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Venice Islands Tour
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ABOVE: Fishermen hunt for shellfish on the
tidal flats of the Venetian Lagoon. (This photo was taken from the boat between
P. Sabbioni and the Lido.)
Related articles
Public transportation
Vaporetto Routes
Venice's waterbus system is more Byzantine than St. Mark's Cathedral. This
article and route table will make the vaporetti and motoscafi
network less confusing.
Venice Vaporetto and Bus
Fares
You'll pay a little more this summer than in past years, and tourist tickets
have been supplemented by 1, 3, and 7-day Venice Cards that include airport boat
transportation and other perks.
Venice Card
Enjoy unlimited travel on public transportation (including airport boats) plus
other benefits such as free use of public toilets, local discounts, and
admission to leading museums.
Vaporetto Sights & Sounds
Photos and descriptions of Venice's water buses, plus a sound
recording of a vaporetto's arrival and departure.
Sightseeing in the Venetian Lagoon
The Venetian Lagoon
Venice isn't just palaces, churches, and art museums. The city sits in the middle
of a lagoon that is rich in wildlife and tradition.
Murano,
the glass island
In 1296, the glassblowers of Venice moved to an island called Murano. Seven
hundred years later, their descendants are still turning sand into gold.
To Die in Venice
When you gotta go, you gotta go--and dead Venetians have been going to the island
cemetery of San Michele for nearly 200 years.
San Lazzaro degli Armeni
35 monks, seminarians, and Armenian students live on a monastery island that once served
as a leper colony.
Venice to Chioggia
Chioggia, a busy fishing port at the southern tip of the Venetian lagoon, is an
hour and a half from Venice by bus and ferry.
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