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bet”, ovvero l’ombrina, il pesce più saporito, assieme was born as an ancient fishing village. The origin the following centuries by the island of Casoni:
al “passerin”, la passera, che si contende il primato of this city cannot be forgotten. Here, fishing the ancient fishermen’s houses built in wood and
con le anguee o latterini. E, per finire con l’acquolina is a fascinating tradition handed down from marsh reed, which every summer attract many
in bocca, le sarde, poi preparate in saor o fritte. Al generation to generation, to the extent that it has tourists fascinated by these mystical structures
mercato di Caorle si respira ancora un’aria carica become a tourist attraction for guests. Caorle, that often welcome visitors with unique lunches
di storia anche grazie a dinamiche consolidate nei its fishing port and the municipal fish market and dinners. Now the boats loaded with fish land
secoli: l’acquisto del pesce si svolge ancora secondo are a symbol of the city as well as the “leaning” in Rio Interno, where the fishing port is located,
“l’asta ad orecchio”; dopo aver sussurrato all’astato- cathedral or the small church on the seafront, the and the fish is sold in the adjacent Municipal
re la proposta ci si mette in attesadella gridata. Ad Santuario della Madonna dell’Angelo, so dear Fish Market. The musky octopus and scallops of
oggi il pesce a Caorle si acquista ancora così. La gior- to Pope John XXIII. But fishing is the activity Caorle are particularly famous, as well as clams
nata iniziata all’ alba volge al termine al tramonto, that links many small islands with bridges and and queen scallops. The old fishermen, however,
quando si assiste lungo il Rio allo spettacolo dei pe- navigable canals, mostly buried today. At the have no doubts: the tastiest fish is the “corbet”, or
scatori che preparano le reti da pesca e le barche per entrance to the town, fishermen’s boats can already gurbell, together with the “passerin”, the flounder,
il domani. Un rito che si conserva intatto nei secoli. be seen in the distance, placidly moored in the port, and the sand smelts. Finally, a mouth-watering
with their main masts standing out. The name specialty: the sardines, in saor or fried. At the
CAORLE VINTAGE... Caorle precisely derives from “Sylva Caprulana”, Caorle market, you can still get in touch with
associated with the woods present on the ancient
history with the traditional “whispered auction”,
HOW WE WERE island. The first remains date back to the Bronze i.e. the offer is whispered to the auctioneer, waiting
Age, with some Paleo-Venetian settlements in for him to shout the winner. The day that began at
Caorle and fishing, a tight the hamlet of San Gaetano. In Roman times, the dawn ends at sunset, when along the Rio you can
bond for centuries people from the nearby Concordia and Opitergium see the fishermen preparing their fishing nets and
boats for the next day. A ritual that has been kept
(Oderzo) gathered here. Fishing immediately
Caorle, now a famous international tourist resort, became one of the main activities, as proved in intact over the centuries.