Venetian Islands: Murano Glass & Burano Lace

Discover the artistry of glassblowing in Venice on this immersive tour. Explore a Murano showroom, learn about the technique’s origins, watch a live demonstration, and take home a small souvenir.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Venice Tours S.r.l. - Join your guide close to St. Mark’s Square and embark on a boat journey to Murano. Here, visit a glass factory and witness a live glassblowing demonstration. Proceed with a guided stroll before moving on to the picturesque Burano. Enjoy leisure time exploring its colorful houses, lace shops, and savoring local bussolà cookies, before heading back to Venice.
What's Included
  • Master Artisan Glassblowing Demonstration
  • Round-trip semi-private taxi transportation from Venice
  • Professional local tour guide
  • Live tour commentary provided in English
  • Guided tour of a Glass Factory Showroom
  • Semi-private small group experience (max 10 travelers)
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Meal
Additional Information

Join a semi-private guided tour from Venice to Murano and Burano to explore two of the Venetian Lagoon’s most renowned traditions.
Meet the guide near St. Mark’s Square and journey across the lagoon by boat, leaving the bustling streets of Venice behind. The first stop is Murano, celebrated worldwide for its age-old glassmaking tradition. Visit a local…

Location
Venice Tours S.r.l.
Calle de le Rasse
From St. Mark’s Square, face the Basilica and turn right toward the Doge’s Palace. Continue past the Bridge of Sighs to Riva degli Schiavoni. Walk 2 minutes, then turn left into Calle de le Rasse. Venice Tours Office is at number 4536, marked by a sign at the entrance.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Daniel_r
Jul 7, 2024
Short but great experience - Small group of 5 in total. Master glass blower produced an exquisite pitcher in no time at all. Experience was short but right as advertised. Really enjoyed it and would do it again.
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Maryann_c
Sep 10, 2023
Murano Glassblowing Short Tour - Since we were unable to go to Murano, this tour was perfect to see how Murano glass products are made.
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Robert_g
May 23, 2023
A great way to experience the Murano glass process without having to travel to Murano - Having traveled to Murano for a tour in the past, I felt it was not necessary to make that trip again on this trip, even though I wanted my family to experience the glass blowing process. Going to the local showroom in Venice, we were able to skip the lines, experience the glass blowing, and have the opportunity to see all of the designs. Well worth the time and investment.
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Kelli_a
Jul 11, 2024
Glass blowing - Amazing how quickly and beautiful the glass was made. The blower was aggressive in wanting a tip and I did not like that but overall the tour was worth price.
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Shekar_i
Jul 2, 2024
Good demonstration for the price - The tour operator took us from their office to the shop via a 5 min walk. The demonstration was short (5 mins). The artist displayed their prowess and blew a beautiful vase. Then there was a good amount of selling.
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Jillian_s
Jul 30, 2023
Glassblowing Basics - I thought it was awesome! Such a cool intro to glassblowing. I thought in the info about it it said we would get a tiny glassblown gift, but I must have been mistaken.
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Debra_k
Sep 15, 2023
Nice demo - The demo is very short. It is an opportunity for the glass company to sell to you but it wasn’t a hard sell situation. It was informative and we were glad we did it since we didn’t have time to go to Murano Island.
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Roving68456570649
Sep 8, 2023
We expected more - It was quite disappointing. We were expecting a slightly more in-depth activity with more explanations but it was only a demonstration followed by a sale of glass works. It's a shame to have paid just to go to a gallery that you can go to alone. Even if the explanatory speech was interesting, it's not really worth the price we paid.
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Gordon_g
Apr 11, 2023
Demonstration was very short. - Demonstration was very short. The shop is good sowing off the many different items and colours and techniques if you are intending to buy authentic Murano Glass.
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Chris_w
Mar 27, 2024
Waste of time - When we arrived we had the chance to do a VR experience showing us some history of Venice whilst we waited which was ok. We had to walk for 5 minutes to get to the glass blowing location and when we got inside we watched a 5 minute demonstration of a man making a vase and a small horse. Even though the guide said he had to speak in English or Italian he proceeded to speak German and French too and did not explain how the glass was made at all. We were then guided into a shop which was extremely expensive. I would have liked to have learnt about how the glass is made rather than just some guy saying ooh look he's making a blue vase, or a small horse. On our ticket it says we would get a small gift. When I asked the guy laughed and said there is no gift sorry, that is wrong.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).