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Lido

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lido

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lido, Italy

Updated November 23, 2023

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Vartanush

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

The island.

Lido, Italy

San Lazzaro degli Armeni

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

Lido, Italy

Lazzaretto Vecchio

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

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Grande Albergo Ausonia & Hungaria

An intricate ceramic tile facade adorns this five-star hotel.

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San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

1 mile from Lido

The Poveglia hospital.

Venice, Italy

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

1 mile from Lido

The Piraeus Lion.

Venice, Italy

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

2 miles from Lido

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Lido, Italy

Vartanush

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

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