Wreck of the Audace

Miramare Marine Reserve

Tegnue of Venice

The Veneto and Friuli offer squid ink risotto, sarde in saor, frico cheese, lagoon clams and the wines of Prosecco and Friulano. The coast serves just-caught Adriatic fish. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Italian flavours shine through in every seafood meal.

Hotel Danieli

Hotel Monaco

Grand Hotel Duchi d Aosta

Hotel Savoy

The northern Adriatic blends lagoon ecology, Austro-Hungarian history and Karst caves. The Tegnue off Venice are unique low rocky outcrops on sand that shelter seahorses, pipefish and nudibranchs, while Trieste’s Miramare Marine Reserve offers walls and sea fans. The region’s wrecks include the Audace and Tenda steamers and the Oria cargo, and Grado and Lignano add reefs and small wrecks. Lagoons, gentle reefs and a rich cultural backdrop make this a distinctive, accessible diving region at the top of the Adriatic. The region rewards careful planning and respects the strong Italian marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels. The region rewards careful planning and respects the strong Italian marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels.

Veneto & Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Northern Adriatic

Fly into Venice (VCE) or Trieste (TRS), then drive the coast. Dive bases sit in Venice, Chioggia, Trieste, Grado and Lignano.

Dive Sites in Veneto & Friuli-Venezia Giulia – Northern Adriatic

Wreck of the Audace

Miramare Marine Reserve

Tegnue of Venice