The island of Murano is where the heart of glassmaking in Italy lies. This island is where Venice's glassmakers were sent at the end of the 13th century in order to prevent them from burning down the city. Murano glass can be found in everything from jewelry to vases, paperweights to glass art.
Especially in the Campania region of Italy, along the Amalfi Coast, shoppers will find hand-painted ceramics of all sorts. Since the 15th century, the creation of ceramics has been an important aspect in the lives of residents of the Amalfi Coast, and the hundreds of years of practice is evident.
Burano lace is a type of hand-patterned lace crafted by laceworkers in the city of Burano. The town has been home to a lace school that has been running since the late 19th century. Lace that comes from this town is of such high quality that knock-offs have begun to pop up on China.
