Guides

Plan Murano and Burano properly

Planning guides for the choices that shape a lagoon day — boats, timing and what to see on each island.

How to Get to Murano and Burano: Vaporetto Lines, Tickets and Boat Tours

Getting from Venice to Murano and Burano: vaporetto line 12 from Fondamente Nove, lines 4.1, 4.2 and 3 to Murano, the €9.50 75-minute ticket and the 24- to 72-hour passes, and the half-day boat tours that visit both islands.

A glassblower shaping molten glass at a Murano furnace

Murano Glass: History, Techniques, Furnace Visits and the Glass Museum

A guide to Murano glass: why the furnaces moved to the island in 1291, the techniques from cristallo to murrine, what happens in a glassblowing demonstration, the Glass Museum's hours and €15.00 ticket, and how to recognise the Vetro Artistico Murano trademark.

Brightly painted houses along a canal on Burano

Burano and Torcello: Painted Houses, Lace and the Oldest Cathedral in the Lagoon

A guide to Burano and Torcello: the painted houses and how their colours are chosen, Burano lace and the Lace Museum (€7.00, closed Mondays), the bridge to Mazzorbo, and Torcello's cathedral, founded in 639, with its mosaics, bell tower and tickets.