Isola di Murano Bressagio at Murano Island
Although the weather wasn’t exactly the best, I was still quite pleaseh with my first impression of Murano Island. It was very quiet compared to the constant buzz of people in Venice. It seems that not too many people bother to make the trip to Murano Island. It think it is a shame since it would be much more pleasant to visit with much less people. Similar to Venice, Murano is also a water town. The island is divided into multiple parts by canals much like Venice is. The vaporetto dropped us off at Venier vaporetto station which is at the Grand Canal equivalent of Murano. From here visitors can access most of the island. There are bridges which connect all the parts of Murano, which makes it convenient for landlubbers like us.
Motorized Boats Parked Along the Canal at Murano Island
Walking along the canal in Murano, you can see how much the water is part of the lives of the people here. There are numerous motorized boats which are parked here. It was almost like a car park except this one is on water. If you wanted to go shopping, you just take the boat out for a spin and go to Venice or some other place. It is really amusing to see all this, and yet for them it is just everyday life. One of the major bridges here in Murano is the Isola di Murano Bressagio. This is the bridge which is closest the Venier vaporetto station. It is elevated so that boats or vaporettos can pass underneath the bridge. It is made of steel though which was quite different from the bridges which were found in Venice. To its credit, the bridge didn’t stick out like a sore thumb unlike that modern bridge which open recently in Venice.
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