Jesolo
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the Metropolitan City of Venice|metropolitan city of Venice. Jesolo (; ) 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 tou
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Jesolo is a popular beach resort town located near Venice in Italy that attracts around 1.3 million visitors annually, making it the second-most visited beach destination in the country. It matters as a major Italian tourist hub, ranking seventh overall among all Italian tourist destinations and representing a significant economic center for coastal tourism in the region.
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Key facts
- Italian comune.name
- Jesolo
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Jesolo
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- Aerial image of Lido di Jesolo (view from the southwest).jpg
- Italian comune.image_caption
- The beach of Jesolo
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Jesolo-Stemma.svg
- Italian comune.region
- Veneto
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Venice (VE)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Jesolo Lido, Jesolo Pineta, Passarella di Sotto, Cortellazzo, Ca' Pirami, Ca' Fornera, Passarella di Sotto, Piave Nuovo, Ca' Nani
- Italian comune.mayor
- Christofer De Zotti
- Italian comune.area_total_km2
- 95
- Italian comune.population_total
- 27,146
- Italian comune.population_as_of
Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin of the name
- Geography
- Main sights
- Medieval remains
- Museums
- Modern architecture
- Sport
- Economy
- Infrastructure and Transport
- Notable people
- Twin towns
- Gallery
- Notes and references
- External links
thumb|250px|Location of Jesolo in the Metropolitan City of Venice|metropolitan city of Venice. Jesolo (; ) 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 favourite destination of 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 , the place of horses. It is thought that Jesolo represents a corruption of this name.