Comments on: Venice, Colorful Burano and the Glass Blowing Industry Murano http://www.traveller.in/110/venice-colorful-burano-and-the-glass-blowing-industry-murano/ Travel review reports and experiences Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:44:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alessandro Carraro http://www.traveller.in/110/venice-colorful-burano-and-the-glass-blowing-industry-murano/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 Alessandro Carraro Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:31:51 +0000 http://www.traveller.in/110/venice-and-the-glass-blowing-industry-in-burano#comment-2591 I come from a long line of glassblowers and was born on the Lido di Venezia as were the past three generations of my family. Sadly, there are only two families left in Venice that are still involved in using the traditional methods of glassblowing and turning by hand. As you will note from the amazing quantity and variety of items on sale in Venice there is no way on earth that all could come from the same two factories. Nowadays most glass in Venice (unless stamped with an official stamp) comes from Croatia and the Balkans where it is made cheaply and to a much lower standard. Caveat Emptor - let the buyer beware! The bitterness of low quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price has been forgotten. I come from a long line of glassblowers and was born on the Lido di Venezia as were the past three generations of my family. Sadly, there are only two families left in Venice that are still involved in using the traditional methods of glassblowing and turning by hand. As you will note from the amazing quantity and variety of items on sale in Venice there is no way on earth that all could come from the same two factories.

Nowadays most glass in Venice (unless stamped with an official stamp) comes from Croatia and the Balkans where it is made cheaply and to a much lower standard. Caveat Emptor – let the buyer beware! The bitterness of low quality lingers long after the sweetness of low price has been forgotten.

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