Life on the lagoon
Venice lagoon, Lio Maggiore
valle di pesca, Agriturismo La Barene, Lio Maggiore
bilancio di pesca, huge fishing nets
valle di pesca
Fresh from the lagoon, Pescheria Cotellazzo
Fritto Misto, Ristorante al Gambero, Cortellazzo
Baby octopi, 'canoche' butterfly prawn ,Ristorante da Boschetto, Latisana
Potato pasta with plump lagoon prawns, Trattoria Barcaneta, Marano Lagunare
Marano lagoon
Stella river entering Marano lagoon
Fisherman's 'casone', Marano laboon
Bruno Pessone and his 'casone'
Freshly-caught 'cefalu'
Fishing nets and 'casone, Marano lagoon
Fishing port of Marano Lagunare
Valle Canal Nove
Cantina da Mario, Latisana
Garage winery - Agriturismo La Cantine, Latisana
Osteria al Paradiso, gourmet ristorante in Paradiso di Pocino
Truffle hunting in Muzzana
Truffle hunting
White truffle
Agriturismo Albafiorita
Grado lagoon
Fishing on Grado lagoon
Fisherman Roberto Camuffo in his lagoon 'casone'
'Gamberetti' straight from lagoon to pan
Isola di Barbana, Grado lagoon
Isola di Barbana, ex-votos
Fishermen Grado lagoon
Traditional 'cogolo' fishing nets
Grado lagoon
Valle Cavanata nature reserve
Taverna All'Androna, best seafood restaurant in Grado
Roman floor fresco Aquiliea Basilica
I recently published a road trip along the wetlands that stretch from Venice up to Grado in The Guardian
Valle Canal Nove nature reserve
I wanted to show more of these unforgettable lagoons, canals, estuaries and valli de pesca, along with the unique lifestyle of the lagoon fishermen living in their ‘casone’, and some of the wonderful trattorie and agriturismi along the littoral………….so here is a selection
