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From its founding until 742 AD, theRepublic of Venice had its capital based in Eraclea. It was replaced byMalamocco. According to Greek mythology, it was founded by the hero anddemi-godHeracles.
Eraclea Mare is, together withJesolo andCaorle, one of the main seaside resorts on the Venetian coast facing theAdriatic Sea. A steady growth of foreign tourists, especially from Germany, has been recently recorded.
In 2009, Eraclea Mare was awarded the "3 Sails" by the environmentalNGOLegambiente. The city has been awarded the "Blue Flag" from the Foundation for Environmental Education every year from 2007 to 2017 for the cleanliness of its beaches and seawater.
Eraclea Mare is known for its pinewood and theLaguna del Mort 'Lagoon of the Dead'. The Lagoon, an unusual natural formation, was caused by the overflowing of the Piave river in 1935, whose bed was modified in its last stretch after a large flood. The Lagoon stretches between the Eraclea's Lido and the mouth of the Piave river and it is a sea-lagoon, being supplied with water only by the flood-tides. Still uncontaminated, the Mort is characterized by shallow and calm waters with a sandy and muddy seabed, rich inphytoplankton.
