Located on Murano, a series of seven islands all linked by bridges within the Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Northern Italy. Murano is famous for its glass making, but I wasn't really interested in that (it's pretty all the same). Water bus is how you get there, and this is the first stop. 'Faro' meaning lighthouse in Italian, so this is literally the lighthouse bus stop, with the lighthouse greeting you on arrival (no epic bike rides - huzzah!)
Built in 1912 this is quite impressive at 115ft. A round cylindrical stone tower that was once painted white, but looking at the photo below I think you'd agree it could do with another lick of paint. Two black horizontal lines facing the water painted on also, not sure why, but there must be a reason for this? I spent a while being frustrated as I kept getting wonky photos, then soon realised that the lighthouse actually has a distinctive lean in the seaward direction! I got into all sorts of angles and positions trying to get it straight....
Coffee at the 'lighthouse bar' beside the lighthouse was so welcomed. We had been cycling on Lido Island and riding bus boats all morning, it was raining and we were exhausted! Hot, strong, steaming coffee with sugar when you're weary from travelling...I don't think there's anything better!
The coffee was so good we came back (on a sunnier day). I really like it when coffee is served in proper mugs. As it wasn't raining we got to sit outside, right beside the lighthouse, and plan our boarding onto the bus boat without valid tickets...
Having made it onto the bus boat without tickets (actually very easy if you're ever in Venice, tickets are seldomly checked...but you didn't hear that from me) I waved goodbye to Murano Lighthouse. It's light can be seen in the evening from Venice if you position yourself right. Something very comforting about a flashing lighthouse light in the dark of night across water.
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