The island of Murano in the Venice Lagoon is famous for what product?
"18th century, then, it became a major agricultural and industrial exporter. The 18th century's biggest industrial complex was the Venice Arsenal, and the Italian Army still uses it today (even though some space has been used for major theatrical and cultural productions, and spaces for art). Since World War II many Venetians have moved to Mestre and Marghera seeking employment as well as affordable housing. Today, Venice's economy is mainly based on tourism, shipbuilding (mainly done in the neighboring cities of Mestre and Porto Marghera), services, trade and industrial exports. Murano glass production in Murano and lace production in Burano"
"been rated as one of the top things to do on the island of Murano. Seguso The Seguso family has been dedicated to the art of Murano glass in Venice since May 3, 1397. Seguso is one of the most esteemed, historical and respected glass manufacturers on the island, and among the largest glass furnaces in Murano, which has a few, homonymous furnaces. Glass made by the Seguso furnace can be found in over 75 museums worldwide, such as MOMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Today, Seguso is known for its high end Venetian"
"Venetian glass Venetian glass has been made for over 1,500 years, and production has been concentrated on the Venetian island of Murano since the 13th century. Today Murano is known for its art glass, but it has a long history of innovations in glassmaking in addition to its artistic fame—and was Europe's first major glassmaking center. During the 15th century, Murano glassmakers created ""cristallo""—which was almost transparent and considered the finest glass in the world. Murano glassmakers also developed a white-colored glass (milk glass called ""lattimo"") that looked like porcelain. They later became Europe's finest makers of mirrors. Originally, Venice"
"into nobility. Today, it is difficult to recruit young glassmakers. Foreign imitations, and difficulty attracting young workers, caused the number of professional glassmakers in Murano to decrease from about 6,000 in 1990 to fewer than 1,000 by 2012. Venetian glass Venetian glass has been made for over 1,500 years, and production has been concentrated on the Venetian island of Murano since the 13th century. Today Murano is known for its art glass, but it has a long history of innovations in glassmaking in addition to its artistic fame—and was Europe's first major glassmaking center. During the 15th century, Murano glassmakers"
"products are sausages such as Soppressa Vicentina, garlic salami, Piave cheese, and Asiago cheese. High quality vegetables are prized, such as red radicchio from Treviso and white asparagus from Bassano del Grappa. Perhaps the most popular dish of Venice is ""fegato alla veneziana"", thinly-sliced veal liver sauteed with onions. Squid and cuttlefish are common ingredients, as is squid ink, called ""nero di seppia"". Regional desserts include ""tiramisu"" (made of biscuits dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and ""mascarpone"", and flavored with liquor and cocoa), ""baicoli"" (biscuits made with butter and vanilla), and nougat. The most"
"wheat and tomato are the chief products. It is also called ""the granary of Italy"" because of its important production of wheat. The ""Gargano"" is a peninsula partly mountainous and partly covered by a forest, ""Foresta Umbra"" with vegetation typical of Central Europe, the only lasting part in Italy of the ancient Black Forest. Allegedly its name comes from the word ""ombra"" (shadow) because of its thickness that prevents the light to enter in contrast with the typical ""flora"". The coast of ""Gargano"" is rich in beaches and touristic facilities. In the north are two major salt lakes Lesina and"
"then sold in 1985. Paolo Venini Paolo Venini (1895 – 1959) emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth-century design. Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Italian army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques shop. In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production center"
"Seguso The Seguso family has been dedicated to the art of Murano glass in Venice since May 3, 1397. Seguso is one of the most esteemed, historical and respected glass manufacturers on the island, and among the largest glass furnaces in Murano, which has a few, homonymous furnaces. Glass made by the Seguso furnace can be found in over 75 museums worldwide, such as MOMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Today, Seguso is known for its high end Venetian glass objects, lighting, accessories and custom installations. Seguso glass has been made for the Pope,"
"Paolo Venini Paolo Venini (1895 – 1959) emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth-century design. Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Italian army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques shop. In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production center in the lagoon of"
