Murano Glass Factory Experience: Factory Tour and Workshop

I really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was exceptional and enjoyed the glass demonstration and workshop. It was nice to create a bracelet to take home. Lovely glass pieces in shop to suit all budgets. Thoroughly recommend.

Very nice trip, good guided. Great glass shop. Valentina as a guide was kind and show us also the way how to return back to Venezia.

Guided through the beautiful streets of Venice and Murano. Guide was lovely and very knowledgeable. Demonstration was excellent and every stage was explained. Loved making the jewellery. Highly recommend.

Was the perfect tour and experience. The ferry ride over was easy and fun. The glass blowing was so interesting. My teen and tween were captivated. The jewelry making was engaging. The guide was friendly and helpful. The guide at the factory was knowledge and took his time. Everyone was incredibly nice without being pushing about buying something. Overall was quite fun!

We really enjoyed our tour. The craftsmen were amazing and we were able to make some jewelry from glass beads made at the factory. Amazing Artisans

The glass factory in Murano is something everyone should see. The artistic quality of the products is fantastic. Seeing in person how they make these fine pieces of art is a great experience.

A total joke and waste of time and money. Just an excuse to get you on their sales room and try to force you to buy something. The worst tour I have ever been on.

We had a great tour guide who walked us through Venice to get to the Murano water taxi and gave us interesting facts and overview as we went along. And the folks at the Murano Glass Factory were very personable and interested in us having a great experience. Lots of fun! Not too mention the beautiful glass works.

Fine, basically what it says on the description. A guide meets you at the meeting point, helps guide you onto the right water-bus then leaves as you get to the factory. Then a short time watching a glass maker make a horse and a cup, then onto the craft station. Very basic, a quick arts and craft thing, threading beads onto glass, probably more targeted at the under 12 crowd, unfortunately they weren't keen for you to leave once down, so i ended up wasting a bit of time -over 15 min- waiting for others to finish, before they show you to the show room and then you can leave. Showroom seemed over priced, even with the 20% discount, that was the same as other glass makers in the area. The glass making episode was also the same as you can get for 3 Euro in all the other factories, so it seemed a bit over priced for the rather ordinary beading session, but if you are really nervous about navigating the water-buses, having someone to explain it is very helpful, and the guide was very good about that.

I met Valentina at the designated meeting spot and we took the water bus (15 Euro round trip, not included in tour price) to Murano. We walked a short distance to the glass factory, where Fabio met us & took me to see a demonstration by Master Pena. Fabio explained the process, materials used, etc., & answered all my questions. After the demonstration, Valentina took me to the "craft room", where I chose & strung the beads for a bracelet (the other choices were a pair of earrings or a small mosaic). She was so patient with me, as there were so many beads to choose from! Valentina finished the bracelet by knotting between the beads and adding the clasp. I was then escorted to the showroom, which consisted of 7 rooms of beautiful glass, & I was given a 20% discount on anything I purchased. I happened to be the only person on the tour, so I felt really special. Great tour & I have a beautiful bracelet as a keepsake.