Brussa cycle circuit (R030)

The route starts in Lignano and crosses Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto. It pedals toward Bibione skirting Valgrande, a fishing valley with high biodiversity considered an area of great scenic interest. Once a marshy area, thanks to land reclamation efforts it is now suitable for the breeding of mullet, sea bass, eel and sea bream. The route continues to the locality of Castello, crossing the Brussa, an area reclaimed in the 1920s and 1930s, where aquaculture still persists alongside intensive agriculture: in its valleys, shallow bodies of water, eel and other fish are farmed. Pedaling toward the sea, one reaches Valle Vecchia, the terminal part of the Brussa, a naturalistic oasis rich in birds, aquatic and floral species, and partly skirts the lagoon of Caorle, characterized by typical casoni. Returning toward Lignano, you pass the Punta Tagliamento lighthouse near the river mouth.