Murano Glass Experience met een bezoek aan Burano Lace Island

A remarkable hour spent watching the creation of an exquisite glass horse followed by an education in the construction of fine lace pieces in the old tradition of Burano. Plus a knowledgeable guide who tells great stories.

Cannot recommend this enough! Wonderful morning visiting a glass factory on Murano with an impressive history and legacy and a fabulous lace store in Burano as well. The artistry on display, honed over generations and centuries was awe inspiring. We brought back some beautiful mementos of our visit and I would happily do this tour again next time I am in Venice. Federico was a brilliant guide and the boat was gorgeous, so the journey out and back was an added bonus.

This was a very informative and enjoyable experience. The glassblowing was amazing to watch, the travel was easy and the free time at Burano to have lunch and browse shops was perfect.

Great tour with a fantastic tour guide named Clementine learned a lot about the two islands, had a good amount of free time.

Our guide was great! Lots of time to explore and shop. Burano and murano is beautiful. Would do again.

The tour was interesting BUT not as well organized as it could have been. The tour guide was difficult to understand and not always clear about what was going on. We went to Burano first which was a very long ride, and when we arrived he walked us around the "town" and into a small shop that made the lace. After a short presentation we were invited to shop with them. There were other lace makers there, but we went to the one he chose. We had too much time there honestly as we walked around waiting for the boat to return. Then on to Murano where we went to one glass maker (although there are many there). They gave us a short demonstration which was interesting and then invited us to shop in the overpriced showroom. We were not there long. They returned us to the meeting point, providing us with some champagne in plastic cups aboard the boat. I do not recommend this tour - there was not enough variety provided

Burano is a nice ‘quaint’ town with colourful houses and a history of lace making….whereas Murano is purely business. We visited one Forno called Vetreria Artistica COLLEONI for a glass making demonstration. It was interesting of course but then you went through an IKEA type maze of rooms filled to the brim of very ‘old italian’ piece to purchase. Boat trip with commentary and view of lagoon was the highlight.

Thank you to our guide for an unforgettable morning in Murano annd Burano. Our guide was informative, thoughtful, and made sure that our tour was enjoyable and memorable ! The stops were beautiful and very well curated! The kids also had a wonderful time! Also, my family and I really appreciated the craftsmanship at each stop- everyone was so kind and friendly! All together- an especially awesome and memorable experience !

Great tour! Mr Alex was a fantastic tour guide and informative…and entertaining too!! I loved that we didn’t need to wear earbuds and a transponder for the tour. We particularly liked that we had a private boat for this tour specifically. We really enjoyed going to Burano, wished we could have had more time to explore the beautiful island. Overall it was a great private tour and would highly recommend!!!

The artisans on the islands are incredible. The glass makers were fantastic as we watched them finish a vase under commission, and then to top off their skill, one of them heated up a new glob of glass and then proceeded to sit down and sculpt a horse by hand in under two minutes, and it looked incredible. Burano was a bit of a letdown, but the city itself is pretty to see.