Burano Things to Do

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The main point to visiting Burano is to criss-cross the whole island so that you can enjoy the colorful houses.

It would be a great place to set up your easel. Not having such talent, I took a lot of photos, and I am assembling a few more of them in a travelogue below.

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One of the main things to do in Burano is to take pictures. It is hard to move without seeing a picture that you want to take. Some people say that Burano is the way Venice was a thousand years ago.

The story goes that the houses are painted brilliant colors in order that fisherman could find their way home in the winter fogs.

Apart from the painted houses, Burano's most identifiable landmark is the island's church, San Martino, which has an impressively-leaning belltower, to rival the most slanting of Venice's campanili. Inside the church is a Cruxifixion by Tiepolo.

Aparte de las casas pintadas de colores lo mas destacado en Burano es la iglesia de San Martino con su impresionante campanario inclinado. En ella se encuentra la crucifixion de Tiepolo.

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Exploring Burano provides countless photo opportunities. There are many charming yards, squares where drying laundry and houses full of colour adds to the general decorative gaiety of Burano.

Andar por Burano te da infinitas oportunidades de tomar fotos. Hay muchas plazas calles donde encuentras la ropa colgada y casas llenas de color que da vida a esta pequeña isla

The museum, which opened in 1981, is situated in the old Lace-School of Burano, founded in 1871 by Countess Andriana Marcello with the aim of revitalising a centuries-old tradition. In the museum there are, mostly, examples of Venetian lace , but there are wonderful fans and gloves without fingers made in Burano lace. The museum is closed for renovation and will open in November 2008, we didn´t visit it but sure we will next time.

El museo que abrió en 1981 está situado en la antigua escuela de encaje que fue fundada en 1871 por la condesa Andriana Marcello con el objetivo de revitalizar una tradición de muchos años. En el museo están casi todos los ejemplos de encaje veneciano, aunque también se puede encontrar abanicos y guantes sin dedos, todo hecho de encaje. Actualmente el museo está cerrado por reformas y lo abrirán de nuevo el proximo noviembre, nosotras no lo pudimos ver pero lo haremos si vamos otra vez.

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You can explore Burano via a day trip from Venice. Besides Burano, this day trip can include nearby attractions such as:

Murano island (see my VT Murano page)
Lido (see my VT Lido page)
Torcello

Since the vaporetto (water bus) system allows easy assess to the above attractions which are linked by frequent water buses, it is very easy and you should buy the vaporetto day passes (see my transportation tip) to save money on multiple trips on the vaporetto.

If a day trip is too packed to visit the above places, you can break them up into 2 days instead. To give you a rough guage, my wife and I only managed to cover Burano, Murano and Lido in one day during June 2007 (decided to skip Torcello due to time constraint).

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Although Burano is mainly made up of houses, canals, concrete food paths etc, there is in-fact a nice garden area at the north-west part of the island just next to the vaporetto (water bus) stop where you arrive and depart the island. You can take a stroll or relax at the benches on this garden while waiting for the water bus. While you are exploring the island, you will also see many beautiful flowers and garden courtyards of the local people.

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The Burano town square area is where the widest street on the island is located, lined with restaurants and souvenir shops (selling lace products and other stuff). In fact if you are having your meals on Burano, this is probably the only place on this island which you can find food and drinks. Not surprising, it is rather crowded with tourists especially during meal times.

This town square is located on the north-east portion of Burano, easy to find because the island is small.