Murano Glass Experience With a Visit to Burano Lace Island
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Venice, Italy
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
No trip to Venice is complete without visiting some of the most notable islands in the Venetian Lagoon—particularly those that are renowned for their handicrafts. This cruise visits two in just half a day. Begin at Murano, where you can watch a thrilling glass-blowing demonstration, before transferring to Burano, known for its tradition of lace-making.
- Check off two top Venetian islands in just half a day
- Witness glass-blowing on Murano and lace-making on Burano
- Discover a side of the city that many visitors overlook
- Have the opportunity to shop for souvenirs, if you wish
What's Included
- Transport by private boat
- Local guide
- Glass factory visit
- 1 glass of wine
- 20% discount at Colleoni glass factory
- Tips
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Chiesa della Pietà - Santa Maria della VisitazioneRiva degli Schiavoni, 30122 Venezia VE, Italy
Local guide will wait outside the Church which between locanda Vivaldi and Hotel Metropole. Close by boat station San Zaccaria From Santa Lucia train station and Piazzale Roma car terminal at use line 4.1 or 5.1
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Meet your guide in central Venice and head to the pier to board your private boat. Set sail on the UNESCO-listed Venice Lagoon, and admire the views as you glide past San Giorgio island, Certosa island, and Sant Erasmo island.
Arrive at Murano and jump off for a walking tour of the tranquil island, pausing to admire the 12th-century Church of Santi Maria e Donato. Then, discover the island’s claim to fame—Murano glass—as you visit a glass factory, enjoy a traditional glass-blowing demonstration, and perhaps purchase some exquisite handmade souvenirs.
Back on the boat, it’s a short cruise to Burano, where the multi-colored houses and picturesque fishing port make for some striking photo opportunities. After taking in the scenery, pay a visit to a lace factory to discover the island’s rich lace-making heritage.
After returning to the mainland, your tour ends back at your original departure point.
Arrive at Murano and jump off for a walking tour of the tranquil island, pausing to admire the 12th-century Church of Santi Maria e Donato. Then, discover the island’s claim to fame—Murano glass—as you visit a glass factory, enjoy a traditional glass-blowing demonstration, and perhaps purchase some exquisite handmade souvenirs.
Back on the boat, it’s a short cruise to Burano, where the multi-colored houses and picturesque fishing port make for some striking photo opportunities. After taking in the scenery, pay a visit to a lace factory to discover the island’s rich lace-making heritage.
After returning to the mainland, your tour ends back at your original departure point.
1
Artistic Glassworks Colleoni
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
2
Duomo di Murano Santi Maria e Donato
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Isola di Murano
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Isola di Burano - World Heritage Site
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieta
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
6
Isola delle Vignole
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
This tour was one of the best we took in Italy. The private boat to both islands and refreshments were less than traveling on our own. Celina gave us a few dates and facts, but shared a tremendous amount of history and culture with entertaining stories! She was professional, sweet, helpful, and fun! Would recommend this tour to everyone!
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Giovanni and Fabio were amazing! The Murono and Burano islands were spectacular! The glass and lace were incredible!
Really worth seeing! You get to see both islands, Murano and Burano. Loved seeing the glass blowing exhibit and browsing in their shop. Purchased a beautiful necklace and earrings for a friend. Julia our guide was very knowledgeable and great! Loved the smaller groups that we’ve had with Viator.
A great day out. Our guide was so good.
We had a great boat ride to the Islands and a great tour of Burano Island and watched the ladies making lace.
The glass making was fascinating and so informative. Great place to buy.
Excellent well organized tour. Our tour guide Guilia was excellent with a great sense of humor . Murano was our first stop and we could’ve used an extra 30 minutes there. Burano is right from a post card . Overall 5 stars all the way !
Guide was wonderful. I would have liked having more time at Murano we felt it was rushed. However it was beautiful to see.
It was a great experience. We were in a small group. Only 8 people, which was very nice. The towns are both nice but Burano was a real delight. I highly recommend. Slyvia our guide was excellent.
Clementina was a wonderful tour guide! I loved this tour because she was so knowledgeable and fun. The tour group is small which is also a bonus, it gives a more intimate feeling. I appreciated her recommendations for lunch at Burano island and had an amazing time. Overall would recommend highly to anyone coming to visit Venice!
We had a wonderful experience immersing ourselves in the glass blowing and lace arts of Murano and Burano!
