A private half-day motorboat tour to two of Venice's lesser-explored lagoon islands.
Travel across the lagoon by private motorboat to see Burano's colorful fishermen's cottages and Murano's live glassblowing demonstration.
A private half-day boat tour of the Venetian archipelago's lesser-known islands, with a guided walk through Burano's colorful fishermen's cottages and a Murano glassblowing demonstration.
A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.
Departs by private motorboat from central Venice.
A guided walk through the fishing island's famous houses.
See a live demonstration of centuries-old glassmaking.
Your guide walks you back to a convenient point near your hotel.
Travel across the lagoon by private motorboat to see Burano's colorful fishermen's cottages and Murano's live glassblowing demonstration. A private half-day boat tour of the Venetian archipelago's lesser-known islands, with a guided walk through Burano's colorful fishermen's cottages and a Murano glassblowing demonstration.
Burano's lace tradition nearly died out entirely. By the 18th century, cheaper machine-made lace had gutted demand for the real, hand-worked version, and the craft stayed dormant for decades until a severe winter in 1872 — one that froze the lagoon and devastated the fishing families who depended on it — prompted a charity lace school to open on the island. The school's success depended on one elderly lacemaker, remembered as Cencia Scarpariola, who was asked to pass on techniques she was then the last person alive to fully know, teaching a local schoolteacher directly.
The island's famous color scheme has its own quieter modern rule behind it: homeowners are required to repaint their houses roughly every two years, and no house is allowed to match the color of the one right next to it — which is part of why the streets still look so deliberately varied today rather than randomly bright, decades after the original reasons for the colors have faded into legend.
This half-day private boat tour pairs that guided walk through Burano's cottages with a live glassblowing demonstration on Murano, with a private motorboat covering the lagoon between them rather than the shared public ferries most visitors rely on to move between islands, leaving more unhurried time on each one.
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