Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site
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Page This family-friendly site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and
adults. Site-Overview
Online glass shop
Sama Ornaments
with wonderful prices, worldwide shipping, secure payment system, lovely
objects. So many sites spend paragraphs
detailing the history of how glass came to be made on the Venetian
island of Murano, assuming that you know why this would be of
interest.
I'd rather wow you with the glass products made there and leave
you to read about the history elsewhere, if you're interested. Ready?
I doubt it!
Lamps that
let you imagine you live in Casanova's Venice
There are modern lamps too!
Tableware
that makes you feel like a Doge in his palace
Jewelry that
could have decorated a Venetian beauty
Decorations
that seem alive
The island of Murano is a 15 minute boat ride (vaporetto,
boat-bus) from Venice.
The island is dotted with shops like this one.
And you can visit factories and see a demonstration of glass making.
The town is built like Venice, on mud-flats. The buildings run
along canals.
Murano history / Murano glass company
directory / Murano glass school listing Some of the companies let you order on-line.
Sama Ornaments ships beautiful mouth-blown glass objects around
the world for very reasonable prices, with a secure payment system.
Here are just a few of their lovely items, including copies of
antique animal perfume bottles.
Click through to the
shop to drool for a while over all the goodies.
Venetian
Glass from the Island of Murano
Murano
Many of these images are
promotional images from the Vetri
di Murano site which offers in English, Italian, and French:
Online Shop with Mouth-blown Glass Gift Items
Perfume Bottles
Candle Holders
Oil Lamps
Candy Dishes
Ornaments
