Lignano's history
The name of Lignano derives from "Lupignanum", which means "place inhabited by wolves". It also appears to have been known as the "forest of wood".
In fact, Lignano was a small centre with a port where fishermen from Marano settled so they could take advantage of the pinewoods. In Roman times Lignano was probably crossed by the "Via Annia" which linked Concordia to Aquilea.
In the first drawings which go back to '500 and '600 Lignano is represented by a series of sand dunes crossed by an intricate network of canals and a long strip of sandy beach, a thick cluster of black pines, larches and holly, a few houses along the lagoon, a fisherman's hut and a church.
