Luxury B&B in the picturesque Murano island:
ince when does glass exist? Who invented glass?
Plinio the old (23-79 a.C.) refers to a bunch of mariners who landed on a Phoenician shore and started cooking their food in a pot over some pieces of natron. After a while, they noticed a transparent, incandescent material pouring out from under the pot, cooling and then solidifying. It’s from the accidental melting of sand, containing silicon, with nitro, containing soda, that Phoenician discovered glass. It may not be a true story, but let us just believe in it.??The connection between Murano and the glass started in 1291-95, when the Serenissima Republic, after several fires had spread through the city of Venice, decided to move all the glass foundries to the wide, green island of Murano.
Since that day, the history of Murano was strongly tied to the glass-making tradition, producing exquisite handcrafted art glass and jewellery, which are appreciated all over the world.
In 1605, the Venetian Republic established that the Mas
marks the location of the property in Venice