"and the seat of Gaudianello's mineral water company, among the top 10 national companies in the sector and founded in Rionero in Vulture, where the extraction is carried out. Melfi is one of the cities in the Vulture area involved in the production of the ""Aglianico del Vulture"", recognized as DOC, considered one of the greatest red wines of Italy, and the olive oil ""Vulture"". Another renowned product is the ""marroncino"", a type of chestnut used for many sweet and salty recipes and is precious for the industries specialized in the preparation of the marron glacé. The local football club"
"its name. One is that it was initially founded by the Buriana family, and another is that the first settlers of Burano came from the small island of Buranello, about to the south. Although the island soon became a thriving settlement, it was administered from Torcello and had none of the privileges of that island or of Murano. It rose in importance only in the 16th century, when women on the island began making lace with needles, being introduced to such a trade via Venetian-ruled Cyprus. When Leonardo da Vinci visited in 1481, he visited the small town of Pano"
"the concentration of Venice's glassmaking on the island of Murano enabled better control of those secrets. Murano became Europe's elite glassmaking center, peaking in popularity in the 15th and 16th centuries. Venice's dominance in trade along the Mediterranean Sea created a wealthy merchant class that was a strong connoisseur of the arts. This helped establish demand for art glass and more innovations. The spread of glassmaking talent in Europe eventually diminished the importance of Venice and its Murano glassmakers. A defeat by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, and occupation, caused more hardship for Murano's glassmaking industry. Murano glassmaking began a revival"
"and Marche regions, but it has a number of its own unique dishes and products. Its best known is probably the ""Torta Tre Monti"" (""Cake of the Three Mountains"" or ""Cake of the Three Towers""), a wafer layered cake covered in chocolate depicting the Three Towers of San Marino. The country also has a small wine industry. The site San Marino: Historic Centre and Mount Titano became part of the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008. The decision was taken during the 32nd Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee composed of 21 Countries convened in Québec, Canada. The country"
"is agriculture, centered on onions and carrots. Furano notably produces more carrots than anywhere else in Japan. Watermelon and the Akaniku-brand ""Furano Melon"" are also produced in large numbers. Industry also includes tourism, particularly to its lavender fields and ski slopes, as well as the cultivation of grapes, including a municipally-managed winery, and dairy products such as milk and cheese. Furano Delice, made famous for being the first candy factory to put pudding in a milk bottle, is well known for its Furano Milk Pudding. The Furano Valley is nestled between the Tokachi Volcanic Mountain Range (part of the Daisetsuzan"
"around the lake, such as Oliveto Lario, are one of the few parts of northern Italy where olive trees were historically grown, called for this ""zoca de l'oil"" (valley of the oil). In Canzo, ""Nocciolini"", made with hazelnut flour, and the liqueur ""Vespetrò"" are typical. Cremona's Mostarda (rich condiment made with candied fruit and a mustard flavoured syrup) is known thruought Italy and so is the Torrone which is a typical dessert from this province. Mantuan cuisine is noted for dishes of medieval origin and for sweet and sour flavors. ""Tortelli di zucca"" (""ravioli"" with pumpkin filling) accompanied by melted"
"cream and coffee, also inspired by San Marino's central mountain, Monte Titano; ""Bustrengo"", a traditional Christmas cake made with honey, nuts and dried fruit; ""Verretta"", a dessert made of hazelnuts, praline and chocolate wafers; ""Cacciatello"", a dessert made with milk, sugar and eggs, similar to Crème caramel; and ""zuppa di ciliegie"", cherries stewed in sweetened red wine and served on white bread. The region also produces a number of wines such as Brugneto and Tessano (cask-aged red wines) and Biancale and Roncale (still white wines). Wine in San Marino is regulated by the San Marino Wine Association, which is also"
"Thirteen municipalities are located on the Amalfi Coast, many of them centered on tourism. The Amalfi Coast is known for its production of limoncello liqueur as the area is a known cultivator of lemons, known as ""sfusato amalfitano"" in Italian, which are grown in terraced gardens along the entire coast between February and October. Amalfi is also a known maker of a hand-made thick paper which is called ""bambagina"". Other renowned local products are a particular kind of anchovies (local Italian: alici) from Cetara, and the colorful handmade ceramics from Vietri. There are buses and ferries along the Amalfi Coast."
