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Fondamenta Serenella and, on the right, the “Marina and Susanan Sent” studio

A master glassmaker from the V.M.A. glassworks, working with glass in a furnace

A rearing horse made of Murano glass, crafted by a master glassmaker at the V.M.A. glassworks.

The Vetri Murano Arte glassworks showroom

Colourful blown-glass dolphins, on sale at the Vetri Murano Arte glassworks showroom

Murano blown-glass chandeliers, on sale at the V.M.A. shop.

Piazza Colonna, with the granite column in the centre and the red building of the Cam brickworks (16th century) in the background

On the right is the granite column situated in the square of the same name, which once supported the statue of Doge Domenico Contarini, and behind it is the Cam kiln

A small motorboat moored along the Vetrai quay

On the right, the historic ‘Cristalleria Murano’ factory along the Fondamenta Daniele Manin, and on the left, the Fondamenta dei Vetrai

The windows of the “Linea Murano Art” glassworks and pottery shop on Fondamenta Daniele Manin

The windows and balcony of an old building on Fondamenta Daniele Manin, opposite the Santa Chiara Bridge

The column on which the proclamation was displayed, where the messenger from Venice would read out the decrees issued by the magistrates or the Doge, next to the Ponte de Mezo

The marble lion of St Mark on the Bando column along the Fondamenta dei Vetrai

A small boat moored along the Fondamenta dei Vetrai and the Ballarin Bridge

Rio dei Vetrai, lined with the island’s glassworks

Fondamenta dei Vetrai and, on the right, the historic 14th-century Corner building

Boats moored at Fondamenta Daniele Manin, in front of Ca’ Corner

Fondamenta da Mula, with the Torre Merlata in the background

The San Pietro Martire Bridge and, on the left, the island’s Civic Tower

The San Pietro Martire Bridge spanning the Rio dei Vetrai

The bell tower of the Church of St Peter the Martyr, dating from the 15th century

On the left, a Murano glass Christmas tree over 8 metres tall, and on the right, the crenellated clock tower in Campo Santo Stefano

The entrance to the medieval-style Civic Tower, built in 1890, in Campo Santo Stefano

The Murano glass Christmas tree, made up of a thousand multicoloured tubes, by Simone Cenedese, and the eastern side of the church of San Pietro Martire

A column in the Santo Stefano square, with the bridge and the church of San Pietro Martire in the background

The three naves, divided by marble columns, of the Church of San Pietro Martire, built in the 14th century.

The Chapel of St Joseph and Mary (right-hand aisle) in the Church of St Peter the Martyr, also known as the Ballarin Chapel of Murano

A Murano glass chandelier illuminating the church of San Pietro Martire

Riva Longa, with the bell tower of the Basilica of Santa Maria and Donato in the background

Ponte Longo, a metal bridge built in 1866, also known as the Vivarini Bridge

Fondamenta Sebastiano Venier, overlooking the Grand Canal

On the left, the Mazzega Glass Factory and the 15th-century Palazzo da Mula, along the Fondamenta da Mula

The green balustrade of Ponte Longo over the Grand Canal, with Palazzo da Mula on the left

Riva Longa on the Grand Canal

Ponte Longo and the buildings along Riva Longa

An ancient palace on the Fondamenta Sebastiano Venier, overlooking the Grand Canal

Venier Quay at Fondamenta Sebastiano Venier

The house number 24, shown in colour, on Fondamenta Sebastiano Venier

The gabled façade of the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, with the tall bell tower beside it

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