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Murano: Live from the Island of the Glass Makers

March 30, 2013 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Murano Glass Sculpture

Murano Glass is world-famous, but does the island match up to the Chandeliers? Murano’s reputation as a centre for glassmaking dates from 1291, when the Venetian Doge, frightened that the foundries’ fires would destroy the city’s largely wooden buildings, ordered the glassmakers to move to the island. Murano glass is still synonymous with Venetian glass, […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: chandeliers, glass sculptures, glassmakers, Murano, Murano glass, Venetian glass

Murano and Burano – Venice’s famous islands

May 2, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Murano, Venice

Venice lagoon’s popular islands: If you only have a short time in Venice and want to explore the islands of its lagoon, the most popular ones are Murano, Burano and Torcello. These three can be covered in the one outing and can be reached by the public vaporetti. The vaporetto ride on Venice’s waterways is […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Burano, Burano colourful houses, Burano lace, jewellry, Murano, Murano glass, necklace, Venetian glass, Venice lagoon islands, Venice sightseeing

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