Jesolo
Italian comune
Jesolo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈjɛːzolo]; Venetian: Gèzoło) is a seaside resort town and comune of 27,146 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy.
With around 1.3 million visitors per year, Jesolo ranks second among beach resorts in the country, and third in terms of nights spent there (ca 5.65 million in 2025). It ranks 7th overall as a tourist destination in Italy, behind the major cities of Rome, Milan, Venice and Florence. With 204,711.4 visits per thousand inhabitants, it is also one of the 50 Italian towns with the greatest tourist pressure.
Its 15 kilometres (9 miles) of beaches and proximity to Central Europe make it a destination for many German, Austrian, Dutch and French visitors.
History
In Roman times the lagoon extended over the area now occupied by the town. There were several islands in the lagoon, the biggest of which was known as Equilium, the place of horses. It is thought that Jesolo represents a corruption of this name.
Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire, barbarian invasions occurred in Italy and the Veneto hinterland. This caused a migration from Roman cities, such as Altino, to the safer islands of the lagoon.
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