Torcello

Vaporetto from Venice and Punta Sabbioni.

The island is small and entirely walkable. The cathedral, museum, and inns are a 10 to 15-minute stroll down Fondamenta Borgognoni, a path along the canal, from the vaporetto stop. You can also take a gondola down the canal to the cathedral.

• Archaeological Museum

  phone: +39 041 730761
  address: Palazzo del Consiglio
  Collection of Greek and Roman finds, archaeological finds from the estuary from Paleo-Veneto and Etruscan periods.

• Basilica S.M.Assunta

  phone: +39 041 730119
  Precious mosaics in the oldest cathedral in the lagoon of Venice. Campanile closed for restoration.

• Osteria al Ponte del Diavolo

  phone: +39 041 730401
  address: Fondamenta dei Borgognoni, 10/11

• Ristorante al Trono di Attila

  phone: +39 041 730094
  address: Via Borgognoni, 7/A

• Locanda Cipriani

  phone: +39 041 730150
  address: Piazza Santa Fosca 29
  A rustic and romantic 5-room inn that has hosted several famous guests, including Ernest Hemingway, who wrote Across the River and into the Trees here. Rooms have no TVs but instead a small selection of books. Also has a popular restaurant (reservation required).

• Burano
• Venice