Love nature? Got $28 million? A Swarovski family trust is selling this private island in Venice lagoon

The Venice lagoon’s Isola Santa Cristina, a private island prized for its natural beauty, is on the market for the first time in more than four decades at €24 million (about $27.7–$28 million). The 72-acre property centers on a nine-bedroom villa with a heated saltwater pool, extensive gardens, and its own wine production. It also features a private vineyard, olive groves, orchards, a boat house, a farmhouse, and a chapel, with space for five boats and capacity for five more, plus a helicopter landing pad for quick getaways. A freshwater spring supports a miniature farm operation, underscoring its self-sustaining ambitions.

Owned by the late Swarovski heir Gernot Langes-Swarovski, who bought the island in 1986, Santa Cristina sits at the northern edge of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Venice lagoon and is linked to the Ammiana archipelago’s historic garden islands, which were largely abandoned as seas rose. Santa Cristina remains the only survivor. Venice Sotheby’s International Realty is handling the listing, and the sale offers a rare chance to own a private, waterside refuge within about a 20-minute private-boat ride of Venice.