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Events and tours
The Consorzio Grado Turismo will promote and support the events organised on the island but is not responsible for their organisation or for any changes to the programme that may occur without prior notice. In order to keep up to date with the latest news or any changes in the programme, we strongly recommend consulting the official websites of the organisers or of the local institutions involved.
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Guided tours and excursions
Discover Grado on your own with audio guides
8 September 2024
Thanks to the new audioguide service available free of charge from the homepage of this website, discover the 20 main attractions on the Island of the Sun, grouped into three itineraries.
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ITINERARY
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Porto Mandracchio
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Castrum
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Basilica Santa Maria delle Grazie
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Basilica di Santa Eufemia, battistero e lapidarium
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Piazza Biagio Marin and Basilica della Corte
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A sophisticated walk: the Art Nouveau Villas
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Parco delle Rose
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Congress centre
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Barbana
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Costa Azzurra beach
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Promenade Nazario Sauro
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G.I.T. beach and acquatic park
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TMarine Thermal Baths
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Sacca beach and Grado Pineta
SPORTS, NATURE, FOOD&WINE ITINERARY
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Fishermen’s Cooperative
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Covered Market
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Grado and its Bike Paths
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The Lagoon and its Treasures: fish, plants and Santonego
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Valle Cavanata Nature Reserve
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Fossalon and White Asparagus
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Guided tours and excursions
Self-organized day trip by boat to Trieste, Lignano Sabbiadoro and Aquileia
8 September 2024
GRADO - TRIESTE
We would like to inform you that, due to the temporary unavailability of the motor ship, until further notice the maritime connection Trieste-Grado is carried out by the substitute bus service equipped with a bicycle transport trolley.
Departure from Trieste is from Riva 3 Novembre on the sea side - near Molo Audace.
Departure from Grado is from the Molo Torpediniere bus stop area.
Passengers departing from Trieste will be sold tickets once they arrive in Grado by the ground assistance staff, who will also be in charge of checking FVG CARDS.
Every day, except Mondays, from 01st May to 29th September 2024, experience the thrill of visiting Trieste starting from Grado, crossing the Gulf of Trieste thanks to the maritime services run by APT Gorizia and TPL FVG. Once in Trieste, if you are on a bicycle, you can follow one of our cycle routes: CULTURAL or NATURALISTIC. Alternatively, you can go to the InfoPoint in Piazza Unità d'Italia and ask for information material on Trieste; you can discover the town on foot or you can use the convenient HopTour bus service to discover the city's places of interest and attractions. Audio guides synchronised with the route will provide you with information and curiosities. The tour starts from the Rive, at the Molo Audace, in front of Piazza Unità, and after reaching the San Giusto hill it reaches the wonderful Miramare Castle and Park. Discounts for FVG Card holders.
- FROM 1st MAY TO 14th JUNE 2024 and FROM 2nd SEPTEMBER TO 29th SEPTEMBER 2024
Departure from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.40 a.m; 06.30 p.m.
Departure from TRIESTE (Molo Audace) for return 09.00 a.m; 04.45 p.m..
- FROM 15th JUNE TO 1st SEPTEMBER 2024
Departures from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.10 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Departures from TRIESTE (Molo Audace) for return 12.45 p.m. - 5.45 p.m.
Single trip 11,00 €
Round trip 16,50 €
Bike 0,95 €
GRADO - LIGNANO SABBIADORO
We would like to inform you that, due to the temporary unavailability of the motor ship, until further notice the maritime connection Trieste-Lignano is carried out by the substitute bus service equipped with a bicycle transport trolley.
Departure from Grado is from the Molo Torpediniere bus stop area.
