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A pair of standing gondoliers propel their banana-shaped craft across the lagoon at Murano, Italy. The Venetian style of rowing involves facing forward and pushing for maximum maneuverability through the city's narrow crowded waterways.

Vetreria Estevan Rossetto produces and sells world-famous glassware on Murano, Italy. In 1291 the Doge of Venice ordered all glassmakers to move their furnaces across the lagoon to the island to avoid fires and to keep the production techniques secret.

The Museo del Vetro on Murano, Italy, occupies the former residence of a 17th century bishop. The museum showcases the 4,000-year history of glassmaking.

The Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato on Murano, Italy, contains the bones of a dragon slain in the 4th century by St. Donatus of Arezzo. In recent years the basilica's precious 12th century mosaic floor has been subjected to flooding.

The Canale di San Donato passes the Ponte San Martino on Murano just north of Venice, Italy. Since the 13th century glassmaking has been the main industry on the island.