Murano Glass Factory Experience: A Workshop in Venice
Description
Meet your assistant from city center get on board on a private watertaxi and reach Murano island admiring Rialto bridge and the Grand Canal. Enjoy a performance of an expert glass Master, modelling glass with blowing techniques. Learn about the glass tradition during your workshop and choose between mosaic or glass beads jewelry . Visit the Gallery with private colleccion. Return to city center by private watertaxi
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Itinerary
Discover the Murano glass tradition by watching and working with local masters and craftsmen. Depart from Venice city center with our authorized local guide, and walk for approximately 15 minutes through hidden streets before reaching the Murano island by public transportation (not included). Visit Colleoni Glass Factory and assist in a private performance of an expert glass master with a demo of blowing and sculpture technique. Then, choose one of the available workshops and make your own object in Murano glass. Whichever type of activity you choose will permit you to work with a local craftsman and make your personalized item.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it
Reviews(464)
Very cool factory, nice owners, delivery of huge vases to home country
This was a fun and fascinating way to see the craft of glass blowing. Beautiful art! Included the boat trip through the canals
I thought it was a scam. The exhibition was very short and the visit ended up focusing entirely on selling products at exaggerated prices. Very rude and impolite staff. Furthermore, they insisted so much that we pay in cash that it was uncomfortable. Upon leaving, we verified that other stores in town sold the same products 6 times cheaper. Very disappointed that they allow these practices. I wanted to use my parents' credits to buy in the store (€20), and they told me they had already been used. It is a shame how they swindle and rob people to their faces. I WOULD NOT RETURN, and I will not recommend it.
we never got to go because the tour guide did not show up. do not book this tour with this company. I’m asking for a refund when we called the tour guide from the phone number available. He said we canceled. He made up a lie and said we canceled from the number that we called him from which nobody has been called out of the phone that we called him from today.
I would absolutely recommend this tour! We are a family of 7 with kids ages 8-16. It was great for the adults and kids. The meeting place was easy to find. We enjoyed the private taxi over. We got to watch the glass masters make a glass and horse. The guides were great with my family and showing us things along the way. Then we got to do the workshop and make a piece of jewelry or mosaic. We never felt rushed on the tour. Going through the shop afterwards felt like a beautiful museum of art. We were not pressured to buy anything. We had some time left over to walk around and we grabbed a snack before heading back on a private boat taxi. Great experience! Great activity to do in Venice that helps you appreciate some of the unique qualities here.
Excellent tour showing how glass is blown and made. We took the entire family. The kids (17,14 and 3) especially enjoyed watching the creation of the horse and had fun with the mosaics and bead bracelets. Would definitely do this again.
Absolutely beautiful spot. The craftsman is incredible and was so fun to see in action. The taxi ride over was worth it too!
This was an absolutely amazing experience. Easy meeting point with Giovanni, our tour guide. From the start, he was genuinely kind and knowledgeable about the area. The taxi ride was exhilarating and offered drop off right at the door of the factory. The demonstration was incredible, highlighting such beautiful artistry. We made our own jewelry and toured the show rooms where we were offered a discount on our carefully selected purchases. Emilio was our guide through the show room and he was funny and expert at his position. Plenty of time was available for all activities and then another wonderful ride back to Venice via taxi. This is a must do, if you’re interested in visiting Murano.
The water taxi was convenient and the glass blowing demonstration was amazing. This tour was unlike anything we’ve done before.
Our family of four visited Murano in June 2026 along with eight others. Our guide was a humorous and engaging host who did a great job leading the tour. After the boat ride we spent the next 20 minutes or so watching the employees make two glass items at a 1000+ degree oven which was fascinating. Afterwards we were brought into a room where we could make our own bracelet with beads and other items, or instead glue pieces of solid colored glass onto a 3” x 3” piece of cardboard. Following that activity we were brought into a large display room with hundreds of fascinating glass creations covering all sorts of patterns, shapes, and sizes. At this point our activity ended, but we still had around 45 minutes left to sit around before the boat brought us back. I suppose the purpose of this added time was for anyone interested in buying a glass item from the gift shop but otherwise we just waited outside on a bench. Overall I was not overly impressed and would suggest finding another method to visit Murano that is likely less expensive.
