How to take a vaporetto excursion through the islands of the Venice Lagoon

When trips to Venice, riding a Italy, if you have planned a stay of at least three days, it is recommended that you dedicate one of them to making a excursion to the islands of the Venetian lagoon in one day.

In this regard, I am going to propose an excursion that will allow you visit the islands more important, Murano, Burano y Torcello

With this proposal you would only have to visit the island of Lido, which I still don't know and I have written down in my agenda for a future trip to Venice.

How to take a trip to Murano, Burano and Torcello in one day

If you prefer to do this excursion on your own, a good starting point would be to leave the Ferrovia vaporetto station Located next to the Santa Lucía Train Station.

Here you can grab a ferry of lines 41 or 42 that will take you to the first island of our excursion, that of Murano.

On this tour, the ferry will make a stop in the very close San Michele island, which is occupied exclusively by the venice cemetery.

At the moment of arrival to the Murano island, Get off at the first of its stops, the one at Column, to begin the visit of the island on foot.

During this walk, you will have time to visit a Murano glass factory, even the Glass museum and Church of Saint Mary and Donato, with its spectacular Byzantine mosaic.

And, of course, also to visit the countless stores with products made from the famous glass.

How to go by vaporetto to Burano Island

The next stage in this excursion is the visit of Burano island.

For go to Burano you have to take the LN line ferry that has a stop at the station Faro, which will take you directly to the island of Burano.

El walk through Burano will allow you to enjoy the special charm of this small fishing island with its colorful houses, and where you can also see the church of San Martino Vescovo, with its bell tower, very striking due to its great inclination.

Finally, and as the last stage, from the station vaporettos From Burano you will cross to the island opposite, the small islet of Torcello.

There you can visit the Byzantine Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, one of the largest and oldest in the Venice lagoon, as well as its adjacent byzantine church of Santa Fosca.

Be careful with the schedule, as both churches can only be visited until 18 p.m. (from November to February, until 17 p.m.), so you might be interested in making the excursion to Torcello before the walk through Burano.

Tras visit Torcello, you must return to it ferry which will take you back to Burano, where you will take another one to return to Venice and complete your excursion.

My advice on this excursion is that you calculate the departure times of the vaporettos Well, if you lose one, you will surely have to wait too long, which will penalize the time available for visits and your walk around the islands.

Tour in Spanish through the islands of the Venice Lagoon in one day

Another alternative option to do this day trip is that you prefer to sign up for a organized group accompanied by a tourist guide in Spanish.

If so, here you have the information about the tour in Spanish to Burano, Murano and Torcello, which takes place in four hours.

You also have the alternative of tour in Spanish to the islands of Murano and Burano, which will also take you four hours.