A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy 17 May 2025

A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy

Pictured here is a spectacular view of a delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy. Spanning over 212 square miles, this lagoon is a rich mosaic of islands, mudflats, canals and marshes, and it"s one of the largest wetlands in the entire Mediterranean Basin. The lagoon isn"t just a scenic wonder—it"s a place steeped in history and innovation. Formed after the last Ice Age, it became a refuge for people fleeing invasions around the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE. In the centuries that followed, those early settlers began building what would eventually become the iconic city of Venice.

© Dimitri Weber/Amazing Aerial Agency

palette

Today in History

A window to the Pacific
Incan ingenuity
17 May 2024Endangered Species Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Eagles assemble!
7 Mar 2025Plum blossoms, China
19 Dec 2023Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland
21 Aug 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
4 Sep 2024Dusky eagle-owls, Pakistan
Turtle-y nice day for a swim
Magnificent moss, magnified
Rising with the sun
14 Jan 2024Whooper swans
Where are these spectacular peaks?
22 Jan 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
11 Jan 2024Eurasian lynx
1 Feb 2026Colourful house in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil
6 Nov 2024Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, United States
13 Oct 2024Royal Alcázar of Seville, Spain
Where Asia meets Europe
Two hungry baby beavers
19 Nov 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
4 Oct 2023World Space Week
Big rocks, big heads
17 Sep 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
13 Jun 2024Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
19 Jul 2025National Moth Week
7 Aug 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
All going swimmingly
3 Sep 2024Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA
21 Apr 2024London Marathon
30 Jul 2025International Day of Friendship
19 Jun 2024Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
17 Mar 2026Happy St Patricks Day!