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Venice Islands Tour
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ABOVE: A human, poodle, and hand cart
disembark from a motoscafo at Treporti.
Return-trip options
From Torcello, you'll take the T vaporetto back to the
Actv pier on Burano. You'll then have several transportation choices:
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Continue on the LN to Treporti and Punta
Sabbioni, which are commuter suburbs on the peninsula that separates the
northern reaches of the Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic. Stay with
the LN route to the Lido (see next page) and either get off to explore this
popular resort island or stay on the boat until the end of the line at Venezia Pietà near the Piazza San Marco.
Please note:
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If you take the LN to the Lido
or Venezia Pietà as recommended in the first option above, you'll normally have to change to a larger two-deck boat
at Punta Sabbioni. (You may also need to change boats in Treporti, depending
on the time of day.) The boat transfers are easy, and you're unlikely to
make a mistake. Travel time averages 1 hour 5 minutes to the Lido and
another 14 minutes to Venezia Pietà.
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From Treporti, another option
is to catch a 13 boat to Fondamenta Nove in Venice.
This route includes stops at the vegetable-farming islands of
Sant'Erasmo and
Vignole (once known as "the island of the seven
vines" and a popular vacation spot in the heyday of the Venetian Republic).
The boat then continues to Venice by way of Murano. You can get off at one
of the islands, but be prepared to kill time if you do, since the 13 doesn't
run very often. (A few boats stop at the former pilgrims' and plague
victims' island of
Lazzaretto Nuovo
if arrangements are made in advance.) Travel time is 15 minutes from Burano
to Treporti plus 1 hour 7 minutes from Treporti to Venice's Fondamenta Nove.
There isn't much to do at the park-and-ride station in Treporti, so plan
your trip carefully to avoid a long layover.
Next page:
Lido
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