Murano and Burano

Blown glass and lace! First we visited Murano, famous for its glass blowing. The buildings on the mainland were very close together, so to avoid fires the industry was moved to the island of Murano. We visited a factory and watched a chief master show us his craft. It takes at least 10 years to become a chief master and the man demonstrating his work has been a glass blower 37 years. The glass must be worked within 1 and a half minutes to be ply able. When completed a piece will be 500 degrees Celsius and takes 5 days to cool. The pieces in the shop/museum were beyond beautiful.
And YES I now own the piece of Murano glass that I fell in love with.
From there the boat took us to Burano, a quaint city of multicolored buildings. Burano became famous for its intricate handmade lace created by the women whose husband went to sea to fish. Here we appreciated the quiet streets, enjoying a pizza and the shops.Read more