More Murano Photos

A barge loaded with bottles of cooking gas prepares to cast off from a quay near the Basilica of Santi Maria e Donato.

Not far away, tourists approach a glass factory and showroom where a decaying mural of gilded glass mosaic fills the arches above the entrance.

Head left from the Colonna waterbus stop, and you'll encounter signs for a glass factory that offers free glassblowing demonstrations.

Coffee and cookies are the theme of this café's colorful tablecloths.

A lady in a hat meets a cat in a residential square.

Some dogs were born for boating....

...while others prefer to relax on land.

A post office...

a letterbox...

...and a postal carrier ensure that mail is collected and delivered on Murano.

Venice's winged lion has a counterpart on a Muranese wall.

A wingless version of the leoni gnaws on a doorknocker.

A Byzantine-style Madonna occupies center stage in an outdoor shrine.

Decorations of mosaic tile enliven an otherwise blank stucco wall.

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