From 01st May to 29th September 2024, the ferry link that connects the two main seaside towns in Friuli Venezia Giulia returns, a journey between sea and land particularly suitable for lovers of two wheels, to cycle along cycle routes surrounded by nature, among castles and seaside hamlets. Once in Lignano, if you are on a bicycle, you can follow one of our bicycle itineraries: ITINERARIO URBANO DI LIGNANO SABBIADORO; ITINERARIO LIGNANO SABBIADORO - BIBIONE; ITINERARIO BOAT, BIKE AND TRAIN: LIGNANO - LATISANA. Or you can go by bike to Marano lagunare, take the boat to Lignano Sabbiadoro (9.00 a.m. / 11.00 a.m. / 2.00 p.m.) and at 4.45 p.m. return by boat to Grado ITINERARIO BIKE and BOAT: GRADO-MARANO-LIGNANO. If you are on a trip with children, discover HERE the experiences and amusement parks of Lignano.
- FROM 1st MAY TO 14th JUNE 2024 and FROM 2nd SEPTEMBER TO 29th SEPTEMBER 2024
Departure from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.40 a.m. - 6.20 p.m.
Departure from LIGNANO SABBIADORO (Sbarco dei Pirati) for return 04.45 p.m..
- FROM 15th JUNE TO 1st SEPTEMBER 2024
Departures from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.20 a.m. - 7.20 p.m.
Departures from LIGNANO SABBIADORO (Sbarco dei Pirati) for return 5.45 p.m.
Single trip 7,80 €
Round trip 11,70 €
Bike 0,95 €
GRADO - AQUILEIA
From 1st May to 29th September 2024, from Tuesday to Sunday, the maritime line Aquileia - Grado offers a boat excursion in the Grado Lagoon, a magical place rich in luxuriant vegetation, immersed in quiet and dotted with casoni, the characteristic old fishermen's dwellings. The boat is equipped with 25 stalls for transporting bicycles (subject to availability) and makes it possible to organise a cycling tour along the Alpe Adria Radweg cycle route and to discover the other cycle routes of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Coast. Discover what you can do in Aquileia HERE.
- FROM 1st MAY TO 14th JUNE 2024 and FROM 2nd SEPTEMBER TO 29th SEPTEMBER 2024
Departure from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.35 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. - 6.20 p.m.
Departure from AQUILEIA (Banchina via Dante, 17) for return 01.10 p.m. - 05.05 p.m.
- FROM 15th JUNE TO 1st SEPTEMBER 2024
Departures from GRADO (Molo Torpediniere) 10.15 a.m. - 02.30 p.m. - 7.20 p.m.
Departures from AQUILEIA (Banchina via Dante, 17) for return 1.10 p.m. - 6.05 p.m.
Single trip 5,10 €
Round trip 8,60 €
Bike 0,95 €
Tickets can be purchased on board the motorship and at all Core TPL FVG ticket offices. The single journey ticket can also be purchased from the TPL FVG app. If you have a FVG card you are entitled to a round trip (with a child under 12) to be made on the same day. It is possible to travel with your own bicycle in tow (no more than one bicycle per passenger) within the limits of available space and at the discretion of the captain. It is advisable to enquire in advance about the availability of the service, particularly during peak times and at weekends. To transport a bicycle you must purchase a special ticket; you can purchase tickets on board the motor vessel, and at all Core TPL FVG ticket offices.
TPLFVG
TELEPHONE + 39 040 9712343
WEBSITE https://tplfvg.it/it/il-viaggio/servizi-marittimi/
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Guided tours and excursions
Excursions in the lagoon and to Barbana
8 September 2024
To discover the Lagoon you can take a motorboat trip to Porto Buso or go to the Sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the island of Barbana with the Motoscafisti Gradesi regular service. You can spend a pleasant day in the company of friends renting a boat and enjoying the beautiful waters and wild nature of the Banco d'Orio, or you can be accompanied by Taxi Boat or NCC between the casoni and mote...
