Murano & Torcello

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David & Valerie Dobson
Sat 21 Sep 2013 01:17

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Market Gardener from San Erasmo selling his produce in Murano

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Meanwhile, our Breakfasts at D M Gallery is supplied with Prosecco!

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In this lovely conservatory at the back of the hotel

 

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Glass statue on Murano Island

 

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Glass flower garden in Murano

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The San Pietro Martire Medieval Church on Murano

 

 

 

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Such a beautiful villa on Torcello island being allowed to  go to ruins due to complicated inheritance laws no doubt.

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Multi coloured houses of Burano Island

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Cocktails in a garden on Torcello Island

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12th Century Venetian Byzantine Basilica on Torcello island

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The leaning Church bell tower on Burano Island

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The Basilica at the entrance to the Lido harbor

Each side of that island has underwater gates that will soon all be finished so that the Venice lagoon may be protected from the rising waters as the planet is warming.

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There’s more room in these Murano  waters for practicing this archaic way of paddling for the races!

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Murano by night as captivating as Venice’s canals

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Another one of those beautiful classic boats whisks us back to the mainland ferry port where we catch the bus to our first Wine Tasting stop

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Under the bridge and out from the island to the mainland