"Grana Padano Grana Padano () is a hard, slow-ripened, semi-fat, cow's-milk cheese from Italy, comparable to Parmigiano Reggiano (""Parmesan""). Grana Padano has had protected designation of origin status since 1996. It is made from cows' milk produced in the Po River valley. The name comes from the Italian word ""grana"", a reference to the characteristically grainy texture, and the demonym ""padano"", referring to (cheese from) the Po Valley area of northern Italy. Grana Padano is one of the world's first hard cheeses, created nearly 900 years ago by the Cistercian monks of Chiaravalle Abbey, founded in 1135 near Milan By"
"to 45 percent of the market for Murano glass, and public tastes have changed while the designs in Murano have largely stayed the same. To fight the imitation problem, a group of companies and concerned individuals created a trademark in 1994 that certifies that the product was made on Murano. By 2012, about 50 companies were using the Artistic Glass Murano® trademark of origin. Glassmaking is a difficult and uncomfortable profession, as glassmakers must work with a product heated to extremely high temperatures. Unlike 500 years ago, children of glassmakers do not enjoy any special privileges, extra wealth, or marriage"
"Pierpaolo and Gianandrea Seguso. The brand, trademark, designs and archives of Seguso Vetri d’Arte are today in the hands of the family and sold throughout the world. Seguso Vetri d’Arte founded in 1933, quickly became one of the most important glass furnaces in Murano and the center of creative energy and technical innovation on the island during the mid twentieth century. After the Seguso Vetri d’Arte brand was sold by the Seguso family in 1974, current Seguso CEO, Gianluca Seguso was able to bring the brand, along with its rich trove of archives back into the hands of the Seguso"
"glass. Every year Turin organizes ""CioccolaTÒ"", a two-week chocolate festival run with the main Piedmontese chocolate producers, such as Caffarel, Streglio, Venchi and others, as well as some big international companies, such as Lindt & Sprüngli. As for snack food, the now popular tramezzini were first served in a historic café of downtown Turin, namely ""Caffè Mulassano"", where they were devised in 1925 as an alternative to English tea sandwiches. In recent years, another trademark drink of the city is ""MoleCola"", an Italian Coca-Cola that entered production in 2012 and quickly spread both in Italy and outside its native country."
"(angel wings); the ""frìtole"" (fried spherical doughnuts); the ""fregolòtta"" (a crumbly cake with almonds); a milk pudding called ""rosàda""; and cookies called ""zaléti"", whose ingredients include yellow maize flour. The dessert tiramisù is generally thought to have been invented in Treviso in the 1970s, and is popular in the Veneto area. In the 14th century, many young Venetian men began wearing tight-fitting multicoloured hose, the designs on which indicated the Compagnie della Calza (""Trouser Club"") to which they belonged. The Venetian Senate passed sumptuary laws, but these merely resulted in changes in fashion in order to circumvent the law. Dull"
"dough decorated and eaten around Christmas. Neapolitan coffee is also widely acclaimed. The traditional Neapolitan flip coffee pot, known as the ""cuccuma"" or ""cuccumella"", was the basis for the invention of the espresso machine, and also inspired the Moka pot. Wineries in the Vesuvius area produce wines such as the ""Lacryma Christi"" (""tears of Christ"") and ""Terzigno"". Naples is also the home of ""limoncello"", a popular lemon liqueur. The nutritional value of the napolitan cuisine was discovered by the American epidemiologist Ancel Keys in the 1950, being later often mentioned by epidemiologists as one of the best examples of the"
"of the oldest wine-producing traditions in the world. Etruscans and Greek settlers produced wine in the country long before the Romans started developing their own vineyards in the 2nd century BC. Roman grape-growing and winemaking was prolific and well-organized, pioneering large-scale production and storage techniques like barrel-making and bottling. Famous and traditional Italian wines include Barbaresco, Barbera, Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Corvina, Dolcetto and Nero d'Avola, to name a few. The country is also famous for its gelato, or traditional ice-cream often known as Italian ice cream abroad. There are ""gelateria""s or ice-cream vendors and shops all around Italian"
"in many of the Italian states and cities before the unification of Italy. For example, the ""Libro d'Oro"" of Murano, the glass-making island in the Venetian Lagoon, was instituted in 1602, and from 1605 the heads of the Council of Ten granted the title ""cittadino di Murano"" to those heads of families born on the island or resident there for at least twenty-five years. A ""Libro d'Oro"" was also compiled on each of the Ionian Islands as a nobiliary of the members of local Community Councils (Zante 1542, Corfu 1572 and Cephalonia 1593) After the Ionian Islands were conquered and"
