Pellestrina
| Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Pellestrina | |
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 Southern part of the Venetian Lagoon (Pellestrina highlighted) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Italy |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 45°16′24″N 12°18′04″E / 45.27333°N 12.30111°E |
| Archipelago | Venetian Lagoon |
| Length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Width | 5–500 m (16–1,640 ft) |
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Italy | |
| Region | Veneto |
| Province | Province of Venice |
| Demographics | |
| Population | About 5000 |
Pellestrina is an island in northern Italy, forming a barrier between the southern Venetian Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea, lying south west of the Lido.
The island is 11 kilometres (7 miles) long and has since the eighteenth century been bounded to its seaward side by large embankments. There are four main villages: San Pietro in Volta, Porto Secco, Sant' Antonio di Pellestrina and Pellestrina, known for their colourfully-painted houses.
The main industries of the island are market gardening, fishing, tourism and lace making. Like Chioggia but unlike Torcello, the local lace is made with a needle.
Attractions on the island included the Lido of Ca' Roman, known for its pine trees and birdlife.
In fiction
Donna Leon's 2001 Crime fiction novel A Sea of Troubles takes place on Pellestrina. The protagonist, Commissario Brunetti of the Venice police, must solve the murder of two clam fishermen off the shore of Pellestrina - encountering great difficulty in conducting an investigation when faced with the island's close-knit community, bound together by a code of loyalty and a suspicion of outsiders. Though a native a Venice, which is short boat ride away, to the islanders he is in effect a foreigner.
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Plan of the wall
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View of the wall
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Pellestrina view from the boat dock
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