Journey from Venice to Murano and other Murano, Italy General Tips

Favorite Thing: The journey from Venice to Murano on the valporetto (water bus) takes about 10-20 minutes and gives you a nice exprience of the vastness of the Venice lagoon area. Most of the valporetto will stop at the Fondamenta Nuove stop, before heading north-east across the Venice lagoon to Murano. Along the way, you will see many boats of all shapes and sizes moving along the lagoon, and you will pass by the Isola di San Michele , which is the graveyard island of Venice because the island is basically a huge cemetry. You will also notice that there are lots of guiding poles sticking out of the water, these poles are used to guide the valporetto and other boats to the various key locations on the Venice lagoon. More photos of the journey are at the travelogue section of this VT page.


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Favorite Thing: Murano is much more than the famous Murano glass, in fact my wife and I found the smaller islands such as Murano and Burano to be charming because they are smaller, more cosy and less touristy than Venice, which is full of tourists during the peak seasons. Here in Murano, you can see the locals going about their daily life and the canals have less traffic than in Venice. If you are coming to Murano on a free and easy trip (rather than joining the tour groups which are always on a rush), I suggest that you take time and walk around the streets on this island, some of which are quiet which is very rare if you are in Venice.


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Favorite Thing: When you are at Murano, you will be able to see boats on the canal parked along the banks selling fruits, vegetables and other stuff, and the local people buying them. This is something interesting in the small islands which you may not be able to see while in Venice, probably because it is too touristy and Venice is too big.


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Favorite Thing: If you look around you in Murano, you may be able to spot some interesting architecture and items. During my visit there in June 2007, I managed to spot this interesting water pump along the Grand Canal area of Murano.


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