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Photos: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Murano, glassmaking street by street
Your local guide
Sara Gatti
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Highlights
- Furnaces working since 1291
- A trade moved for fire safety
- Glass, shaped step by step
- An island built around one craft
- Murano's fire and detail, up close
About this tour
This session covers Murano, the island where Venetian glassmaking has been centred since 1291. You see a street of working furnaces and hear why the trade was moved here in the first place, then stop at a shop window to look closely at a finished piece and the steps behind it. It is a craft session built around a trade still very much alive.
We start with a sound check by the furnace street, since the heat can affect the phone's camera briefly. I move to the shop window for the second stop and take your questions about the craft as we go. A short reading note on the island's history follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in craft or design. It also works well paired with a session on the Squero di San Trovaso's gondola workshop.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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Murano furnace street 21 min
The camera moves along a street of working glass furnaces, and I explain how the trade was moved to this island in 1291 to keep the fire risk away from Venice itself.
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Glass shop window 21 min
We stop at a shop window, and I point out details in a finished piece and describe the steps that go into shaping it before it cools.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Baccalà mantecato and San Marco, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you Murano furnace street and Glass shop window live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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