Murano, which has been part of Venice since 1924, covers an area of just under one square kilometer across its seven islands. Unsurprisingly, its approximately 5,000 residents work in the glass industry.
You can reach Murano via lines 4.1 and 4.2 (which stop at several locations on Murano) or lines 12 and 13 (which have only one stop on Murano). But ultimately, it doesn't matter where you get off in Murano - the island isn't very big.
How to get there
Vaporetto & Stops
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Line 4.1 |
Best starting point: From Fondamente Nuovo (northern Venice). |
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Line 4.2 |
Best starting point: From Fondamente Nuovo (northern Venice). Stops at several locations on Murano, with a stopover on San Michele, the cemetery island. |
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Line 12 |
Schedule |
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Line 13 |
Only one stop in Murano (Murano Faro) |
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Duration |
The crossing takes only a few minutes. |
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Ticket |
€7.50 for a single ticket. |
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Line overview |
The glassblowing tradition of Murano dates back to the year 1000 A.D. More specifically, it traces back to the Benedictine monk Fiolario, who, according to a document, produced small glass bottles for domestic use. About 100 years later - Venetians are enterprising - it had almost become an industry that had grown to such proportions that, due to the fire hazard and the environmental pollution still associated with production at the time, it was promptly relocated to the island of Amurianum (as Murano was called back then).
And so the foundation was laid for the inimitable art of Venetian glassblowing, a jewel in the crown of the Serenissima, so to speak.