Murano is famous for its glass factories and one must access it via vaporetto. There are several factories along the canal of glassmakers--Via Fondamenta Vetrai.
A quick and beautiful way to create a garden. I would have loved to buy about 20 of these but transporting them would be problematic and they're a bit pricey. They are hand blown flowers made of glass. Once planted in a safe place they require no care or water...
An antique gate leading to several of the glass factories...
Carnevale is everywhere...
A couple more Kodak postcard scenes...
This glass sculpture was created two Decembers ago (2007) and creates a very interesting scene of contrasts...
Of course, we had to find a church. This is the Church of San Pietro Matire. The 14th century church (rebuilt in 1511 after a fire) contains some amazing paintings which cover entire walls
and bulletin boards.
A side chapel...
And now, after a long day it's time to head home and pack for the next part of our journey--to Bologna.
1 comment:
Thank you thank you for providing this food for the soul -- I have just caught up on your Venice and Bologna trips (Eric's and my favorite city in Italy, or at least one of the tops) while I the phone was on an interminable hold. With the canned classical music, I actually have enjoyed these past 10 minutes.
With love, Barbara
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