Last summer took an amazing three-week vacation to France and Italy during the beginning of the kid’s summer break. We ...

Tucked away among a grouping of islets off Italy's northeast coast, the fish-shaped city of Venice is made up of six neighborhoods, called sestieri. The small islands of Lido, Murano and Burano ...

There's also some Murano glass jewellery – necklaces, bracelets, earrings – in the same fun and funky style. For Venice, prices are reasonable. Check the website for online sales. A golden ...

Murano's destiny was written when glassmaking activities were transferred here in 1291 because of the fire risk in central Venice, but there's more to this island than glass. After you've seen a ...

4.1 and 4.2, which service the Venice perimeter and the island of Murano, and No. 12, which offers transport to Murano and Burano. The gondolas have become almost synonymous with Venice.