Murano and Burano
A trip to Venice would not be complete without climbing on a vaporetto for walking to the lagoon to Murano, at home to Venice Workshop Fables.They were sent here in the 13th century, in the hope of reducing the risk of fire from one of the glass ovens that cross the close compacted center of Venice.Just as likely, it was to keep the secrets of blowing the glass a Venetian monopoly.This was not a small problem for the Venetians, whose council of the ten decreed in 1454: "If a glass breath takes its ability to another country to the detriment of the Republic, he will be ordered to return; to be thrown into prison, so that his feeling of family debt will determine him;It was much easier to follow them if they were limited to an island. N nsta, the sides of the channel are lined by showrooms and glass studios, which show everything, from cheap imported trinkets to refined works of art.Inside the Giustinian Palace of the seventeenth century is the Museum of glass, with one of the largest and most important Venetian glass collections from Roman times to the twentieth century.Observe especially the Greek marble columns with Veneto-Byzantine capitals, the 12th-century mosaic floor with animal figures and Saint Donato above the first left altar.Dated in 1310, it is the oldest example of Venetian painting..Scuola Dei Merletti (lace school) and its small museum will help you distinguish real thing about cheap imports you will find in most stores.