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(Piazza Duca d'Aosta 7; 11am-3pm & 6-11pm Wed-Mon)
Snack on a
tartine
from its extensive
menu of seafood-themed toasts (€1 to €3 each) while downing a few lemon-infused white-
wine spritzers at one of its pavement tables. Still hungry? There are fish
polpettone
(meat-
balls) and large
crudo
plates as well. Doesn't allow bookings, so arrive early.
L'Osteria da Sandra
(Campo San Niceta 16; 10am-11pm Tue-Sun)
Cute hole-in-the-wall bar that attracts a local
crew for an early-evening spritzer or two on an old-town corner. Has an excellent chilled
white selection available for purchase if you're considering a picnic.
WINE BAR
Getting There & Away
(€1.50, 10 minutes) and Palmanova (€3.15, 45 minutes, up to eight daily), other buses run
between Grado and Udine (€4.50, 1¼ hours, 12 daily) via Aquileia. Trains to Venice and
Trieste run to the Cervignano-Aquileia-Grado station, in Cervignano, around 15km away.
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Around Grado
Beyond Grado's perpetual holiday bustle lie two picturesque nature reserves; a scant
15-minute drive will take you into a watery landscape of marsh and reeds, rich in local
fauna and with intriguing examples of traditional coastal life.
Sights
Riserva Naturale Regionale
della Valle Cavanata
( 0431 8 82 72;
www.vallecavanata.it
;
9am-12.30pm Mon, Wed & Fri, 10am-6pm Sat & Sun)
This
reserve protects a 1920s fish-farming area and extraordinary birdlife in the east of the la-
goon. More than 230 bird species have been observed, including the greylag goose and
many wading birds.
NATURE RESERVE
Riserva Naturale Regionale
Foce dell'Isonzo
NATURE RESERVE
