Sacca Fisola is an artificial
island
An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An isla ...
in the
Venetian Lagoon. It is a largely modern residential area.
Geography
Sacca Fisola lies at the western end of the
Giudecca
Giudecca (; vec, Zueca) is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, in northern Italy. It is part of the '' sestiere'' of Dorsoduro and is a locality of the ''comune'' of Venice.
Geography
Giudecca lies immediately south of the central islands of Ve ...
- to which it is connected by bridge - and north of
Sacca San Biagio. It is home to a
public swimming pool.
File:Sacca Fisola.png, Location of Sacca Fisola in Venice
Festivals and events
The island has a weekly Thursday
market.
Demographics
It has a reputation for the
Communist
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, ...
leanings of its voting-age population.
"Perdersi a Venezia"
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Gallery
File:R0300010.jpg, Bridge connecting Sacca Fisola with Giudecca
File:Sacca fisola lungo canale dei lavraneri.jpg, Carabinier barracks
File:R0300009.jpg, Houses
File:Appontement Sacca Fisola.jpg, Boat stop
References
Geography of Venice
Islands of the Venetian Lagoon
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