Adriano Berengo commissions variousinternational artists to design brilliantly coloured sculptures - in glass, of course.

This diminutive shop offers exquisite examples of both hand- and machine-woven silk brocades, damasks and velvets. The Venetian textile tradition is kept...

Open seven days a week, this supermarket on the Zattere stocks fruit, vegetables and other staples at lower prices than most alimentari. Other locations...

Helpful staff will give advice on the extensive range of local and regional wines on offer, and prepare travel boxes or arrange for shipping.

This workshop is packed with traditional papier-mâché masks from the Commedia dell'arte theatre tradition. Explanations of the mask-making process, as well...

This is the official bookstore of the Università Ca' Foscari, selling mostly scholarly texts on a wide variety of topics. On the other side of the campiello...

One of the few remaining shops in Venice that repairs shoes: a heel job costs €6-€7 for women's heels and €12 for men's.

Designer-producer Stefano Coluccio specialises in beautifully framed convex mirrors.

Though essentially a mask shop, you can also find handcrafted products such as marionettes.

This Bassano-based family business has a charming selection of greeting cards, decorative paper, diaries and notebooks. Wedding invitations and business...

In the business since 1810, small but well-stocked Cartoleria Accademia carries a wide range of artists' supplies. Open mornings only in August. Other...

Centro Pulisecco offers dry-cleaning only. Trousers cost €3.20, jackets €4 and sweaters €2.50. An express service is available. Other locations Cannaregio...

A delightful collection of handpainted terracotta designed by the owner. Plates, bowls, teapots, ornaments and mugs are all available in a variety of...

In this shop along thronging fondamenta Vetrai, Cesare Toffolo uses glass sticks and a gas flame to create intricate miniatures of Venetian classic designs:...