Venezia Trip Overview
Discover the delights of the Venetian Lagoon on this private 4-hour tour of Murano, Burano and Torcello islands in Venice. Watch skilled glassblowers at work on Murano Island. Admire pretty houses in pastel shades around Burano Island’s delightful fishing port and learn of the ancient lacemaking traditions still practised today. Explore Torcello Island and marvel at top highlights such as the 12th-century Church of Santa Fosca and the Venetian-Byzantine mosaics at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. This private tour ensures personalized attention from your guide.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Venezia, Italy
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Venezia, Veneto, Italy
Discover the delights of the Venetian Lagoon on this private 4-hour tour of Murano, Burano and Torcello islands in Venice. Watch skilled glassblowers at work on Murano Island. Admire pretty houses in pastel shades around Burano Island’s delightful fishing port and learn of the ancient lacemaking traditions still practised today. Explore Torcello Island and marvel at top highlights such as the 12th-century Church of Santa Fosca and the Venetian-Byzantine mosaics at the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta. This private tour ensures personalized attention from your guide.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Laguna di Venezia, Venice Italy
Navigate through the Venetian Lagoon to reach the islands and enjoy the view!
Stop At: Isola di Murano, Isola Di Murano Piazzale Roma o Fondamenta Nuove, 30141 Murano Italy
The island of Murano is the first stop of this excursion: you will have a chance to enter a glass factory and see the masters working the glass as they have been doing for centuries and then visit the center of the island.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Isola di Burano – World Heritage Site, San Martino dx 961, 30142 Burano Italy
Second stop of this half day excursion is Burano, famous for the colorful fishermen’s houses and for the traditional handmade laces
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Isola Torcello, 30142 Venice Italy
Torcello is the third and last stop of this tour. The island is the first to be inhabited in the Venetian lagoon and still shows the traces of its origins.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Chiesa di Santa Fosca, Campo Di Santa Fosca Campo di Santa Fosca, Adiacente alla Strada Nova, Venice Italy
The church of Santa Fosca stands in the main square of Torcello and is a fine example of venetian-byzantine style.
Stop At: Trono di Attila, Via Torcello 29 Isola di Torcello, 30175 Torcello Italy
In the middle of Torcello stands the ancient Attila’s throne.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Ponte del Diavolo, Lungo la Strada dal Porticciolo Piazza Principale di Torcello, Torcello Italy
Cross the Devil’s Bridge which still preserves the shape of the ancient Venetian bridges
Pass By: Piazza San Marco, 31024 Venice Italy
The boat leaves from St’Mark’s Square, which you will have the chance to admire from a different perspective.