MIRKO BOAT - NCC
Boat with driver dedicated to small groups of people for half or full day transfers and rentals; departure from RIVA S. SLATAPER - GRADO (in front of the Hotel Savoy), tel +39 345 4686207, info@mirkotaxiboat-grado.com, www.mirkotaxiboat-grado.com
- THE ISLAND OF BARBANA: travel time 30 min (return + stop);
- TOUR OF THE LAGOON: duration 60 min non-stop;
- ANFORA ISLAND/PORTOBUSO: travel time 50 min + 2 hours stop for lunch (not included);
- MARANO OR LIGNANO: travel time 1.30 min (return + stop).
Excursions in the Grado lagoon for individuals or small groups; 2 taxis are available for a maximum of 18 passengers per boat. Departure from Porto Mandracchio, Riva San Vito, 5 (opposite Al Porto bar). Tel +39 339 2961866 (Mariel), taxiboatgrado@gmail.com, www.taxiboat-grado.com
- LAGOON AND PORTOBUSO/ANFORA ISLAND "Trattoria ai Ciodi", with stopover
- ISLANDS&CASONI non stop
- LAGOON AND BARBANA ISLAND with stopover, duration 2 hours
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MOSTRE E CONVEGNI, ATTIVITÀ PER FAMIGLIE
Fishing and Lagoon Civilisation Museum
29 March 2024
Position: Via Orseolo, 22, Grado
The Museum of Fishing and Lagoon Civilisation was established to protect and preserve the history and culture of the "Casonera" civilisation, a community that lived permanently in the casoni (fishermen's huts) of the Grado Lagoon until after World War II, developing its own customs and traditions over the centuries, which remained unchanged until the early 20th century.
Opening hours:
EVERY DAY from 09:30 a.m to 01:00 p.m and from 08:00 p.m to 11:00 p.m.
Tours with free explanations, lasting approximately one hour, to discover the museum, every Sunday (16/06 to 08/09/2024) at 10:30 am.
The illustrations will be activated with a minimum number of 5 participants. For both the scheduled Sunday illustrations and any extraordinary illustrations for groups, RESERVATION IS REQUIRED by phoning during opening hours or sending a Whatsapp message to +39 338 9912068.
Admission to the museum is free of charge.
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ATTIVITÀ PER FAMIGLIE, ENOGASTRONOMIA
Arte Bontà e Benessere - Market
6 September 2024
Position: Viale Regina Elena, Via Marconi, Viale Dante Alighieri - Grado
From 9:00 am to 11:50 pm
Seafront and pedestrian area of Grado.
Market with food products, handicrafts and crafts on the spot. Entertainment with street artists and games for children.
Organised by:
Anima Eventi
ATTIVITÀ PER FAMIGLIE
Hobbyist Market
31 August 2024
Position: Piazza XXVI Maggio, Grado
From 10:00 am
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MOSTRE E CONVEGNI, EVENTI RELIGIOSI, ATTIVITÀ PER FAMIGLIE
International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles
8 September 2024
Position: Battistero di San Giovanni, Grado
On Sunday 8 September, at the end of the Holy Mass at 10.30 a.m. in the Basilica, the International Exhibition of Eucharistic Miracles will be inaugurated at the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
Conceived and realised by Carlo Acutis and proposed by the Diocese of Vittorio Veneto.
The exhibition will cover the 33 panels that make up the exhibition itinerary, reproducing some of the Eucharistic Miracles collected during the lifetime of Blessed Carlo Acutis.
The originality of this exhibition is the close link between the presentation of the miracles and the life of Carlo, who died at the age of fifteen from fulminant leukaemia and will be beatified in Assisi on 10 October 2020.
The exhibition interweaves the life of this boy with the Eucharistic miracles that he himself collected, visiting many of the places where they occurred and using digital technologies.
Thus, in order to invite people to enter into the Eucharistic Mystery, he designed the Eucharistic Miracles Exhibition which, to date, has been hosted on all Continents.
The Exhibition, whose entrance is free of charge, will be open every day from morning to sunset.
Organised by:
Parish of Grado