Murano, Burano & St. Erasmo: Glass Factory & Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.87 (126 reviews) 90% rated it 5 stars

Free cancellationExcellent quality

1/18

Duration4h 15m

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Three Islands, One Boat: Venice's Glassmakers, Lacemakers & Winemakers

You board a private boat in central Venice and visit three lagoon islands in one morning or afternoon. Watch glassblowing in Murano, walk the canals of Burano with a local guide, then taste wine at a historic St. Erasmo vineyard. The boat handles all transport between islands, and the group stays small—20 guests maximum—so you're not herded through narrow streets. You get free time on each island to explore at your own pace.

4h 15m

Step-by-step itinerary

Boat tour to Murano, Burano, and St. Erasmo

Meet guide and group in Venice
Walk to private boat
Boat ride to Murano Island
Introduction to Murano island
Watch glassmaking demonstration
Free time to explore Murano
Boat ride to Burano Island
Guided tour of Burano canals and squares
Free time to explore Burano
Boat ride to St. Erasmo Island
Walk through vineyard at St. Erasmo
Wine tasting at historic winery
Boat ride back to Venice Piazza San Marco

The Experience

The boat leaves central Venice at a set time, and you're on the water within minutes—30 minutes across the lagoon to Murano, where glassmakers have worked since the 13th century. Your guide, a local who speaks English, walks you through the island first, then takes the group into a glass factory to watch a live demonstration. The heat from the furnace is real, the skill obvious, and you get time afterward to walk Murano's streets on your own, ducking into shops or just sitting by the canal if that's what you want.

Then it's back to the boat for Burano, the island with the bright-colored houses you've probably seen in photos. The lacemaking tradition here goes back to the 16th century, and your guide walks you through the main squares and canals before letting you loose to explore—shops, cafés, the lace museum if you're interested. The group stays under 20 people, so it doesn't feel like a parade moving through the narrow streets.

The last stop is St. Erasmo, quieter than the other two, known for its artichoke fields and a winery that once supplied wine to Venetian nobility. You walk through the vineyard with your guide, then sit down to a glass of their wine—the kind that tastes like the soil and the season it came from. After that, the boat takes you back to Piazza San Marco, or if you want to stay longer on St. Erasmo, your guide tells you how to get back on your own using the local vaporetto.

The whole thing is a half-day tour, which means you're not locked into someone else's dinner plans or stuck on a boat for eight hours. It's the kind of escape from central Venice that actually works because you're moving between three real places where people live and work, not just passing through.

What’s included

Your tour includes a local English-speaking guide, private round-trip boat transport between Venice and all three islands, a live glassblowing demonstration in Murano, a guided walk through Burano's canals and squares, a vineyard tour on St.
Erasmo, and one glass of wine at the historic winery.
Free time is built into each island so you can explore shops, cafés, and streets on your own pace.
The group is kept to 20 guests maximum.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Walks - Italy & Spain

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see the lagoon islands without renting a boat or figuring out the vaporetto schedule yourself—the private boat and local guide handle the logistics, leaving you free to move at your own pace on each island.