Grado, a seaside village in the province of Gorizia, stretches between the homonymous lagoon, the mouth of the Isonzo and the Adriatic Sea. The Grado lagoon includes about 30 islands and two nature reserves, which preserve their biodiversity. In addition to the main island, the island of Schiusa is permanently inhabited, connected to Grado with two bridges, and the island of Barbana.
