Murano and Burano day trip from Venice
A day trip to Murano and Burano from Venice: the Ponte del Diavolo on Torcello, the coloured houses of Burano and its Lace Museum, then Murano's Basilica of Santa Maria e San Donato, the Murano Glass Museum and the glass furnaces of Fondamenta dei Vetrai, and San Martino's leaning bell tower in Burano. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 1 days
Murano and Burano in 1 day
Day 1
Ponte del Diavolo
Old stone bridge without parapets over a canal on Torcello, the quiet lagoon island next to Burano, wrapped in local legend.
Coloured houses of Burano
Fishermen's houses painted in bright colours along Burano's canals, a walk through some of the most photographed streets in the lagoon.
Burano Lace Museum
Museum in the old Podestà palace on Piazza Galuppi showing Burano's centuries-old needle-lace tradition, sometimes with lacemakers at work.
Basilica of Santa Maria e San Donato
Venetian-Byzantine church on Murano with a 12th-century mosaic floor and a gold mosaic of the Virgin in the apse.
Murano Glass Museum
Museum in the Palazzo Giustinian on the history of Murano glass, from Roman pieces to modern designs.
Murano glass furnaces (Fondamenta dei Vetrai)
Canal-side street of glass workshops and showrooms, where some furnaces let visitors watch the glassmakers at work.
San Martino and its leaning bell tower
Sixteenth-century church on Burano's main square, with a Tiepolo Crucifixion and a bell tower that leans visibly.
Watch: Murano and Burano
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
Getting there
Vaporetto water buses leave Fondamente Nove for Murano in about 10 minutes and run on from Murano to Burano in about 35-45 minutes. A short shuttle boat links Burano with Torcello in about 5 minutes, and the islands are linked by boat for the trip back to Venice.
Staying in Venice? This day fits into those city plans, and in the Trip Builder it is one click under each of them.
When to go to Murano and Burano
Spring and autumn are the best seasons, mild for walking the islands with fewer people on the boats. Summer is hot and the boats are crowded, and winter can bring fog, cold and high water, though the islands are quiet. Burano is liveliest in the afternoon light, when the coloured houses glow.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Murano and Burano on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Murano and Burano on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Murano and Burano on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
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Tips for Murano and Burano
- A vaporetto travel card for one or more days covers all the lagoon lines, which is simpler than single tickets for several island hops.
- Glass-blowing demonstrations are most likely on weekday mornings and early afternoons; many furnaces close at weekends.
- Boats to Burano fill up from late morning; take an early boat from Fondamente Nove to reach the islands before the crowds.
- Burano's coloured houses are private homes: keep doorways clear and keep noise down in the side lanes.
- Try Burano's buttery bussolà biscuits and a seafood lunch, such as risotto made with lagoon fish, in one of the island's trattorias.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Basilica of Santa Maria e San Donato: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Burano Lace Museum: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Coloured houses of Burano: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Murano Glass Museum: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Murano glass furnaces (Fondamenta dei Vetrai): Wittylama, CC BY-SA 4.0
- San Martino and its leaning bell tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
