{"id":983,"date":"2023-04-29T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/?p=983"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T12:10:34","slug":"murano-the-glass-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/murano-the-glass-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Murano, the glass island"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"983\" class=\"elementor elementor-983 elementor-847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dccc5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dccc5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"contenuto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f304334\" data-id=\"f304334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e5086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e5086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking for one of\u00a0<strong>the most beautiful and magical islands in Italy<\/strong>, you must head to\u00a0<strong>Murano<\/strong>, an island rich in history and art famous for\u00a0<strong>glass-making<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff5b8d elementor-toc--minimized-on-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"4ff5b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSummary\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__4ff5b8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__4ff5b8d\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__4ff5b8d\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f425b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40f425b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is Murano?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393d8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"393d8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Formerly called Amuranium,<\/strong>\u00a0the island of Murano is located northeast of Venice, opposite Fondamente Nuove (Venetian street overlooking the lagoon), and is easily reached by vaporetto (the public boat service). Or you can choose from a variety of guided tours and discover the islands of Murano, Burano and Torcello by boat.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b1605 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35b1605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/categories\/islands-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DISCOVER ISLANDS TOURS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da72d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da72d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad3e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad3e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of Murano<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab704c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab704c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The island of Murano, along with other islands in the Lagoon, was a safe haven for the\u00a0<strong>Venetians<\/strong>\u00a0fleeing barbarian invasions. In 1295 the Republic declared that all\u00a0<strong>glass furnaces<\/strong>\u00a0in Venice would move to Murano in order to prevent fires in the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de7d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2de7d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dcfeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8dcfeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Murano, the Island of Venice famous for glassblowing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2968420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2968420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/donna-sceglie-un-souvenir-in-un-negozio-del-vetro-murano-venice-tours-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-854\" alt=\"donna sceglie un souvenir in un negozio del vetro a murano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/donna-sceglie-un-souvenir-in-un-negozio-del-vetro-murano-venice-tours-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/donna-sceglie-un-souvenir-in-un-negozio-del-vetro-murano-venice-tours-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/donna-sceglie-un-souvenir-in-un-negozio-del-vetro-murano-venice-tours-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/donna-sceglie-un-souvenir-in-un-negozio-del-vetro-murano-venice-tours.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4402c78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4402c78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Murano had its own &#8220;arengo&#8221; (council) until the end of the\u00a0<strong>Venetian Republic<\/strong>\u00a0and its\u00a0decisions made laws on the island.<\/p><p>It also had a &#8220;golden book&#8221; where native families could register for such special privileges that a\u00a0<strong>Venetian nobleman<\/strong>\u00a0could marry the daughter of a\u00a0<strong>master glassmaker<\/strong>\u00a0without losing his title.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>art of glassblowing<\/strong>\u00a0made Murano famous all over the world. The Republic placed so much value on the secrets of glass that\u00a0<strong>Master Glassmakers<\/strong>\u00a0could leave the city only after receiving special permission from the Council.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa32ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"caa32ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cce747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cce747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to see on Murano Island?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f43dd1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f43dd1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The island seems to be a<strong>\u00a0small Venice<\/strong>\u00a0due to its shape. It is crossed by canals and bridges connecting the smaller islands of which Murano is made; its central part is crossed by the &#8220;<strong>Canale degli Angeli<\/strong>&#8220;. Its villas and gardens have been important venues for social life and literary gatherings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3f4da elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb3f4da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89dfa9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89dfa9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Glass Museum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7bf3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b7bf3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bambino-visita-il-museo-del-vetro-murano-italia-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-852\" alt=\"bambino con lente in mano visita il museo del vetro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bambino-visita-il-museo-del-vetro-murano-italia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bambino-visita-il-museo-del-vetro-murano-italia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bambino-visita-il-museo-del-vetro-murano-italia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bambino-visita-il-museo-del-vetro-murano-italia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1656517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1656517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tourists can learn about the history of Murano and glassblowing by visiting the\u00a0<strong>Glass\u00a0Museum<\/strong>. Among the most important artifacts showcased in the Museum don\u2019t miss the\u00a0<strong>Barovier Cup<\/strong>, attributed to Angelo Barovier, a master glassmaker of the 15th century (and dating back to the 1400s), and the\u00a0<strong>Hall of Honor<\/strong>, furnished with three large blown 19th-century glass chandeliers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6567d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6567d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e59928 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e59928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visit to a real Murano glass furnace<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c5af5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c5af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tourists can visit the\u00a0<strong>furnaces<\/strong>\u00a0and thus witness the glassblowing technique handed down\u00a0from\u00a0<strong>master glassmakers<\/strong>. \u201cMurrine\u201d are other glass artifacts, small pieces of glass made from small colored glass paste canes that are assembled together to create beautiful random designs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c36cd elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"21c36cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/en\/island-of-venice\/murano-glassmaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">VISIT THE GLASS FACTORY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdb055c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cdb055c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddb6e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ddb6e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lessons from a master glassmaker<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ad81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10ad81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vetraio-lavorazione-del-vetro-in-fornace-murano-venice-tours-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-858\" alt=\"lavorazione del vetro in una fornace a murano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vetraio-lavorazione-del-vetro-in-fornace-murano-venice-tours-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vetraio-lavorazione-del-vetro-in-fornace-murano-venice-tours-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vetraio-lavorazione-del-vetro-in-fornace-murano-venice-tours-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.venicecitytours.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/vetraio-lavorazione-del-vetro-in-fornace-murano-venice-tours.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce38a25 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