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Maggiore. The church b Burano
and monastery, built 4 12 from Fondamenta Nuove;
between 1566 and 1610, 14 from San Zaccaria via Lido and
are among architect Punta Sabbioni.
Andrea Palladio’s
greatest achieve ments. Burano is the most colourful
The church’s temple of the lagoon islands and can
front and the spacious be distinguished from a
interior, with its perfect distance by the tilting tower
proportions, are of its church. In contrast with
typically Palladian (see The colonnaded exterior of Murano’s Basilica dei the haunting Torcello, the
pp84–5). These qualities Santi Maria e Donato island is densely populated,
are echoed by the its waterways fringed with
church of Il Redentore on the E Museo del Vetro brightly painted houses.
nearby island of Giudecca, built Palazzo Giustinian, Fondamenta The main thoroughfare is Via
by Palladio in 1577–92. Giustinian. Tel 041 73 95 86. Baldassare Galuppi, named after
On the chancel walls of Open 10am–6pm daily (Nov–Mar: to the Burano-born composer.
San Giorgio Maggiore, are 5pm, last adm: 1 hr before closing). It features traditional lace
two fine paintings by Tintoretto: Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec. & = and linen stalls and open-air
The Last Supper and Gathering ∑ visitmuve.it trattorias serving fresh fish.
of the Manna (both 1594). In the In the 15th and 16th centuries
Chapel of the Dead is his last Murano was the principal glass- E Museo del Merletto
work, The Deposition (1592–4), producing centre in Europe, Piazza Baldassare Galuppi 187.
finished by his son Domenico. and today most tourists Tel 041 73 00 34. Open Apr–
The top of the campanile visit for glass alone. The Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun;
affords superb views of the city Museo del Vetro in the Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm Tue–
and lagoon. You can see the Palazzo Giustinian houses Sun (last adm: 30 min before
monastery cloisters a collection of antique closing). Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec.
below, now part of pieces. The prize exhibit & ∑ visitmuve.it
the Fondazione is the dark blue Barovier The people of Burano are
Cini, a cultural wedding cup (1470–80), fishermen and lacemakers
centre that is with enamel work by by tradition. You can still
used to host Angelo Barovier. see fishermen scraping their
international boats or mending nets, but
exhibitions. R Basilica dei Santi today lacemakers are rare.
Maria e Donato In the 16th century the
Fondamenta Giustinian. Tel Venetian glass local lace was the most
041 73 90 56. Open 9am–noon, goblet sought after in Europe –
3:30–7pm Mon–Sat, 3:30–7pm it was so delicate it
Sun (Nov–Mar: to 6pm daily). ^ became known as punto in aria
With its lovely colonnaded apse, (“point in the air”). After a slump
this basilica is the architectural in the 18th century, the industry
highlight of the island. Despite revived and a lacemaking
major restoration, this 12th- school was set up here in 1872.
century church still retains much Authentic Burano lace is hard to
Palladio’s San Giorgio Maggiore of its original beauty. Note the find, but you can watch it being
Gothic ship’s keel roof, the mosaic made at the school, now a
Madonna in the apse and the museum, which displays fine
v Murano mosaic floor dating from 1140. examples of antique lace.
4 4.1 and 4.2 from Fondamente
Nuove; 3 from Ferrovia and
Piazzale Roma.
Much like Venice, Murano
comprises a cluster of small
islands, connected by bridges.
It has been the centre of the
glassmaking industry since
1291, when the furnaces were
moved here from the city
because of the risk of fire and
the disagreeable effects of
smoke. Some of the houses on
the water date from this period. Brightly painted street in Burano

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