The small and charming island of Burano, with its many boats, its bridges and its colorful houses is a perfect destination to visit both individually and as a route on a cruise departing from Venice.

The city of Venice is considered as a real reference point for travel on a cruise in the Mediterranean: its port, extended and modernized in recent years, provides terminals generously developed for maximum efficiency in the management of the process of embarking and disembarking passengers on numerous cruise ships.

The cruises that depart from Venice are a real spectacle not only for the trip itself: in fact, the port is a place for young and old, ideal to spend some time to admire the input and the output of the big names signatures international cruise.
Costa Cruise and MSC Cruises in the first place, but also names such as CroisiEurope, a company proud to boast a huge fleet of 27 cruise ships.
The latter offers a visit to the island of Burano in cruise aboard its ships and Vasco de Gama Symphonie, respectively cruises "Venetian Lagoon" and "Venice, the Lagoon and the Po Delta". Your excursion to the island of Burano lasts a whole day.

What to do once you get off the ship?

In addition to the picturesque colored houses, with their bright colors that form the backdrop to the serene world of fishermen, on the island stand the St. Martin's Church, which became a symbol of the island itself with its leaning tower, and the Lace Museum in Piazza Galuppi.

From the Venice's harbor are also within easy reach of all the other local attractions.

Your cruise line, CroisiEurope offers comfortable ships designed to provide maximum space and comfort.
The warm colors, light and delicious cabins provide a pleasant atmosphere, thanks to a young fleet renewal and where safety are the two watchwords.

CroisiEurope is today regarded as the shipping company leader in European river tourism, for its dynamism, sense of innovation and excellent value for money.

It's also possible to get to Burano starting from the beautiful Piazza San Marco in Venice, taking an organized budget boat tour. The boat trip to Burano takes about half a day, it's cheap, and it will take you through the various islands of the lagoon near Burano, as Murano and Torcello. The half day excursion by boat can be booked online at this page: budget boat tour to Burano, Murano and Torcello.

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