Great tour. The glass forming was very interesting. Beautiful showroom and no pressure to buy anything. The guide gave us great information and time in Burano for shopping and eating. Plus 3 boat rides!
We loved this tour! Nice ride on a boat to two cute islands. The glass demo and shop were incredible! Burano was colorful and had good food.
Our tour guide was the best of our ten day trip. She was knowledgeable and humorous, making our Murano glass and Burano lace experience both insightful and pleasurable.
Rachel was an absolute amazing tour guide, super helpful, very informative, interactive and fun! It made the tour that much better!
Amazing experience at this Murano glass factory! It was fascinating to watch the skilled artisans Christian & Andre create beautiful glass pieces by hand. The craftsmanship, colors, and attention to detail were incredible. The staff was friendly and welcoming, and the whole experience gave us a wonderful insight into the traditional art of Murano glassmaking. Highly recommended!
This was an awesome experience and you really got to see someone make the beautiful murano glass! It's incredible.
The tour was a wonderful experience. The glass studio experience on Murano was something that was very special to experience in person. Then the next stop on Burana to see the fishing village and how special it was. Rachel our tour guide was incredible!
Time & money well spent. Glass blowing demonstration was thorough and exciting. Visitors sat in cushioned bleacher seats very close to artisans. Very informative. Lots of time in the galary. In Burrano, I needed to ask the guide to be shown the lace makers at work. Plenty of time to shop for linen clothing, Nice restaurants available. Great picture taking opportunities with colorful houses.
It was a great value and wonderful tour. Giovanni was a wonderful tour guide. I would highly recommend the tour. We especially loved Burano.
Great guide and beautiful boat ride. Priced appropriately. Our family really enjoyed the half day experience.
This was such a delight and the highlight of our time in Venice. You learn about their glass blowing technique, then you have the chance to browse their work and purchase any that you like.
Guide was difficult to understand and was rude to some of the passengers. Also Burano Island was very commercial so would not recommend wasting time there.
Great experience. Murano’s glass blowing experience was very informative and interesting, even for kids.
Burano was very scenic and pretty with all its colorful houses. If you like lace and embroidery or want to take home a unique piece, make sure you shop around!
One thing to keep in mind is that the boat you travel on is not a vaporetto or speed boat, it’s much slower so you do spend quite a bit of time on the water.
The Murano Glass facility is amazing and the explanation of their craftsmanship worth the visit! Our guide Alessandro was very knowledgeable on all the islands and their specific industries.
This was a wonderful experience. It was our first outing in Venice and both Murano and Burano were exceptional. The craftsmanship of the glass blowing and lace making was amazing to see. Our tour guide was great and guide at the glass factory was ad well. Highly recommend
A remarkable hour spent watching the creation of an exquisite glass horse followed by an education in the construction of fine lace pieces in the old tradition of Burano. Plus a knowledgeable guide who tells great stories.
Cannot recommend this enough! Wonderful morning visiting a glass factory on Murano with an impressive history and legacy and a fabulous lace store in Burano as well. The artistry on display, honed over generations and centuries was awe inspiring. We brought back some beautiful mementos of our visit and I would happily do this tour again next time I am in Venice. Federico was a brilliant guide and the boat was gorgeous, so the journey out and back was an added bonus.
This was a very informative and enjoyable experience. The glassblowing was amazing to watch, the travel was easy and the free time at Burano to have lunch and browse shops was perfect.
Great tour with a fantastic tour guide named Clementine
learned a lot about the two islands, had a good amount of free time.
Our guide was great! Lots of time to explore and shop. Burano and murano is beautiful. Would do again.
Burano is a nice ‘quaint’ town with colourful houses and a history of lace making….whereas Murano is purely business. We visited one Forno called Vetreria Artistica COLLEONI for a glass making demonstration. It was interesting of course but then you went through an IKEA type maze of rooms filled to the brim of very ‘old italian’ piece to purchase. Boat trip with commentary and view of lagoon was the highlight.
Thank you to our guide for an unforgettable morning in Murano annd Burano. Our guide was informative, thoughtful, and made sure that our tour was enjoyable and memorable ! The stops were beautiful and very well curated! The kids also had a wonderful time! Also, my family and I really appreciated the craftsmanship at each stop- everyone was so kind and friendly! All together- an especially awesome and memorable experience !
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