- Trip Venice Venice islands travel guide

*The lowest sottoportico in Venice — not a monument, but a quiet corner of everyday local life, passed through without ceremony.*

Here, under this narrow passageway, begins the Venice I know — authentic, quiet, and lived.
Not the postcard city, but the real Venice of tides and early-morning footsteps.

This guide comes from a local, not from a travel agency.
It comes from someone who grew up crossing between islands that tourists rarely notice.

Venice is not a single place.
It’s a wide, scattered world: gardens on the water, tower bells drifting across the lagoon, long silent canals, and tiny islands where life moves slowly and gently.

Most people never reach these places.
But they are the places that make Venice Venice.

TripVenice was created so you can see the city as we see it —
through real paths, real islands, real stories.

Start exploring the Venetian Islands Guide

🛶 Why TripVenice is different

Venice isn’t a checklist — it’s a feeling.
TripVenice was created to guide you toward the Venice that most visitors never see, the one that still lives in the quiet rhythm of the lagoon and everyday city life.

It’s the Venice where the morning breeze crosses Sant’Erasmo’s vineyards, where a floating fruit boat ties up along a silent canal, and where Burano’s lace makers still work while chatting on their doorstep. It’s the sound of the monks’ bell on San Giorgio Maggiore, the ancient calm of Torcello where the city was born, and the slow movement of boats replacing cars and noise.

This is the Venice we show you:

authentic
human
peaceful
deeply real

The Venice you’ll remember forever.

A new Venice islands travel guide.

*A floating fruit boat on a calm Venetian canal near Via Garibaldi — a glimpse of real, local Venice.*

🌟 Choose Your Island

Not the famous ones — the right ones for you.

Every island has a personality.

If you want… Go here

Colors, photography, joy 🌈 Burano
Art and blown glass ✨ Murano✨Murano
Nature, silence & vineyards 🌿 Sant Erasmo
Ancient origins 🍀 Torcello
Local quiet life 🏝️ Giudecca
The best view of Venice 🏛 San Giorgio Maggiore

👉 See all the Venetian Islands

🧭 Ready-Made Itineraries (no planning needed)

⛵ Burano + Torcello — the slow day
A day of colors, bridges, and silence.

🚤 Murano + San Michele — art and peace
Glass, history, and a cemetery island.

🍃 Sant’Erasmo + Vignole — lagoon escape
Water, vineyards, bicycles, emptiness.

Prefer the quieter side of the lagoon?
Discover the 🌟 Hidden Venice Islands — peaceful, green and almost tourist-free.

🚍 The Vaporetto without stress

Venice transport looks complicated.
It’s not.

You only need to know:

Where to board
Which line
Where to sit for the best view

👉 Explore the Vaporetto Venice — Complete Guide to Tickets, Lines & How to Use It→ How to Get Around Venice

For official vaporetto schedules, check the ACTV website:

Calle Varisco – The Narrowest Street in Venice
At just 53 cm wide, this is the narrowest street in the entire city — a true hidden gem tucked away in Cannaregio.

🌿 Beyond Islands — Understanding Venice

Venice is not only where you go.
It’s how you move, how you behave, and how the city has learned to survive for centuries.
If you want to understand Venice — not just visit it — these guides will help you see what most visitors miss:

🍂 How Venice’s Streets Work: Calle, Campi, Fondamente & Local Names

🌟 Hidden Venice: Fascinating Facts You Won’t Find in Guidebooks

⭐ THE DOGE OF VENICE

🇮🇹 Venice Travel Tips (From a Local)

These are not checklists.
They are fragments of the same living city.

*Half restored, half worn by time — in Venice, past and present don’t replace each other, they coexist.*

👋 Who’s behind TripVenice?

I’m Federico.
I live in Venice, and the lagoon is my refuge.

When life becomes loud, I take my boat and disappear into silence.

I made TripVenice to share that feeling — so that when you leave Venice behind and the city shrinks on the horizon, you will know exactly where to go.