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Lazzaretto Nuovo
Island · Sant'Elena ·
Lazzaretto Nuovo
Island · Sant'Elena ·
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What It's Like to Tour Venice's 14th-Century Quarantine Island | Condé Nast Traveler
"A 14-acre island in the Venetian lagoon, roughly two miles northeast of the city center, the Lazzaretto Nuovo is where public health measures that combat epidemics were born. Quarantine, social distancing, even disinfecting our groceries—they may be new concepts to us, but the Venetians were doing it 700 years ago."
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Island with 15th-century buildings, birthplace of quarantine
30141 Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy Get directions
