Murano Glass Tour: Factory Visit and Workshop

Embark on a captivating Murano Glass Factory Tour and witness the mesmerizing art of glassblowing and bead-making. Explore hidden Venice, visit Colleoni Glass Factory, and learn from expert glass Masters.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Vetreria Artistica Colleoni - Immerse yourself in the heritage of Murano glass by observing and collaborating with the island’s expert glassmakers.
    Embark on a journey from the heart of Venice with our certified guide, navigating through secluded alleys for about 15 minutes until you arrive at Murano island via public transit (cost not included)….
What's Included
  • Glass blowing demonstration
  • Choose between a private mosaic workshop or jewelry-making with beads
  • Enjoy a 20% discount on purchases at the glass factory shop
  • Embark on an informative factory tour
  • Personal tour assistant for guidance
What's Not Included
  • tips
Additional Information

Join the operator at the city center and embark on a private water taxi to Murano Island, taking in the sights of the Rialto Bridge and the Grand Canal. Delight in a demonstration by a skilled glass master, showcasing glassblowing techniques. Discover the rich history of glassmaking during the workshop and select between creating mosaic or glass bead…

Location
Sestiere di S. Marco, 5310
Sestiere di San Marco
Chemist Farmacia Morelli in Campo San Bartolomeo, close to Rialto bridge
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Milan_g
Apr 19, 2025
Great for the family, simple enough to enjoy in a short afternoon. - Very simple and straightforward. Round trip transportation included from Central Venice. Great demonstration of glass blowing and mosaic tile making. Then you get a nice activity to create your own mosaic tile or piece of jewelry from Murano glass. Great for the kids. Finally, they give you a little bit of a hard sell on buying from their gallery. But the pieces are beautiful and we actually ordered a custom piece that they will ship to us in about 3 months.
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Mary_m
Apr 17, 2025
Wonderful experience - This was a wonderful experience all around. Our initial guide Giovanni was lovely. Nico, our guide at the factory (and a glass designer himself) really explained the process to us and made us feel at home. Watching the artisans at work was amazing and we enjoyed browsing the beautiful glass and making our own mosaics and a bracelet.
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Patrice_g
Apr 16, 2025
This was an excellent... - This was an excellent experience and I highly recommend it! Giovanni, our guide, has an excellent personality and has a lot of interesting information to share about the history of the area. The artisans and guides at the glasswork factory were amazing, as well.
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Pat_p
Jan 16, 2025
Amazing to watch the... - Amazing to watch the master at work.!! Interesting demonstration worth watching ...then lots of glass to choose from in their HUGE shop
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Lorenzo_m
Dec 24, 2024
That’s Hot Stuff - Tour was great , enjoy watch glass making . They took the time to explain process and steps slowly!!
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Thais_t
Nov 29, 2024
MS Traveler - Watching the glass blowers was fascinating. Beautiful showrooms. Would have liked to see the lesser expensive work along with big showrooms. Did enjoy making bracelets.
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Erika_m
Mar 19, 2025
Tour is not much... - Tour is not much different from the options that hotels usually offer for free as part of the Venice hotel deals. I did two tours of the Murano with hotel free arrangement - this is mainly for guests who are in Airbnbs and do not have free offer from hotels - you do not get anything extra really except the guy to meet you at the meeting point and walk with you to the boat taxi.. tour is basically on the Murano factory which you get with hotel offer included.. bead and mosaic was fun but not worth the Money all together.. Guide was really nice but he was involved with us 10 minutes of taxi ride..
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Megan_p
Apr 20, 2025
I will start by saying... - I will start by saying that the people were really nice, and watching the master glass blower was very interesting because he was absolutely incredible. That being said, this “tour” was not private despite it being advertised as such. There was another party on the water taxi with us, fifteen other people in the glass blowing demonstration, and two other families with us in the workshop. Besides the glass blowing demonstration, we were given an hour to do a ten minute craft, and another hour to walk around their showroom. There really was no tour. We sat outside for 45 minutes waiting for the water taxi because it just didn’t take that long to do the craft and wander around the showroom. I would not recommend this tour to friends or family.
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Russell_t
Mar 8, 2025
You’re not actually going to blow glass - Not exactly what you might expect. Basically it’s a boat ride to Murano. We were ushered into a glass blowing demonstration halfway through, then brought to a room to make a little 2”x2” mosaic craft, then taken to the gift shop. The entire thing was about an hour.
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Karen_b
Dec 1, 2024
Not the best experience - The tour guide was extremely rude. We got lost trying to meet up with her and she was rude to us for getting lost. The actual tour was okay but not worth the mo way to sit and watch someone make one glass and a horse. When "creating" your own bracelet, the beads looked like something bought at a craft store. It is basically a come buy the beautiful art we create.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).