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The Lazzaretto Vecchio ("Old Lazaret"), formerly known as Santa Maria di Nazareth ("Holy Mary of Nazareth"), is an island of the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, located near the Lido of Venice. Between 1403 and 1630 it housed a hospital which cared for people during the plague epidemics and as a leper colony , giving rise to the English words ...
The first lazaret was established by Venice in 1423 [11] on Santa Maria di Nazareth (also called "Nazaretum" or "Lazaretum", today "Lazzaretto Vecchio"), an island in the Venetian Lagoon 12] Additionally there is Lazzaretto Nuovo, also in the lagoon. [citation needed]
The island has an area of 7 ha (17 acres) and is administered by the Greek National Tourist Organization. It gets its name from the lazaretto located there. During Venetian rule in the early 16th century a monastery was built on the islet and a leprosarium was established there later that century, after which the island was named.
Lazzaretto Vecchio, an island of the Venetian Lagoon; Philadelphia Lazaretto, a former quarantine hospital; Lazaretto Point War Memorial, Ardnadam, Scotland
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands [1], with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2 [2].
Lazaretto (quarantine) established on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio. [1] Francesco Foscari becomes doge. 1430 – Santi Giovanni e Paolo church rebuilt. 1447 – Scuola degli Albanesi founded. [11] 1469 – Printing press in operation. [12] 1475 – De honesta voluptate et valetudine cookbook published. [13] 1495 – Printer Aldus Manutius ...
The Venetian Lagoon The island of Torcello seen from the Lagoon at low tide. The Venetian Lagoon stretches from the River Sile in the north to the Brenta in the south, with a surface area of around 550 square kilometres (212 square miles). It is around 8% land, including Venice itself and many smaller islands.
The beach on the island's Southernmost point, the Spiaggia del Bacan, is a popular summer destination with local Venetians. The island is accessed on Actv waterbus line 13 ( Fondamente Nove - Murano - Vignole -Lazzaretto Nuovo-Sant'Erasmo- Treporti ) and is also served by a night service.