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Meet your guide and take Venice vaporetto, the water tram used by the locals to move around the city on the water, and visit beautiful Venice islands:
Murano Island, famous for glass-making, is the most popular island to
visit. A few centuries ago, all glass makers were required to live on
the island to protect the glass-making secrets. Today the tradition of
glass making continues here and you can find out all about it in the
glass museum. Some glass factories allow visitors or tours and there are
many shops selling glass creations and souvenirs. Murano also has
canals, sidewalk cafes, and restaurants.
Burano Island is an island of picturesque canals lined with colorful
houses. There are several good restaurants serving risotto and very
fresh fish. Famous for artisan lace, you can buy lace products in many
of the shops (but check to see that it's handmade and not mass-produced)
or visit the Lace Museum to find out more about the tradition of lace
making.
San Michelle is Venice's cemetary island. On the nicely landscaped
island are two churches and many tombs. A good time to visit is in early
November when the cemetary is full of flowers as it's customary to take
flowers to the graves on All Soul's Day. Tombs of famous ex-pats
include Ezra Pound in the Protestant section and Sergei Diaghilev and
Igor Stravinsky in the Orthodox section.
Tour Highlights
Venice lagood, islands of Murano, Burano and San Michele
Participants Information
TOUR CATEGORY: private tour
TOUR DURATION:
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
TOUR AVALIABILITY: every day
PARTICIPANTS MEETING TIME: your choice
PARTICIPANTS MEETING PLACE: your hotel
ENTRANCE TICKET: vaporetto E 20/person not included
