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Murano

Glass-blowing island, Venice, Italy

Featured Review : We took a trip to the neighbouring island of Murano. It is most famous for its glass making factories and tourists stroll along the main canalsides which have glass shops and showrooms.In 1291 Venice's glass furnaces we...See Full Review

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Murano Reviews

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Murano

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Invicta73 from London, United Kingdom
  • March 9, 2004
Quote: Although there is easily enough in central Venice to occupy the attention of even the most fickle of people, I also enjoyed spending time in the smaller places that are scattered around the lagoon. Murano is probably the best known of such... Read the full Murano review

From journal Venice - The serene city of canals

Murano

  • 3 out of 5 stars by akakd from , Arizona
  • August 30, 2003
Murano
Quote: The Rialto Hotel provided us w/ a free water taxi ride to the Island of Murano, off Venice. Master glassmakers in Murano, Italy, practice their craft before ovens heated to over 1,800 degrees, deftly turning globs of molten glass into polished... Read the full Murano review

From journal Vexing Venice

Marano Glass Blowing tour

  • 4 out of 5 stars by KerrBerr from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • August 29, 2003
Quote: Take a water taxi from the island of Venice to the island of Murano. We watched the workers creating a beautiful Venetian glass chandelier that would sell for thousands of dollars when finished. It takes hours for the team of three men to create... Read the full Murano review

From journal Venice - Everything Italy Should Be

Murano

  • 4 out of 5 stars by MarcyA from League City, Texas
  • February 25, 2003
Quote: Do not take the rides offered by your hotel to the island - it is a trap to hold you hostage until you purchase an overpriced piece of glass. Take the public transportation, explore the island at your own pace, visit some of the beautiful shops away... Read the full Murano review

From journal Carnival in Italy

Murano Island

  • 3 out of 5 stars by zax1 from clinton townshio, Michigan
  • April 16, 2002
Quote: Many hotels in Venice will offer you a free trip to Murano. Murano is the island where all the glass makers reside. The glass business was set on Murano hundreds of years ago to assure that all of Venice would not burn down in a glass making... Read the full Murano review

From journal Venice Italy in July

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Tour of a Glass Factory

  • 3 out of 5 stars by millsy99 from Knoxville, Tennessee
  • July 5, 2001
Tour of a Glass Factory
Quote: There are several glass blowing factories on Murano. The one we happened to visit was called Vecchia Murano. We received a tour of the facility including a demonstration of glass blowing. ~~~~ Afterward, of course, there were opportunities to... Read the full Murano review

From journal VENICE: Expensive Enchantment

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Visit with the Glassblowers of Murano -

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Barb B from Napa, CA and Hereford, AZ , Arizona
  • November 17, 2000
Visit with the Glassblowers of Murano -
Quote: My sister and I, along with our husbands, had already decided that on this trip to Venice, we were each going to "splurge" and buy a lovely piece of Murano glass as a souvenir. Therefore, when a vendor approached us at the pier near the San Marco... Read the full Murano review

From journal What to do in Venice?

Venetian Glass- Murano

  • 1 out of 5 stars by DUF from Pepperell, Massachusetts
  • October 18, 2000
Quote: Glass is everywhere in Venice. You do not have to go to Murano to buy it- it is more expensive there. I have also found Murano glass in US retailers (TJMAXX, HomeGoods) to be a better bargain then in Venice. However, some of the glass bead... Read the full Murano review

From journal Venice in December

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Murano

  • 4 out of 5 stars by jwagner from Des Moines, Iowa, Afghanistan
  • August 25, 2000
Quote: Six hundred years ago, the Venetian government moved its prized glass blowing industry to an island in the middle of the lagoon. The reasons are varied: some say it was to keep the carefully trained craftsman employed here (so much for benefits... Read the full Murano review

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