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The island of Murano is the biggest of the three major islands in Venice's northern lagoon. It offers a sense of what Venice might have been like as a small village, well before the tourists invaded.
The docks and canals of Murano bustle with fishermen unloading the day's catch, its calle are heated by the furnaces of its many glass factories, an age-old tradition of this island and a craft that has long since spread to Venice itself.
They take quality seriously at most stores on Murano, where you never pay the sticker price (bargain down to at least 2/3 of the asking price).
Even better, in many of the workshops glassblowers will create items, especially trinkets, for you on the spot.
The Murano glass museum is open daily: Apr-Oct 10am–5:30pm; Nov-Mar 10am–4:30pm. (Adm)
You can get in free with the Museum Pass.
The church is by the main canal on Campo San Donato. It's open Mon-Sat 9am–noon and 3:30–7pm, Sun 3:30pm–7pm.
The church is on Campiello Michieli 3 (tel. +39-041-739-704). It's open Mon-Fri 9am–7pm, Sat 11am–7pm, and Sun noon–5pm.
Try the trattoria Al Corallo (tel. +39-041-739-636, www.trattorialcorallo.com), Fondamenta dei Vetrai 73.
Murano ★★
Vaporetto: 12, 4.2, 4.2, 3, or Alilaguna lines B (blue) and R (red) to Murano » more
Venetian Islands & Murano tours
All three islands
• Murano, Burano and Torcello Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
• Context: The Islands of the Lagoon: Byzantine and Early Medieval Venice (Murano & Torcello; Burano if you choose)
• Private Tour: Murano, Burano and Torcello Half-Day Tour
Murano and Burano
• Murano Glass and Burano Lace Tour from Venice
• Venice Shore Excursion: Murano Glass and Burano Lace Tour
• Two Islands in the Venetian Lagoon: Murano & Burano
Others
• An Island in the Venetian Lagoon: Murano
• The Magic Art of Glassblowing (Murano)
• Context: Science and Secrets of the Lagoon (note: unique tour in a skiff of all aspects of the lagoon, without shore visits except a potty break on Torcello)
Planning your day on Murano: You could zip around Murano and be off to Burano in an hour, but much better to take at least two hours for this largest of the outlying islands.
How to get to Murano: In short: take vaporetto #3 from the train station or Piazzale Roma; vaporetto #12 from Fondamente Nove; or vaporetto #4.1 or #4.2 from San Marco. In detail, this can all get a bit complicated, and so is explained in detail on a separate page. » more
Sights nearby
Burano (another island)
Torcello (another island)
Hotels on Murano
Hotel Murano Palace (on Murano)
Hotel Al Soffiador (on Murano)
Hotel Conterie (on Murano)
Rivalonga Apartment (on Murano)
Ca' San Donato (on Murano)
LaGare Hotel Venezia-Murano (on Murano)
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