Cavallino-Treporti is a town and comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

in the province of Venice

Province of Venice

The Province of Venice is a province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Venice.It has an area of 2,467 km², and a total population of 829,418 . There are 44 comuni in the province . As of 2005, the main comuni by population are:-External links:* * : photos of...

, Veneto

Veneto

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, northern Italy

Italy

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The commune occupies a peninsula (litorale del Cavallino) which divides the Venetian Lagoon

Venetian Lagoon

The Venetian Lagoon is the enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea in which the city of Venice is situated. Its name in the Venetian language, Laguna Veneta— cognate of Latin lacus, "lake"— has provided the international name for an enclosed, shallow embayment of saltwater, a lagoon.The Venetian Lagoon...

 from the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

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. The river Sile forms the north-eastern boundary with the comune of Jesolo

Jesolo

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. The comune is composed of several boroughs, including Cavallino, Treporti, Punta Sabbioni and others.

Economy is mostly based on summer tourism.

External links

• Official website of Cavallino Treporti Municipality
• CavallinoTreporti.net
• Parco turistico Cavallino Treporti
• Cavallino Treporti Forum