Murano, Burano & Torcello

Murano, Burano & Torcello: the back story

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About Murano, Burano & Torcello: the back story

The northern lagoon: Murano and its glass furnaces, Burano’s painted houses, Mazzorbo’s vineyard and Venissa, and Torcello’s cathedral and the Locanda Cipriani.

Murano

The Museo del Vetro and the glass houses along the Fondamenta dei Vetrai.

The glass furnaces of the Fondamenta dei Vetrai on Murano at dusk
The glass furnaces of the Fondamenta dei Vetrai on Murano at dusk
Photo CreditImage courtesy of © Ewald Ehtreiber · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Burano and Torcello

Painted houses, then the cathedral’s mosaics on Torcello.

Give the islands a whole day.

Our advice: go to Torcello first, before the crowds.

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Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Murano, Burano & Torcello: the back story before you go.

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