Fish farms, lakes, salt marshes and ghebi (small canals in the salt marshes), with their particular vegetation and variety of fauna, are a source of beauty that has not been yet evaluated as it should and that offers new perspectives of tourist development, away from the traditional itineraries and aimed to a sensible use of natural resources through mild and controlled intervention in respect of ecological balance and according to the knowledge and defence of the environment.
In order to admire the beauty and magic of the lagoon, we take a
Vaporetto, the public means of transport, that allows us to move easily
through shallows of ghebi and the lakes of the so called “dead lagoon”.
Visiting the lagoon also means discovering the traditional activities
that have always been the distinctive features of every island: Murano
with its glass, Burano with its lace and Torcello the first historic
settlement in the lagoon. All this will go together with typical food
and wine.
Route:
h 10,00. Meeting at ACTV boat stop at Santa Lucia Train Station, Venice, with an operator of RiViviNatura. Start of the itinerary. Stop in Murano for the visit of the island, the Church of St Maria and Donato and the Glass Museum. Departure for Burano.
h 13,00. Lunch break in Burano and visit of the island. Departure for Torcello.
h 15,00. Stop in Torcello, visit of the cathedral, the bell tower, and the museum.
