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Unusual Attractions in Lido

Vartanush

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Lazzaretto Vecchio

The oldest of Venice's plague quarantine stations, designed to keep the medieval city safe from disease.

San Lazzaro degli Armeni

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

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San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

1 mile from Lido

Poveglia Plague Island

A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.

1 mile from Lido

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

2 miles from Lido

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

2 miles from Lido

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Vartanush

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

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