Sant'Erasmo

For other uses, see Sant'Erasmo (disambiguation).

Sant'Erasmo

The Fort of Maximillian
Sant'Erasmo
Geography
Coordinates	45°27′27″N12°24′45″E / 45.457544°N 12.412577°E / 45.457544; 12.412577
Adjacent to	Venetian Lagoon
Administration
Italy
Comune	Venice

Sant'Erasmo is an island in the Venetian Lagoon lying north-east of the Lido island and east of Venice, Italy.

History

The island was a port attached to Murano in the 8th century, but is now known for market gardening. ^{[1] [2]}

In the 14th century, a shipping canal next to the island habitually caused silting to the lagoon. ^[3]

Ruined fortifications, including the so-called Torre Massimiliana (Tower of Maximilian), ring the isle. Forts existed in the island as early as the 16th century. After the fall of the Republic of Venice, the French built here a stronghold in 1811–1814. After Napoleon's defeat, the Austrian Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este had a tower built here in 1843–1844, and also found here refuge during a revolt. The tower has a polygonal base of 25 m and is surrounded by a ditch. On the upper floor up to 13 cannons could be housed. It was used by the Italian Army as late as World War I.

Today

An annual boat race takes place during the summer. Sant'Erasmo is also known for the waders on sand banks in the lagoon surrounding it. The beach on the island's Southernmost point, the Spiaggia del Bacan, is a popular summer destination with local Venetians. There is a 20th century church, a few restaurants and a guesthouse. ^[1]

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.

Gallery

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  Church
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  Fort
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  Brown and narrow canals of the island
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  Artichoke plantations.
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  Beach, south end of the island of Sant'Erasmo.

See also

• List of islands of Italy

References

1. Time Out: Venice. Time Out. 2014. ISBN   9781846703225 . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
2. De Marco, Pasquale (2025). The Enchanting Venice: Unveiling a City's Timeless Allure. pp. 67–70. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
3. Romano, Dennis (2023). Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City. Oxford University Press. p. 204. ISBN   9780190859985 . Retrieved 14 July 2025.

Further reading

Note: this list was copied from the Italian Wikipedia article, and they are written in Italian.

• Sansovino, Francesco. Venezia città nobilissima et singolare. Venezia: presso Domenico Farri.
• Giovanni Battista Albrizzi. Forastiero illuminato intorno le cose più rare e curiose antiche, e moderne della città di Venezia e dell'isole circonvicine... Venezia: presso Giacomo Storti.
• Luigi Lanfranchi; Gian Giacomo Zille (1958). Il territorio del Ducato veneziano dal VIII al XII secolo. Storia di Venezia. Vol. 1. Venezia: Centro Internazionale delle Arti e del Costume.
• Antonio Carile; Giorgio Fedalto (1978). Le origini di Venezia. Bologna: Patron.
• Dorigo, Wladimiro (1983). Venezia. Origini, ipotesi e ricerche sulla formazione della città. Milano: Electa Mondadori.
• Le Vignole e Sant'Erasmo in Venezia. Guida d'Italia (3 ed.). Milano: TCI. 1985.
• Sant'Erasmo in ArcheoVenezia (2 ed.). 1991.
• Giovanni Caniato; Eugenio Turri; Michele Zanetti (1995). La laguna di Venezia. Verona: Cierre.
• Carlo Cappai; Maria Alessandra Segantini (2004). Infrastrutture dello sguardo: il restauro della torre massimiliana nell'isola di Sant'Erasmo a Venezia. Venezia: Marsilio.
• Carlo Giupponi; et al. (2005). Sant’Erasmo, l’isola agricola della Laguna di Venezia: potenzialità della Gestione Integrata delle Zone Costiere (GIZC) e prospettive di sviluppo. Venezia: FEEM Rapporti sullo sviluppo sostenibile.
• Busato, Davide (2006). Metamorfosi di un litorale. Venezia: Marsilio.
• Crovato, Giorgio (2009). Sant'Erasmo. Padova: Il poligrafo.
• Isabella Panfido, Lagunario, Treviso, Editrice Santi Quaranta, 2016.