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BASILICA DEI SANTI MARIA E DONATO

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Campo San Donato, Murano, Italy
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2024
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2024

A beautiful church, imposing and monumental, in Murano.

The Basilica dei Santi Maria, founded in the 6th century, was later remodeled in the 12th and 19th centuries. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, it was associated with San Donato in the 12th century, when the relics of this saint were brought here with the bones of the "dragon" with which he would have triumphed. The remarkable façade of the building faces a canal. It has an imposing and monumental look, thanks to its facing made of red bricks and Istrian stones. Observe the fine details, the polychromy of the materials. The neo-Romanesque ensemble with Byzantine influences is surprising. Take a tour of the church. Its apse is a semi-circular masterpiece made of venetian-Byzantine columns and arcades. It is composed of two rows of arches separated by gemeled white marble columns with capitals with foliage and palmettes. The interior of the site is also a must-see. It is divided into two rows of five columns topped with Venetian-Byzantine capitals. The vault and the floor are decorated with polychrome mosaics representing figures of fantastic animals but also, eagles, peacocks and fish, as well as geometric and floral patterns. Each of these elements has forged the inspiration of contemporary glass artists. At the same time, the mosaic of the Golden Virgin, a 12th century work, is integrated into the golden light of the apse. On the left side, one can admire a wooden altarpiece attributed to Paolo Veneziano.

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Visited in october 2021
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Murano est surtout à voir pour les souffleurs de verre. Mais c'est un peu piège à touriste car il y a des boutiques tous les 2 mètres. La ville ressemble à Venise et il y a autant de monde. Je conseille plus Burano qui est plus dépaysante.
rommouss
Visited in march 2019
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Belle balade
Au départ de Venise prendre le vaporetto , après quelques visites de verrerie , entrée dans la basilique de SAINTE MARIE de DONATO avec ses briques orangées , l'intérieur est magnifique et son plafond en carène de bateau est splendide , le tout d'une décoration exemplaire
Visited in april 2018
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La Basilica dei santi Maria e Donato est un des points à voir sur l'île de Murano, en plus des nombreux magasins de verre soufflé.
pm91morsang
Visited in june 2018
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Très belle basilique de Murano à découvrir sans oublier de visiter une verrerie.
randognard
Visited in november 2017
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Nous avions optimisé notre budget pour y aller en achetant un forfait transports 24H à 20€ depuis Venise et pris le vaporetto sur le Grand Canal dans un sens le matin ,de Piazza Roma à St Marc,puis San Giorgio di Maggore,puis Murano avec sa basilique et ses rues pittoresques,puis retour sur le grand canal à Venise dans l'autre sens pour admirer les autres palais.A nouveau le soir , remontée du canal pour admirer les palais de nuit.Magnifique et forfait bien amorti!

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