The Italian coastline between Venice and Trieste is dotted with small towns that swell dramatically into seaside resorts during the summer months. Separated from the rest by the Marano Lagoon, Grado isn’t dramatically different from Caorle, Lido, Lignano and Jesolo. They all boast countless beach chairs along the Adriatic Sea and plenty of sun.

For those who aren’t sure whether they want to show a sunlight-starved body in a bikini, show no fear here, because the many tourists from Germany and Austria that come here certainly aren’t. The Germanic visitors aren’t new to this area; Friuli-Venezia Giulia was once a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, after all.