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Southern Europe, Veneto

Murano

Faro foreshore (Venice lagoon)

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles

Also reported: Murano cullet, multicolored canes.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1200-1950

At low tide the small beach at the Faro stop runs about 10% sea glass - centuries of furnace waste in colors that exist nowhere else.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Lagoon mud

Keep exploring nearby

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