Murano — and how to avoid the glass scams

Glass has been made on Murano since 1291, when the Republic moved the furnaces off the main islands to reduce fire risk. The good furnaces are still here. Skip the "free demonstrations" that hard-sell you afterward — the legitimate showrooms (Venini, Seguso, Berengo) charge nothing and aren't pushy. Walk the Fondamenta dei Vetrai, eat lunch at Trattoria Busa alla Torre, and look for the Vetro Artistico Murano trademark on anything you buy.

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