{"id":19477,"date":"2025-06-17T10:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T08:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/?p=19477"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:43:42","slug":"murano-burano-and-torcello-three-fascinating-facts-to-know-before-you-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/murano-burano-and-torcello-three-fascinating-facts-to-know-before-you-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Murano, Burano, and Torcello: three fascinating facts to know before you go"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19477\" class=\"elementor elementor-19477 elementor-19456\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dccc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dccc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"contenuto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f304334\" data-id=\"f304334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6e5b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6e5b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people think of Venice, their minds often wander among the bridges, alleys, and squares of the historic center. But just a short boat ride away lies another side of the lagoon: a mosaic of islands, each with its own unique and captivating soul. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/venice-islands-murano-burano-and-torcello\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Murano, Burano, and Torcello<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are not just tourist destinations; they are little worlds, rich in history and charm. Here are a few fascinating facts to discover before you set sail!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a54fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a54fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Murano: glassmakers under watchful eyes\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1dc49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb1dc49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In the Middle Ages, Murano\u2019s glassmakers were so vital to the economy of the Serenissima that&#8230; they weren\u2019t allowed to leave the island. Why? To protect <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/murano-glassmaking\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the secrets of glassmaking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a cutting-edge craft at the time. Even today, visitors can witness this mesmerizing process in the island\u2019s <strong>furnaces<\/strong>, where fire and sand are transformed into vases, goblets, and sculptures with hypnotic precision.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8804dd6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8804dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/murano-a-hidden-jewel-of-the-venetian-lagoon\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER MORE ABOUT MURANO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7ebf9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7ebf9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Burano: not just colorful houses, but lace and sweets too<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-711a183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"711a183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burano isn\u2019t only known for its vividly painted houses. It also boasts two treasured traditions: lace-making and biscuits. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/burano-lo-sapevi-che\/\">Burano<\/a> lace was already being exported across Europe in the 16th century, and you can still see artisans at work by hand at the <strong>Lace School<\/strong>. Then there are the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bussolai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: buttery, ring-shaped cookies that were once fishermen\u2019s provisions. Simple, rich, irresistible.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a471ca elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6a471ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/burano-island-what-to-see\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER MORE ABOUT BURANO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76bf8f elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c76bf8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/burano-lo-sapevi-che\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FUN FACTS ABOUT BURANO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2c34f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e2c34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Torcello: a glimpse of ancient Venice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6321d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6321d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/torcello-the-byzantine-island\/\">Torcello<\/a> is quiet, green, and almost suspended in time, but it was one of the first inhabited areas of the lagoon. In the Middle Ages, it was a bustling city with over 10,000 residents, long before the Venice we know ever emerged. Now only a handful remain, but it\u2019s worth the visit just to see the <strong>Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta<\/strong> and its Byzantine mosaics, among the oldest in all of Italy.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138777d elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"138777d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/torcello-the-byzantine-island\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER MORE ABOUT TORCELLO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead906b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ead906b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to explore these islands with an expert guide? 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