Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Lido di Venezia
BLUE MOON
(Piazzale Bucintoro 1; 10am-6.30pm May-Sep; ; Lido)
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Named after a glamorous nightclub
that once stood on the beach, the Blue Moon serves the
spiaggia comunale
(public beach)
at the northern end of the Lido. Designed by Giancarlo de Carlo, professor emeritus at the
Venice School of Architecture, in 1999, it marked the start of the Lido's most recent wave
of redevelopment.
The bizarre, sci-fi structure - which consists of a semicircular, domed rotunda, contain-
ing a bar and restaurant, and a 30m-high aluminium flag tower and extended viewing plat-
form - begs to be explored. Ramps and staircases lead to different levels and a raised dance
floor, while the semicircular shape of the main building creates a piazza-like effect on the
beach. In summer it's a hive of democratic events and activities, which is precisely what
Giancarlo envisaged.
BEACH COMPLEX
LIDO ON BIKE
MAP
CYCLING
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 526 80 19;
www.lidoonbike.it
;
Gran Viale 21b; bikes per 90min/day €5/9; 9am-7pm mid-Mar-Oct;
Lido)
To tour at your own pace, rent a set of wheels from this friendly bike place near the
Lido
vaporetto
stop, with reasonable prices that include a free map with recommended
routes. It's a great way to island-hop to Pellestrina. You must have official identification
showing you're at least 18 to rent.
CIRCOLO DEL GOLF VENEZIA
( 041 73 13 33;
www.circologolfvenezia.com
;
Via Strada Vecchia 1, Alberoni; green fees weekdays/weekends €97/
109; 8.30am-6.30pm Tue-Sun; ; Lido)
Preserving some of the Lido's natural beauty, the
golf club sits on a 100-hectare site protected by the World Wildlife Fund. The original nine-
hole course (there are now 18) was designed by Cruikshank of Glasgow in 1928 and incor-
porates the walls of the old Alberoni fort as key elements in a number of holes.
GOLF
