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calcaf38 Says: Most visitors to Murano spend the whole time there wandering from one glass shop to the other. I recommend buying your souvenirs quickly - or in Venice proper, where the choice is not any narrower - which will allow you to discover leisurely an interesting working-class...
calcaf38 Says: Back in 1973, you could get in for free. Nowadays, a tout may extract a couple of euros from you, but it's still quite a show. The techniques are surprising: the way the handle of a pitcher gets pulled out like taffy is a true coup de théatre. Add the glow and the roar of...
Applelyn Says: I went round the factories in Murano and saw the making of glass. What amazed me was their final product. They are one of the most beautiful glasses I had ever seen. The way they blew it had created masterpieces of their own. Actually once you stepped foot on Murano, there...
Applelyn Says: You can observe the master at work in the shops. Some glass makers set-up little shops and displayed both their products and skills. It is interesting to see how they used coloured glass and melted them into toys and jewellery. I like the ornaments of cartoon characters...
Vaporetto from Fondamente Nove
calcaf38 Says: To reach Murano most quickly, take the Vaporetto from the Fondamente Nove stop in the Cannaregio. The LN line passes by San Michele (the cemetery island) and reaches Murano's lightouse, or faro soon thereafter.Murano is larger than Burano, and it has a small network of...
Family I Toso: Daughter of one of the Glass Blowers
royalempress Says: This is the daughter of one of the family. She was earning her way through college. She wrapped all our purchases and sent them to our home. Be sure and request that she show you their private glass collection.
I Toso: An original Family of Murano
royalempress Says: Be sure and check my warnings for the good glass blowers. I Toso carries lots of stuff that they sell cheap but also produce some very nice collectors items. This is the kilms, the age goes back generations.
royalempress Says: Be very careful when buying your Venetian Glass. I have had conversations with numerous venetian's and also read that organized crime has crept into the glass trade. A very large portion of the glass that you find in Venice has been blown in Asia, not Italy. I collect glass...
arkadia Says: Murano isn't a big island. The biggest issue why you travel to Murano is because of the Glass manufacturies. As soon as you go off the boat you find the bigget Murano glass factory in front of you. Too much touristic for me, so we wanted instead to discover the island. We...
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Be very careful when buying your Venetian Glass. I have had conversations with numerous venetian's and also read that organized crime has crept into the glass...
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When you think of glass, you think of Murano. When you see this tower, you know you have reached Murano. I was thinking why it was not made of glass:)
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Murano is the place to buy glass. Be sure you follow my warnings if you want the real thing.
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Murano is the closest main Laguna Island, visible from the Northern districts of Venice. For centuries, Murano has been a center of glass manufacturing. To this day, you can watch glass artisans blow,...
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Murano in the Venice lagoon is famed Worldwide for it's artistic glassware. Easily reached by vaporetto from the main island, this charming little place came to fame when the artisans had to move...
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