Porto Mandracchio, Grado

Destination of the Alpe-Adria cycle path. After eight daily stages with a total of 410 kilometers, you really deserve the jump into the Adriatic. Three beaches with wonderfully clean water invite you to do so. In general, Grado is a very welcoming and interesting place. In addition to its long and turbulent history, Grado is now very popular with tourists. There are over 30 hotels, four campsites and around 40 to 50 restaurants and pubs. A specialty is the Gradeser Boreto, a fish soup. There are about 30 different species of Boreto, depending on the season other species of fish are included. In the months from April to November there are many gastronomic events dedicated to the fish products of Grado and the vegetables that come from the hamlets of Fossalon and Boscat. So it can be endured - even a day or two longer.

The port of Grado is right in the center of the island, between the old town (the Castrum) and the pedestrian zone. It conveys real lagoon flair because the sea runs through the city in a Y-shape (actually the opposite of a Y-shape, since the Y points to the south) and like a canal. Originally, the west side of the harbor marked the border with the sea, but the Austrians built the other side after 1815, giving the harbor its idyllic shape and design.

The port of Grado is certainly one of the most beautiful sights in Grado. It invites you to go for a walk, there are two nice bars on the east and west side - on the west side is the Bar Al Porto. Beautiful yachts and boats are always in the harbor and are an enrichment when strolling along the shore. On both sides of the long neck of the canal that leads into the harbor there are fishing boats returning from their fishing trips in the morning.

Also on the west side of the harbor is the water taxi service - Servizio Taxi Laguna - which offers boat trips to the other islands and other places in the lagoon.

In the port, next to the water taxi, is also the pier of the Nuova Cristina, the boat that offers regular daily tours of the Grado Lagoon and the island of Barbana.

Very well-developed cycle path network!