Sottomarina beach

Sottomarina Beach

This live camera shows the beach of Sottomarina, located on the same name peninsula in the city of Chioggia, in the Veneto region in northeastern Italy. As can be clearly seen in the webcam, Sottomarina beach is very large and clean. There is fine soft sand and palm trees that fall into the lens of an online camera. You can also see a large number of bathing establishments, some of which are equipped with slides, pools and play grounds for children. The beach is rich in minerals: quartz, augite and silicates.

Sottomarina, where the live broadcast comes from, is a peninsula that extends to the lagoon of Venice. Some parts of the lagoon’s shoreline comprise the barrier islands of Pellestrina and Lido in the middle and the Cavallino Peninsula in the north.

Chioggia

Chioggia with the webcam is located in the south of the province of Venice, on the border with the Venetian lagoon, on the Adriatic Sea, near the mouth of the Adige River and the Po Delta. Since there are many canals in Chioggia, it is called Little Venice. In 1987, Chioggia entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Among the religious attractions in Chioggia, where the online stream comes from, is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, whose facade is decorated with statues of the patron saints: San Felice and San Fortunato. In the square near the church there is a bell tower of the 14th century, at the entrance depicting the Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus and the patron saints.

Another interesting church – Sant’Andrea was built in 1743. Next to this temple there is the Romanesque tower “Torre dell’Orologio” of 950.

Of the Chioggia museums, with Sottomarina Beach in this online camera, the Adriatic Zoological Museum deserves attention. It is interesting to watch many marine organisms of the Adriatic, get acquainted with their characteristics and habitat. The museum is a unique repository of the oldest and most important collections of marine inhabitants of Italy, and also has an educational function.

In Chioggia, where the live broadcast comes from, there are many different festivals. For example, the Fish Festival of Chioggia (La sagra del pesce), founded in 1938. In 2013, this festival was awarded the prestigious “Meraviglia Italiana – Italian Miracle” prize. The festival begins on July 13 and ends on July 22. During this event, you can taste traditional fish dishes and take part in performances.

Tourists will not be indifferent to a trip to the Venetian lagoon. During a sightseeing water tour, guests of the city can admire the canals of the historic center of Chioggia in web camera, see the San Felice fortress, the port and Roman defensive fortifications, get acquainted with the mussels breeding, and inspect abandoned ships.

Near the city of Chioggia with a beach area in this webcam, there is the underwater nature reserve Tengue (Tegnùe di Chioggia) with rocks under water (“Adriatic coral reefs”), among which there are rare groups of organisms.

The beaches of Chioggia, including Sottomarina Beach in this online camera, are recognized as one of the most popular in the Veneto region. In addition to it, in Chioggia there is an amazing beach where you can take pets with you, this is the InDiga for Dog beach.

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