Excursion to the Islands
Oltrex
Venice
Italy
Sun, 12th October 2008 - Tue, 31st March 2009
Excursion to the Islands - Murano, Burano adn Torcello
After sailing past the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the public Gardens, the tip of Sant'Elena and the Lido, the famous beach resort, the boat arrives at Murano known throughout the world for its glass manufacturing industry, where you can visit one of the factories.
The second stop is at the pictoresque island of Burano, famous not only for its lace but also for its fishermen's houses painted in bright colours.
Then after a short sail of about ten minutes we reach Torcello. Only the cathedral with its magnificent mosaics and the church of Santa Fosca remain as testimony of its former glory.
Tour Info:
Times:
- Apr-Oct: Twice Daily @ 9.30am & 2.30pm
- Nov-Apr: Once Daily @ 2.30pm
- Running Time: 3½
Meeting Point: 10 minutes before the above scheduled departure time from the box on front of the Prisons' Palace (closed to Doge's Palace)
Visit the three wonderful islands of the lagoon Murano, Burano and Torcello by a private motorlaunch.
In Murano you will see the ancient glass making factories and its masters fameous throughout the worldwide.
In Burano you will admire the coloured fisherman's houses where the grandmothers work the laces as they used to do many centuries ago.
Then you will visit Torcello, important for the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, built in the seventh century and the Church of Santa Fosca in
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