Bibione (eastern coast)
Over half of our Veneto properties are in Bibione, mostly apartments and houses a short walk or cycle from the sea. The beach is wide, flat and sandy, with shallow water, pine woods behind and a thermal spa in the resort. The lighthouse at Bibione Pineda looks across the Tagliamento estuary into Friuli. Venice Marco Polo airport is around an hour and a quarter away, Trieste airport about an hour.
Best for: Families who want a long sandy beach, cycle paths and a spa
Not for you if: You want an old town or Venice on the doorstep: Bibione is a purpose-built resort over an hour from the city.
Rosolina Mare and the Po Delta
Rosolina Mare sits on a strip of sand between the sea and the lagoons at the northern edge of the Po Delta park, with Italian families making up most of the summer crowd. Porto Caleri, at the southern end, has a coastal botanical garden and boardwalks through the dunes. Chioggia is around half an hour north, and Venice airport around an hour and a half by car.
Best for: Quieter beach weeks among pine woods and wetlands
Not for you if: You mind mosquitoes or want nightlife: this is low-lying delta country and evenings are quiet.
Caorle
Caorle is a fishing town with painted houses, narrow lanes and a cathedral with a round bell tower, sitting between two sandy beaches. The seafront walk leads to the little Madonna dell'Angelo church on the rocks. Venice Marco Polo airport is around an hour away by car.
Best for: A beach week with a proper old town for evenings
Not for you if: You want space on the sand in August: the beaches nearest the old town fill up fast.
Cavallino-Treporti and Lido di Jesolo
The Cavallino peninsula runs between the Venetian lagoon and a long sandy beach lined with campsites. From Punta Sabbioni, at its tip, public boats cross to Venice in around 40 minutes, so you can leave the car behind. Lido di Jesolo, at the northern end, has a long promenade of shops and bars. Venice airport is around 45 minutes away.
Best for: Beach days with easy boat trips into Venice
Not for you if: You want calm in August: Jesolo is one of the busiest resorts on the Adriatic, with nightlife to match.
Venice, Giudecca and Mestre
Our Venice listings are apartments, mainly in the historic centre, with a couple on Giudecca, the quieter island across the water from the Zattere. Mestre, on the mainland, is cheaper and around ten minutes from the city by train or bus. Expect stairs and no lifts in older buildings. The airport bus and water bus both run from Marco Polo.
Best for: City breaks with Venice on foot
Not for you if: You want a garden, a pool or parking: Venice properties are apartments and you arrive on foot or by boat.
Chioggia and the southern lagoon
Chioggia sits at the southern end of the lagoon, with canals, a long main street and a busy morning fish market. Sottomarina, across the bridge, has the beach. A ferry and bus route links Chioggia with Venice Lido and the city, which takes well over an hour. By car, Venice airport is around an hour away.
Best for: A working fishing town with Venice's canals but not its crowds
Not for you if: You want a resort beach on the doorstep: the sandy beach is at Sottomarina, across the bridge.
Inland Veneto (Padua, Treviso, the Prosecco hills and Feltre)
Our inland properties are spread thinly: a few near Padua and Abano Terme, others near Treviso, Codognè and Vittorio Veneto, and a couple in the hills around Feltre at the foot of the Dolomites. The Prosecco hills around Valdobbiadene and Segusino, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are within easy reach of the Treviso side. Treviso airport is often the closest, around 30 minutes to an hour away.
Best for: Countryside, wine and day trips to the art cities
Not for you if: You want a choice of properties in one place: inland stock is a few scattered houses.
