Caorle is a lagoon island. It’s surrounded by water. In front, the Adriatic Sea is the Livenza River to the west and the Lemene River to the east.
The separation from the mainland used to be wider, but it always remains an island geographically and in spirit.
Caorle is in the water. Caorle used to have numerous canals, just like Venice. Today only street names like Rio Terrà indicate that we are walking onto a filled-in canal.
The village is over 2000 years old (island of Caprulae, island of the goats) and was founded by fishermen and shepherds as an outer harbor for the inland Roman legionary base Iulia Concordia (today called Concordia Sagittaria).
The fishing took place both in the sea and in the lagoon.
Since 1439 fishermen have gathered to form the fishing consortium, the oldest in Italy. The president was chosen from among “honest and upright” men, and my grandfather Desiderio Dorigo also held that position in the 1930s.
After the Second World War Caorle developed for tourism. Between 1955 and 1965 around 200 hotels were built and the appearance of Caorle underwent a great change. In the same years my parents also built the house that is now the Bed & Breakfast.
So there is a lot to tell about Caorle and I will slowly try to do it.
Bye for now!