Great souvenir place near San Marco plaza. There are tons to pick from. I highly recommend this…read moreplace because of their friendly service! The guy (owner I believe) was a gem! I don't bargain when I shop in an actual store, the owner offered a few euros off the things I was already buying. I didn't even ask! Then he continues on with offering more discounts as I looked thru the store. He was generous with giving discounts!! The more you talk to him, the more discounts he gives !! He's the guy in the black jacket in my pic.

Found this gem on a trip to Venice. My mom passed on a cashmere scarf, but luckily a friend…read moretraveled to Italy and found the same shop and was able to find the beautiful scarf for my mom. Very nice items in this store.

As much as Venice is one of the world's most visited cities it's hard to find a high-quality…read moresouvenir made locally, despite souvenir stores making up a huge portion of the stores in Venice. These stores or stalls look practically identical; the shop/stall owner may or may not be Italian and they'll be selling the same types of t-shirts, magnets, keychains, Carnevale masks and jewelry made of Murano glass. These souvenirs can be of dubious quality and most likely not be made in Italy. When I souvenir shop for people I avoid those stores like the plague. I try as much as possible to shop locally wherever I go and in most places when I do find a good shop I find it by accident. Feelin' Venice is an example of a local shop. A group of Venetians artists and architects got together and created a shop to share their passion of Venice through their art (https://prontopia.com/venice/feelin-venice-local-venice-shopping-with-a-sustainable-city-vision/). You'll notice immediately as you step in the shop the difference in the layout and content from other souvenir stores. The shop feels more clean, the layouts is more simple and the designs in their merchandise is more contemporary. More importantly you see the people running the shop passionate about both their business and their home city. The shop has the staple T-shirts, bags, mugs and stationery but the designs are obviously more thought out and represent the city well. However this particular business has won me over because this was the store that I bought my most favorite souvenir of my 2 week trip: a rope bracelet with an attached iron prow that adorns all Venetian gondolas. I immediately fell in love with the bracelet at first sight and purchased it immediately. My only regret was that they sold it in only one size. I ended up losing it 2 weeks later and had to order a replacement online in a smaller size. The shop is located somewhere along San Marco. Use Google Maps if you don't want to get lost finding the store.

Small shop. Only adult sizes. Mostly just t-shirts and posters, but some designs are nice.read more

Tanti ottimi prodotti di Murano e altro, professionalità, assistenza e competenza, prezzi…read moreinteressanti. Chi entra nel negozio Vitrum di Murano, alla prima occasione ci tornerà ancora. Paolo M

This store has beautiful glass products but the service is absolutely horrendous. My partner and I…read morejust went and purchased 70 euro worth of small glass items. I don't know about Italy, but 70 euro is a lot of people's full day wage in Canada. The store attendant, probably the owner, couldn't care less for the business. He criticized us for spending "hours" choosing some inexpensive products (we were in the store for about 15 minutes). He made fun of us for asking for a price concession. He said his products are better than "Chanel". He started to get so verbally abusive and was shouting. The ego of this shop owner is something else...

This little glass/souvenir/art shop is located just by Murano Faro stop (no. 12) on the Venetian…read moreisland of Murano. The island is famous for its fancy glasswares. I was expecting things in the shop to be overpriced as it is located so near the stop. But I was wrong. A crescent moon and stars ring caught my attention. I bought it for €7.50 which was a good price. Apart from glasswares, they also sell postcards, magnets, keyrings and etc. The lady who served me was very friendly and helpful though she did not speak English. I really like little arts/crafts shops. I will return to the shop in next trip. Someday I will find my Star.

We came to spend a few days in Venice and knew right off the bat we were going to get some sort of…read moremask as souvenir. Masks seems to be a thing in Venice. Some are little more than a painted mask with some painted designs to them. And some as intricate as a work of art. Such is this shop. Joie de Vivre is not a souvenir shop, this is a specialty store that carries only masks and some puppets. We were talking to the son of the owner who told us his father makes every single mask, he has been doing it for 30 years and learned the craft from his grandfather. We couldn't really take pictures but trust me when I tell you these masks are amazing. They are so intricate I only bought a small one because of lack of space in my luggage, but even so I would've been remiss to buy one and not being able to bring it back to the US intact. They are too pretty to just throw in a suitcase.

When on the little island of Burano you buy hand stitched items, we got a giant tablecloth ($$$)…read moreand my daughter got a vest. This shop is nice with plenty of options.

This was such a beutiful little authentic shop. We purchased a large king size bed spread and…read morepillow covers and they agreed, for a fee, to ship the items to us. We purchased, the experience in store was wonderful, almost a month ago and we have not yet received any communication about our items being shipped. The paperwork given to us has an unusable email address and I am not able to find a store website or way to communicate other than calling which, I will have a friend who speaks Italian help me with soon. Hoping to hear from them about the order being shipped. It was quite pricey but we felt the quality was well worth it. If I was able to get in touch about my order I'd feel much better and this rating would easily be 4 or 5 stars. Just be sure you have a legit way of communicating once you leave the store.

I am way overdue and leaving this review. We discovered this fantastic costume shop one summer…read morewhile wandering around in Venice. It's unassuming exterior does not do justice to the beautiful costumes inside. Although we were not in the market for buying a costume, we were very happy to discover that they created exquisite masquerade masks. After several days of looking at hordes and hordes and hordes of mass produced, Chinese - made masks in all the souvenir shops, it was a relief to finally discover true artisans! Flavia was a very hospitable shopkeeper. She went out of her way to demonstrate all the different kinds of costumes that they provided, showed us pictures of amazing balls that they helped host, fantastical costumes she had created... We didn't just purchase wonderful masks; we had a cultural experience! Thank you Flávia for providing us such a unique experience!!

www.veniceatelier.com Venice Atelier: a large choice of…read moregenuine historically correct Carnival costumes, for adults and children, for sale and rent. Wigs, capes, hats, shoes, walking stick, and all you need for your costume. Hand made papier-maché masks. Wedding and photo in costume. Tuxedos (dinner jackets) for sale or rent. We send all over the world. Noleggio e vendita di Costumi Storici e Carnevaleschi, per adulti e bambini. Parrucche, mantelli, tricorni, scarpe, bastoni da passeggio e altri accessori. Vendita maschere fatte a mano. Matrimoni e foto in costume. Noleggio e vendita smoking. Spedizioni in tutto il mondo.

The glass blowing demonstration was very authentic and well explained, as well as entertaining. The…read moreshop sold gorgeous pieces. We purchased two and a glass set as the prices were good compared to other shops on the island. The help was great without being pushy. Highly recommend!

I loved seeing how glass is blown. You can buy a trip from any of the tourist sites or if you're…read morestaying in a five star hotel they offered to come and pick you up free I'm the hopes that you'll buy something. But you are not obliged. I think it's worth the trip, because being on a boat in Venice is a reprieve from the heat, and just a beautiful way to see the city. Plus, the art of blowing class was invented here. The blown glass is artwork and not trinkets and therefore expensive. If you can afford it, it's worth it, because not only are you taking something truly Italian home, but you're supporting an art form that is at the risk of dying Harry was our sales person/guide and put no pressure on us to buy anything. He was professional, and warm.