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CRUISE AREA The Sile River natural V E park NETO From Treviso to Lido di Jesolo Duration: 7 hours Locks: no Sliding bridges: 3 The Sile River is a pleasant resurgent river that emerges on the plain just a few kilo- metres upstream of the beautiful medieval city of Treviso. There it winds through the streets and squares, giving the city a truly unique feel. The city can also be reached in about 20 minutes of easy cycling via a lovely cycling path that sometimes pass- es over bridges. We highly recommend you visit here at the beginning or end of your holiday. The river winds and twists through the countryside that can be easily admired thanks to the low banks, and is followed Padova Stra by popular cycling paths. The river is nav- igable from the town of Casier, a short Golena way from our base, to the popular sum- Noventa San Massimo mer beach resort of Lido di Jesolo, Padovana before emptying in the Adriatic Sea. When departing the Houseboat.it base near Casier the first part of navigation is under towering trees that create a thick shade where you will see families of swans, ducks, storks, herons and many other bird species. Treviso Casier BASE HOUSEBOAT.IT p. 18 San Donà di Piave Silea Cendon Roncade Lughignano Casale sul Sile F. S Quarto d’Altino Torre di Fine Caposile ile F. S Portegrandi ile Jesolo Laguna di Venezia Torcello Burano Murano Treporti Venezia Cavallino Lido di Jesolo Punta Sabbioni Sant Erasmo Lido di Venezia Malamocco Check itinerary at page 5 Laguna di Venezia Alberoni ADRIATICO San Piero in Volta Pellestrina Some towns along the way offer conven- ient and free mooring with many restau- Chioggia Sottomarina rants and places to buy provisions. At Portegrandi town, the river continues to the left, while the branch to the right leads to the Portegrandi lock, providing direct access to the northern part of Ven- ice lagoon. This is the most direct route to Burano, about an hour away, then Venice. As you proceed along the Sile River,you will see a pontoon drawbridge in Capo- sile, downstream of which the narrow Pi- ave Vecchia canal branches to the left un- der a rather low cantilever bridge; leave it on your left, and proceed along the river main course on the right. There are two more drawbridges near Je- solo, then, before reaching the sea, you will find the Lido di Jesolo and Cavallino marinas offering all types of nautical ser- vices and entertainment, since it just a short way from the lively town of Lido di Jesolo, the most famous summer fun loca- tion in the upper Adriatic. Before the marinas, on the right, you will notice the entrance to the Cavallino lock, which leads to Venice lagoon from the river. 6 Musile di Piave 30 km 20 mi