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Shopping on the LidoFrom: Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido)
ABOVE: A man and his dog take a break while shoppers go out and about on a Saturday morning.
For much of the year, the Lido is a dormitory suburb of Venice.
Shops and services are geared mostly to locals, and you'll find a much wider
variety of shops in Venice than on the Lido.
Still, if you're in a shopping mood, you'll find a
reasonable assortment of boutiques (along with a handful of souvenir shops)
on the island's main business street, the Gran Viale Santa Maria Elisabetta.
For outdoor markets, try Il
Farmer's Market, a.k.a. Il Mercato del Contadino, on the
Riva di Corinto at Via Falcier on the Lagoon side of the
Lido, near the sports fields. It's open on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On Tuesdays, a weekly market
with both food and non-food items operates in the same location from 7 a.m.
to 2 p.m. During the warmer months, you can buy swimwear and other
beach-related items in a shop at the Lido's public bathhouse.
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