Marano Lagunare

Description

Marano Lagunare (UD) is an ancient coastal borgo that was part of the Venice Republic from the 1400s to 1700s. This past can be felt in the local dialect, the mostly fishing based economy and the look of the historical centre with its little campielli (squares) and brightly coloured houses. The town square, named for Vittorio Emanuele II, features Palazzo dei Provveditori, the residence of the Venetian governors of the city, today a museum, and the Loggia Maranese, a closed loggia in rusticated Istrian stone which also dates to the 1400s. The adjacent “Millenary” Tower, 32m high and crowned with a clockface, is believed to date to 1066. On the corner is the Priuli well, dating to 1587 while the Contareno well, built in 1677, stands in nearby piazza Marii. The most important religious building in the city is the Church of St. Martin, a country church in the 11^th century that was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style in the 18^th century: it has a typically Palladian façade and is decorated inside with marble of various colours.
Situated in the centre of its lagoon, Marano has sandy, reed-filled islets, marsh vegetation and “casons”, the temporary reed and wood shelters built and used by fishermen. There are two nature reserves in Marano: Nature Reserve of Valle Casal Novo and Regional Nature Reserve of Foci della Stella.

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