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The lighthouse of Murano above a passing vaporetto

Murano

Glass making, furnaces, Glass Museum.

The glassmakers' island in the Venetian lagoon, where furnaces have blown glass since the trade was banished from Venice in 1291.

Murano
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Go in April to June and September to October.

Province
Venezia
People
4,500

Its Glass Museum traces seven centuries of the craft, from the Renaissance Barovier wedding cup onward.

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The Bridge of Sighs spanning its canal between palace and prison, Venice

Venice

About 5 km as the crow flies. Canals, St. Mark's, gondolas, Carnival, the Doge's Palace.

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