62 islands spread out all over the lagoon. Not one alike the other.
the northern islands of the lagoon
- Rather than buy the Murano-Burano-Torcello ticket, get a 24 hours waterbus ticket: for the same money you can use it for any waterbus you like (even to go back to the train station / Piazzale Roma or do a Canal Grande ride) within 24 hours from the first validation
- in Murano walk a bit more in and do not stop at the first glass showrooms you see
- In Murano everything closes down by 5 PM. In Burano at 6 PM
- There are boats all night long
- I prefer Burano, it’s prettier & colourful
- when you are ready to come back from Burano, cross the bridge on the right of the waterbus stop and take it from Mazzorbo: discover one of our farm island and take the waterbus (#12) from there to come back (#slowvenice)
- there is a lovely park at the very end of the fish-shaped Venice in the close island of Certosa: perfect to take a breathe of off-beaten fresh air (#slowvenice)
Our itinerary for the northern lagoon
- Waterbus #12 from Fondamenta Nove to Burano
- Visit Burano
- Waterbus #9 from Burano to Torcello
- Visit Torcello, the abbey and the ruins
- Waterbus #9 back to Burano
- Cross the bridge and visit Mazzorbo too
- Waterbus #12 from Mazzorbo to Murano
- Lunch in Murano (Ai Bisatei?) and visit
- Waterbus #13 from Murano to Sant’Erasmo
- Visit Sant’Erasmo (we call it the “Venice Vegetable Garden”) and maybe a swim in the little beach
- Waterbus #12 from Sant’Erasmo to Fondamenta Nove
The Southern Islands of the Lagoon
- in San Giorgio Maggiore (opposite San Marco, waterbus route #2) you have Fondazione Cini, its beautiful garden and a fantastic sunset view
- once in Giudecca (waterbus routes #4.1/4.2, #2), visit Casa Tre Oci (Zitelle stop, Wed – Mon 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., €12). They have fantastic photography exhibitions usually
- At Lido (waterbus routes #5.1/5.2, #6, #2) you can actually have a swim, trace down the stars at Palazzo del Cinema during the film festival, ride a bicycle down to Alberoni, visit the little village of Malamocco or get a ferry to that thin strip of land called Pellestrina
- ready for a horror film set in an asylum/ a wedding / both? Visit San Servolo (waterbus route #20)
- would you like to discover something more about Armenian Monks? Visit San Lazzaro degli Armeni (only taking the waterbus route #20 departing at 3:10 PM from San Zaccaria stop)