- Itineraries in the Province
- » Itineraries in Venice
- » Venice Islands
Venice Islands
Another Venice, other tourism, a short distance from the historic city-centre and the itineraries frequented by mass tourism. In an area no less historic, no less genuinely Venetian, lie the islands of the lagoon in a wide expanse of water and marshlands where the quiet creeks change with the ebb and flow of the tide, and the traditional lagoon boats obstinately survive in the face of the aggressively noisy motor craft. The colours of the water, earth, and sky mix with the red brick of human constructions, and the sandbanks offer shelter to the typical fauna, dwarf herons, herons, seagulls, hawks, and kingfishers... Here is a Venice where nature predominates, but where traces of history tell of the origins of the city itself and its distant past.
The Giudecca - the largest of the islands of Venice and the nearest to the historic centre - owes its name, according to some, to very early settlement by a Jewish community, as demonstrated by the existence of two synagogues, now demolished
Settled already by Roman times, the island’s strategic position opposite the Lido port proved useful during the Middle Ages. There are military constructions here too, such as the circular-shaped Maximilian Tower (1813) named after the Emperor of...
It lies South-East of Mazzorbo, among Torcello, S. Erasmo, and San Francesco del Deserto. It's the most important center of the Northern Lagoon and has 5 thousands of inhabitants. It's linked to Venice by public water buses. Burano, or la...
Isola di San Francesco del Deserto - Burano
The island is very ancient. Traces which have emerged from the subsoil reveal it was frequented by the Romans, and there are finds from the lst, 4th, and 5th Centuries A.D.. The name is of popular origin and goes back to the fIrst half of the...
Divided into nine islets crossed by a wide canal, Murano is the island of glass blowing. A long and still-thriving tradition, this magic art has involved whole generations of Murano residents. The Museum of Glass is a must for anyone...