Napoleonic-Fort Private Island Near Venice Lists for $7.5M

Crevan, a private island in the Venice lagoon, features a Napoleonic-era fortress that has been converted into a small villa. The property, with an internal canal and two private boat moorings, is listed for $7.5 million by Lionard Luxury Real Estate. Restored in 1996, the island offers four principal rooms and two bathrooms and sits near the islands of Torcello, Murano and Burano, with potential to expand caretaker quarters into a larger home. The fortress was built in 1806 as part of the Venetian Lagoon defense and remained in private residential use after Italy unified in 1866.