This excursion will take you to explore
the three most famous islands of the Venetian Lagoon. An extremely relaxing
tour, which combines many different characteristics of Venice: the natural
beauty, craftsmanship, a genuine fisherman village atmosphere and the history
of the earliest days.
Murano is the
island famous for its glassmaking, a traditional
activity that still preserves the ancient techniques of the past. You
will admire the glass masters at work while producing the beautiful
objects which have made them famous all over the world.
Burano is the most cheerful and one of the most populous of the lagoon
islands. Its brightly painted houses give it the air of an Italian opera
set, while the success of its most important industries, lace
making, fishing
and boat building, accounts for the well-being of its people.
Torcello can be considered the “Mother of Venice” and was settled between
the 5th and 7thC by the fist waves of refugees from
the Barbarian invasions on the Mainland. Today the island is nearly uninhabited
(residents being reduced to 12). Covered by a rich typical vegetation,
Torcello preserves the most ancient monument of the Llagoon: the solemn
Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639 and rebuilt in 1008,
decorated with outstanding Byzantine mosaics.
DURATION: 4 hours
ADMISSIONS:
Torcello's Basilica 3 euros p.p.
TOUR PRICE:
Private tour for up to 6 people: 630,00 euros
Group rates on request
Full day rates on request
THE PRICE INCLUDES: the service
of a certified tour guide and the hiring of a private waterborne taxi
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