"""fegato alla veneziana"", Venetian-style veal liver; ""risòto col néro de sépe"" (risotto with cuttlefish, blackened by their ink); ""cichéti"", refined and delicious tidbits (akin to ""tapas""); ""antipasti"" (appetizers); and ""prosecco"", an effervescent, mildly sweet wine. In addition, Venice is known for the golden, oval-shaped cookies called ""baìcoli"", and for other types of sweets, such as: ""pan del pescaór"" (bread of the fisherman); cookies with almonds and pistachio nuts; cookies with fried Venetian cream, or the ""bussolài"" (butter biscuits and shortbread made in the shape of a ring or of an ""S"") from the island of Burano; the ""galàni"" or ""cróstoli"""
"the idea that the glassmakers of Murano rely on their skills instead of any advantage caused by special tools. Some of Venice's historical glass factories in Murano remain well known brands today, including De Biasi, Gabbiani, Venini, Salviati, Barovier & Toso, Pauly, Berengo Studio, Seguso, Formia International, Simone Cenedese, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Vetreria Ducale, Estevan Rossetto 1950 and others. The oldest glass factory is Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso, founded in 1854. Overall, the industry has been shrinking as demand has waned. Imitation works (recognizable by experts but not by the typical tourist) from Asia and Eastern Europe take an estimated 40"
"Burano Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy, near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon, known for its lace work and brightly coloured homes. The primary economy is tourism. Burano is from Venice, a 40-minute trip from St. Mark's Square by a Venetian water bus, vaporetto. The island is linked to Mazzorbo by a bridge. The current population of Burano is about 2,800. Originally, there were five islands and a fourth canal that was filled to become ""via e piazza Baldassare Galuppi"", joining the former islands of ""San Martino Destra"" and ""San Martino Sinistra"". Burano"
"their secret processes and glass recipes, Venetian/Murano glassmakers strived for beauty with their glass. Aventurine glass, also known as goldstone glass, is translucent brownish with metallic (copper) specs. It was developed by Venetian glassmakers in the early 15th century. It is first cited in historical documents in 1626. The name aventurine is used because it was discovered accidentally. Glass beads (a.k.a. Murano beads) were made by the Venetians beginning in the 1200s. The beads were used as rosary beads and jewelry. They were also popular in Africa. Christopher Columbus noted that the people of the New World (Native Americans) were"
"or spiral patterns, and ""vetro a reticello"" has two sets of lines twisted in opposite directions. Francesco Zeno has been mentioned as the inventor of ""vetro a retortoli"". ""Lattimo"", or milk glass, began being made in Murano during the 15th century, and Angelo Barovier is credited with its re-discovery and development. This glass is opaque white, and was meant to resemble enameled porcelain. It was often decorated with enamel showing sacred scenes or views of Venice. ""Millefiori"" glass is a variation of the murrine technique made from colored canes in clear glass, and is often arranged in flower-like patterns. The"
"al cartoccio"" (red mullet in the bag), and ""alici marinate"" (fresh anchovies in olive oil). The island of Ischia is famous for its fish dishes, as well as for cooked rabbit. Campania is also home to the lemons of Sorrento. Rapini (or Broccoli rabe), known locally as ""friarielli"", are often used in the regional cooking. Campania also produces many nuts, especially in the area of Avellino, Salerno and Benevento. Hazelnut production is especially relevant in the province of Avellino – in Spanish, in Portuguese and in Occitan the hazelnut is respectively called ""avellana"", ""avelã"" and ""avelano"", after the city of"
"center of a lucrative export trade in dinnerware, mirrors, and other items. What made Venetian Murano glass significantly different was that the local quartz pebbles were almost pure silica, and were ground into a fine clear sand that was combined with soda ash obtained from the Levant, for which the Venetians held the sole monopoly. The clearest and finest glass is tinted in two ways: firstly, a natural coloring agent is ground and melted with the glass. Many of these coloring agents still exist today; for a list of coloring agents, see below. Black glass was called ""obsidianus"" after obsidian"
"developed in his works in Africa were subject to a parallel work done in Murano Island of Venice, Italy, the glass-pearl produce of which played such a key role in the slave-trade off the African cost (the scars of which can still be felt both historically and politically today both in Africa and the new world). During 1998 and 1999 he worked with Simone Cenedese, maestro vetraio of Murano on realizing a series of glass-sculptures based on African fetish sculptures. The project was to counter the logic from the slave-trade where captives are bought and paid for in glass-pearls cast"