| Page Views: 1,741 Last Visit to Murano: May, 2006 | Murano - Venetian Island of Glass by rubbersoul75 - last update: Jun 15, 2006 |
One of the Lagoon Islands Murano lies just north of Venice proper, but is part of Venice along with a handful of other lagoon Islands.
The island has been the center of the Venetian glass making industry since 1291. In this year, all the glass making factories were moved to this Island to keep an potential fires Isolated.
It is an Island of many islands- like Venice, it is canals and bridges, no vehicle traffic.
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|  | Glass everywhere Just about every shop on the Island centers around the Glass industry. You can get free demonstrations of glassblowing, and there is a very impressive glass Museum here - Museo Vetrario - worth a visit. |
Muranos Basilica Dei Santi Maria e Donato One of the pretiest and most unique Designs. | | |
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| Pros: | "more intimate than Venice proper" | | Cons: | "not much to look at beside glass!" |
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 Comments for rubbersoul75 about Murano | | | | |
christine.j Sun Mar 18, 2007 08:24 UTC
You do Murano justice, there's much more to it than glass factories. Very good information!! | Jim_Eliason Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:38 UTC
Nice page, looks like you found much more than glass to look at. | deecat Wed Dec 20, 2006 03:41 UTC
Such a delight to read your Murano page. You have captured the spirit, the beauty, and the artistic endeavor. | globetrott Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:21 UTC
an interesting page bringing back great memories ! Murano is a lot more typical for that special life with the canals than touristy Venezia... |
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