Murano, 1.5 km north of Venice in the Venetian Lagoon |
Murano is famous for its tradition of glass making |
Pier at Murano |
Industria Vetri Artistici Ferro-Lazzarini - Artistic Glass Factory, Murano |
Venice moved the glassmaking furnaces to remote Murano in 1291 to protect the city from fire |
Fondamenta San Giovanni dei Battuti, Murano |
The Murano Glass Museum and Basilica of St. Mary and St. Donatus |
Fondamenta Andrea Navagero, Murano |
Lighthouse - Faro di Murano |
Fornace C.A.M., Murano |
Piazzale Colonna, Murano |
Fondamenta dei Vetrai, Murano |
Murano glass parrot at C.A.M. for EUR 140,000 |
Murano Glass chandelier, C.A.M. |
Max and a Murano Glass chandelier |
Uninentional but interesting |
Murano Glass bird |
Ca' D'Oro Veteria Artistica |
Lion of Venice Mosaic of Murano Glass |
Murano glass showroom |
Murano glass showroom |
Max on the Ponte San Chiara, Murano |
Our group on the Ponte San Chiara, Murano |
Fondamenta dei Vetrai and Fondamenta Manin from the San Chiara Bridge, Murano |
Window shopping in Murano |
Murano glass clown and dogs |
Love in Glass - the glass cathedral, Santa Chiara |
The former church of Santa Chiara, now a glass blowing factory |
Stained glass window of a glass blower |
Former Church of Santa Chiara Murano |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Making a glass flower, Ex Chiesa Santa Chiara, Murano |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Glass blowing demonstration, Santa Chiara |
Adding color to the glass flower |
Colored glass, Santa Chiara |
The glass flowers for sale, Santa Chiara |
Artistic Murano Glass for sale at Santa Chiara |
Artistic Murano Glass for sale at Santa Chiara |
Artistic Murano Glass for sale at Santa Chiara |
Artistic Murano Glass for sale at Santa Chiara |
Upper level showroom of the former Church of Santa Chiara |
Murano glass warrior with spear |
Max at the Santa Chiara glass factory |
Male torso of Murano glass |
Murano glass dolphin |
Fondamenta Manin, Murano |
Fondamenta dei Vetrai across the canal at the Ponde de Mezo, Murano |
Murano glass fish |
Looking south from the Ponte de Mezo, Murano |
Classic Venetian wood motorboat, Murano |
Torre dell'Orologio from Fondamenta da Mula |
Torre dell'Orologio from Fondamenta da Mula |
Max with the Clock Tower of Murano |
The skies over Murano are getting darker |
Ponte San Pietro Martire, Murano |
Centaur of red Murano glass |
Canal Grande di Murano |
View of Murano's Grand Canal from the Ponte Longo |
Red devil in Murano glass |
Cute goldfish bowls of Murano glass |
Murano glass Santas |
Squid, fish, turtles, crap and penguins of Murano glass |
Map at the Murano Museum |
Shop window with a Murano glass shark |
Threatening skies for our return to Venice |
Shirtless boy driving a small motorboat on the Venetian lagoon |
Ominous clouds over the Venetian Lagoon between Murano and Venice |
Ominous clouds over the Venetian Lagoon between Murano and Venice |