G&B: 2025: Venice

Geoff Brock & Bruce Gamble

Venice - Day 3
A visit to Burano and an extended return cruise

Tuesday 11th November 2025

It was another beautiful day, so we decided to visit the island of Burano. First we needed to walk from the hotel to the pier at Fondamente Nove, the closest vaporetto stop.

Initially we thought we could walk quite close to the edge of the lagoon to get to the pier at Fondamente Nove, but soon discovered that we had to walk away from the lagoon in order to cross the Rio de la Guerra canal.

Ponte Chiodo (taken from Ponte Racheta).

A passageway just beyond Ponte Racheta.

A view of San Michele cemetery from Fondamente Nove.

It turned out to be a fairly long vaporetto ride from Fondamente Nove to Burano. When we visited Murano, Burano and Torcello in 1993, we remembered Murano and Burano being very close together, so it came as a surprise to discover that they actually aren’t.

Our memories of Burano hadn't faded that much and we liked it just as much this time as we had 32 years ago.

The oh-so-trendy Dubai chocolate of today would definitely not have been on sale the last time we visited. We loved the fact that it had been Italianised in the form of gelato!

We enjoyed wandering a bit aimlessly, enjoying the sunshine and the vibrant colours of all the buildings.

By mid morning, we were all in the mood for a some coffee, so we stopped here.

From our table, we could look out across the lagoon towards Venice in the distance.

We could easily have spent more time on the island, but Edith and Gregor seemed keen to continue our sightseeing experience elsewhere, so we made our way slowly back to the vaporetto stop.

There was a bit of confusion about which vaporetto to take back, as two were bound for St. Mark’s Square. One was packed and the other fairly empty, so we chose the quieter option. Only after setting off did we realise it took a longer route via Punta Sabbioni and the Lido, but that hardly mattered given how scenic it was.

The first stop was at Punta Sabbioni.

After a brief stop, we set off for our next stop at the Lido, passing the entrance to the Venice Lagoon along the way.

Our second stop was at the Lido.

From the Lido, it was a short trip to the final stop close to St. Mark's Square.

After disembarking, Geoff captured one of the classic Venice photos looking across to San Giorgio Maggiore.

We parted company with Edith & Gregor at this point after agreeing a time to meet for dinner. We decided to continue our exploration of the city on foot, whereas they were planning to take another vaporetto.