Republic of Eraclea!
ERACLEA MARE
Eraclea is a town and comune in the province of Venice, Veneto, Italy. SP42 goes through it. Eraclea Mare is the Lido of Eraclea.
It is located on the Adriatic Sea near the coast between the rivers Piave and Livenza and between two famous tourist towns: Caorle and Jesolo.
Tourism
Eraclea’s Pinewood
Eraclea Mare, one of the destinations of summer tourism on the Adriatic riviera, is together with Jesolo and Caorle one of the best known seaside resorts on the Venetian coast.
A steady growth of foreign tourists, especially from Germany, has been recently recorded.
Environment
On 7 May 2009 Eraclea Mare was awarded the “3 Sails” by the environmental NGO Legambiente. The city has been awarded the “Blue Flag” from the Foundation for Environmental Education every year from 2007-2009 for the cleanliness of its beaches and seawater.
Main sights
Eraclea’s seaside
Eraclea Mare is known for its pinewood and the “Mort Lagoon” (Italian: Laguna del Mort).
The Mort Lagoon, an unusual natural formation, was caused by the overflowing of the Piave river in 1935, whose bed was modified in its last stretch after a large flood.
The Lagoon stretches between the Eraclea’s Lido and the mouth of the Piave river and it is a sea-lagoon, being supplied with water only by the flood-tides. Still uncontaminated, the Mort is characterized by shallow and calm waters with a sandy and muddy seabed, rich in phytoplankton.
Economy
The city’s economy is mostly based on agriculture and tourism, because of its 6 km-long beach (Eracleamare).
Transportation
San Donà di Piave, 10 km away, has Trenitalia trains to Venice and Trieste. Venice Airport and Treviso Airport are 20 and 39 km. away to the west and north of the city. Treviso Airport specializes in low cost airlines.
Notable people
- Paolo Lucio Anafesto, (697-717), first Doge of Venice
- Marcello Tegalliano, second Doge of Venice (717–726)
- Orso Ipato, (726-737), third Doge of Venice
- Angelo Participazio, (811-827), 10° Doge of Venice
- Saint Floriano bishop of Oderzo with sede in Eraclea (…-620?)
- Saint Tiziano bishop of Oderzo with sede in Eraclea (620?-16 January 632?)
- Saint Magno, first bishop of Eraclea (632?-638?)
- Angelo Correr, bishop of Eraclea (1406–1410) (Pope Gregorio XII)
- Giovanni Contarini bishop of Eraclea (1427)
External resources
- Eraclea’s Tourism Portal You can find helpful information about accommodation, Hotels, excursions, etc. in Eraclea.
- Eracleamare’s Portal Non-profit portal with some information and utilities about Eraclea Mare.
- (Google Maps)
- Eracleamare in Flickr
- Eracleamare’s Blog Blog with some Touristic information and utilities.
Map
Webcams
- Webcam live service on Eraclea’s beach Free provided by Eracleamare.net
Info
Posted: December 5th, 2009 under Info.
Tags: eraclea, eracleamare
Comments
Comment from Jesolo Hotels
Time June 24, 2011 at 10:45 am
Sono assolutamente d’accordo che questa destinazione condivide alcune dell’ambiente circostante naturali più belli. I paesaggi sono incredibilmente splendidi.
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Time December 5, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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