five days in an Italian town with a lagoon.

Hot Summer Week in Grado

Overview

Grado Photo - Grado, Italy
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Grado was the second stop in our Honeymoon trip in Italy (first was Venice). Grado is located to the east from Venice. We got there by train, the best alternative to get there, since we had no car and there are no air connections to Grado. Grado is kind of an island or lagoon, not sure about that. But the entire town is devoted to tourism. There are almost no buildings other than hotels, shops, and restaurants. The are some ancient churches in the area, but just a few. The main attractions are the sun, beach, and mediterranean air.Quick Tips: The majority of local tourists are German and Austrian, because Grado is just a few hour drive away from Austria. That's why, m...Read More

Lagoon

Attraction

Grado beach Photo - Grado, Italy
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Grado is a town near the lagoon. We had never been to a lagoon before, so it was quite interesting. The most beautiful thing about the beach in Grado is that you can see the distant lights of the next big city in the night, where there apears to be nothing during the daytime. The sea moves a lot during the tide. You have to pay to enter the beach, don't try to find a free entrance. The beach is dirty and full of bushes where there is no fence. There is a small part of the beach free, but that was the worst part of the beach. There are showers on the beach, since the salty water can be too much for some tourists. Beware, the water attraction park nearby has salty water too.

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