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Litoranea Veneta
Canale del Morto
Canale Nicessolo o Canalon
Canale Maranghetto
Fiume Lemene

A journey into the last century!

Parco Lagunare di Caorle
Coming from Port S. Margherita, we get over the Canale Saett (Litoranea Venata) into the Canale Nicèssolo o Canalon at Bocca Volta. Here we find ourselves suddenly in the middle of the gorgeous natural park of the Laguna. It is not really correct to call it a canal. It is really a Laguna with huge areas overgrown with reed. Fishing is allowed and we therefore just meet a few fishermen, cormorants, herons and sea gulls. Now and then one of the very beautifully restored, former fishing  huts turns up or we get a short view of one of the big farm properties.

Shortly before we get into the Canale Sindacale we meet a group of workers of the water authorities. We complain that it is not possible to pass the Sindacale anymore because of the new motorway bridge crossing it. They just laugh. "No Problemo! If you want to get to Concordia, go back for a few metres, turn westward into the Canale Maranghetto and turn sharp right by the house at the railway bridge. Like this you get onto the small river Lemene which brings you to Concordia".

Right they were, even though the small Lemene sometimes got so narrow that we were afraid to get stuck. Of course there was no chance for a turn around. When we finally reached Concordia in the evening, skippers and look-out men were rather tired. Unfortunately the swing bridge is being bituminised when we arrive. We therefore didn't get a chance to find out whether navigation to the medieval town of Portoguaro is possible. With flood, boats with a maximum depth of 60 cm should be able to get there.

In the morning, with flood and much more water, we get back to the Laguna rather fast.. We take the turn into the Canale del Morto and manage to survive it. We get then into the Canale Cavanella and therewith onto the Litoranea Veneta again, the canal system which used to connect Venice with Trieste. We tie up at one of the restaurants in the port of Baseleghe visited by many tourists on the Adriatic Sea.
After a lovely meal we continue on the Litoranea to the high water lock Bevazzana sinistra, bringing us onto the Tagliamento.