Two short trips you can make from Venice are to Lido and Murano. The most enchanting thing about Lido is probably its story – as the main land barrier between Venice and the sea, it has seen many a ceremonious ring dropping in its shallow waters to celebrate the marriage of Venice with the sea.
Lido is not the cleanest beach, but it is the one place in Venice that offers cheap stays, a golf course and allows mopeds on its roads. The one time it gets more attention than Venice is in September during the International Film Festival. You can take several of the water buses from Venice down to Lido.
When you go to see the glassblowing factories on the Murano, also take time to visit brightly colored Burano, famous for its lace work and one of the prettiest islands in the lagoon and Torcello, one of the quietest and greenest islands that still houses much archeological proof of the glorious past. You could see a mosaic showing the Universal Judgment at an ancient Cathedral or visit the Estuario Museum.
The trip will be worth your while. Find out how to get there and what all to do.
You could also take a look at some architectural wonders at the Brenta Riviera, a waterway which connects Venice to Padua, which is stuffed to its grandiose brim with villas and barchessa’s (annexes that stood along side the main building) all owned by suitably aristocratic and ancient families.
Which brings us full circle back to Venice and its eternal charm… a fine regard for its own noble and glorious past, its unique stature as the only floating city, its happy position - whether sinking or not - as a city filled with richness amid the squalor and knowledge of its own sure attraction.
Be a part of Venice at least once in your life.
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