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Murano

Furnace glow, coloured glass in every window, a quieter canal

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When it fits
Best in the morning · about 150 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Museo del Vetro (Murano) 427 m · Fondamenta della Misericordia 2.2 km · Libreria Acqua Alta 2.4 km. Not travel times.

Why Aura
The glass-making island, its own small Grand Canal lined with furnaces and showrooms. Watch a glassblower at work, see the Glass Museum, and walk to the Byzantine apse of Santi Maria e Donato.
Good with kidsBudget
TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 150 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
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If it rains

Museo del Vetro (Murano)Murano · The museum of Murano glass in the old bishops' palace: Roman pieces, Renaissance enamelled goblets, chandeliers, and the millefiori and murrine techniques explained. A good start before the island's furnaces.
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Museo del Vetro (Murano)Murano · The museum of Murano glass in the old bishops' palace: Roman pieces, Renaissance enamelled goblets, chandeliers, and the millefiori and murrine techniques explained. A good start before the island's furnaces.
BuranoBurano · The lace-making fishermen's island where every house is painted a different bright colour along the canals. Wander away from the main street, eat fish, and stay for the late light before the boat back.Torcello Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta)Torcello · The lagoon's first cathedral, on an almost empty island among reeds and salt marsh, where Venice began: a huge Byzantine Last Judgement mosaic on the west wall and a golden Virgin in the apse. A short boat hop from Burano.