Murano glass
Murano as an island in Venetian Lagoon, really famous all over the world for its glass tradition. This island is the heart of glassmaking tradition since medieval age.
The Murano glass was born in 1295 when Venetian Republic ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to Murano, because in Venice too much wood buildings was burnt during glass making.
The glass industries were soon to become very important on an international level, especially for blown glass, vases, cornucopie, cups, and jewels.
When you come in this part of Italy to visit the beautiful city of Venice, don’t forget to plan a day trip to explore the islands around la “Serenissima”
Murano is composed by seven really small islands, separated by channels and linked by bridges.
To reach this archipelago you must take the public transport called “vaporetto”
But if don’t have a time to reach to city centre of Venice, you can take the direct waterbus Alilaguna from Venice “Marco Polo” airport to venetian lagoon.
Anyway, after vaporetto waterbus crossing, you’’ll get off at your destination.
In this island it’s possibile to see many small glass shop and artisan factories. Some of them give you an opportunity to have a demonstration how glassmakers create a glass sculture like small animals, horses, dogs, dolphins, and so on.
The best known shopping area is in called “Fondamenta dei Vetrai”, beyond Murano Colonna waterbus stop. After glass shopping don’t forget to visit the church of St. Peter Martyr, built in 1400, famous for Giovanni Bellini and Paolo Veronese paintings (most famous are “Saint Girolamo in the Desert”, “Assunta and Saints”, and more).
Another beautiful church of Murano is “Santa Maria and Donato Church”, the main cathedral of the island. The church have a great floor mosaics maded in XII century and some famous paintings in venetian-byzantine style.
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