Sacca Fisola is an artificial
island
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in the
Venetian Lagoon. It is a largely modern residential area.
Geography
Sacca Fisola lies at the western end of the
Giudecca - to which it is connected by bridge - and east 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 () is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, di ...
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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Artificial islands of Italy