Murano - Basilica di Santi Maria e Donato

Venice (ital. Venezia) is one of the most important tourist destinations worldwide with about 30 million visitors each year.

I have already uploaded dozens of shots from previous visits, so I´ll try to cut down the number of uploads this time.

Murano consists of seven individual islands separated by canals and connected by eleven bridges.

Tradition knows, that the foundation of the church is attributed to a vow made by Otto I after he was rescued from a sea storm. The present church with its campanile was completed in 1140.