4* Planetarium Resort – Bibione

New building fully enclosed, 13m from beach reachable by free shuttle. 300m to town center, important shops 50m away. 9 blocks of 4-floor flats with elevators. Disabled accessible. Enclosed swimming pool area with 4 pools, games, and 4.5m slide. Solarium with chairs and bar. Restaurant, laundry, and bike rentals available. Modern, elegant apartments with safety features, aircon, heating, Sat tv, and bathrooms with large shower boxes and hair dryers. All apartments have reserved parking or a garage. Panoramic tower gives great views of the landscape.

The last Veneto beach you encounter before entering Friuli Venezia-Giulia is Bibione. Here, too, tourism has been the main resource for several decades, but well before other seaside resorts Bibione has focused on eco-sustainability and cycling tourism. Clean, perfectly organised, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and just a stone’s throw from green areas of extraordinary beauty, Bibione’s beach is perfect for combining comfort and nature.

To say that Bibione is a seaside town would be reductive. The waters that have forged the territory and identity of this famous Veneto seaside resort are of no less than 5 types: the salt water of the Adriatic, the brackish water of the lagoon, the fresh water of the Tagliamento river, the hot water of the thermal baths and finally the waters of the waterways. Despite the many hotels, the landscape retains a wild charm, with marshy and wooded areas, and invites long explorations on foot, by bicycle, horseback or kayak. On the other hand, it is quite correct to say that Bibione is an ideal location for a perfect beach holiday. The fact that it is called ‘All Beach’ should be enough to convince you that this is true, but if you have any doubts it is worth specifying that Bibione’s extensive coastline, 10 km long, is up to 300 metres wide.

Belfast City Airport is situated just a five-minute drive from Belfast city centre, and having been named the UK and Ireland’s Most Convenient Airport, it is the perfect place to start your journey to Venice and the Venetian Riviera.