History
In 1177, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and Pope Alexander III signed the Treaty of Venice here following Frederick's defeat at the Battle of Legnano in 1176.
In 1202, at the beginning of the Fourth Crusade, it was used as a camp by tens of thousands of crusaders, who were blockaded there by the Venetians when they could not pay for the Venetian ships they needed for transport.
In 1857, the first bathing facility was set up. This was the first time that anything like it had been seen in Europe and soon, the lido became "The Lido", a byword for a beach resort. The Lido's success and the fascination of Venice nearby made the Lido famous worldwide.
Lido was also famous for its brothels in the first half of the 20th century.
Major beach facilities, hotels and private summer villas have remained the heart of an island that is still known as the "Golden Island".
In the 1960s, the improving post-war Italian economy created a real- estate "boom" in the island, and many Venetians moved to Lido to benefit from its modern infrastructure.
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