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It really is beautiful, so bright and colourful
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The vaporetto to Burano can get quite crowded
In a nutshell
Do not miss Burano while you're in Venice.
croisbeauty Says: I wonder if there is rule about painting houses, made by community authorities, or each owner has right to paint picking the colour he likes? If houses in a row, one after another, then we can notice that in some cases left hand didnt know what right hand is doing. Certain...
croisbeauty Says: Most of Burano bridges look alike copy of those in Venice, in particularly bridges across the narrow chanels at Dorsoduro or Canneregio. All are made of stone and conkrete and arched in style, except for the one made of wood. The wooden bridge look alike the newest...
croisbeauty Says: The inhabitants of Burano, century after century, consolidated and raise again the ground, dug canals and raise bridges, transforming a swamp in a hospitable place. The final result looking good and very charming, Burano become touristic attraction.
Herkbert Says: The best thing you can do on Burano is to just wander through the streets. Walk along the canals, see the boats, the houses, the gardens and engage the people. We found the people there to be very friendly and kind.The island isn't big enough to get lost. A couple hours of...
Any bakery around the island: Try the local cookies
oriettaIT Says: It does not matter where you stop to taste a cookies, anywhere in the island will be good, but you absolutely have to try the local pastry. My favourites are "Zaeti" a cookie made with mais flour and raisins and coconut cookies.
Da Forner: Cheaper than others
oriettaIT Says: The restaurant is the farthest from the boat attrach, we figured it would have been less tourist and more reasonabled priced. It is a family run place.We picked our food from the "Menu del giorno" Menu of the day. It is a smaller selection of their list and it is cheaper.We...
Ai Tre Ponti (Ai 3 Ponti): Reasonable price, off the main drag..
suvanki Says: Disembarking from the motosciaffo in Mazzorbo, we walked across the bridge to Burano, giving the crowd (who had boarded at Fondamente Nuova, then mainly Murano) the chance to land on Burano and disperse. On the main street, there were many restaurants, where the majority of...
lina112 Says: Night was falling when we where waiting for the vaporetto to back to lido, when we decided it strolling around the harbour and it worth it, all was beauty, the only problem was the mosquitos they were there in the hunting of a good bite.Estaba anocheciendo cuando estabamos...
oriettaIT Says: From the train station you have to take the vaporetto (sort of bus boat) number 41 or 42 or 52 to Fondamenta Nuove stop. When there turn right and cross the bridge to get the vaporetto Number LN that will take you to Burano.Consider about one hour fot the trip.Venice water...
LanaFromRiga Says: There are regular boats going to Burano from Venecia and Lido Venecia. Be prepare for spending 30-40 minutes on the way there. If you had bought the long term tickets you can use them for this trip too. ACTV boats go to Burano too. They are bigger neither boats what go only...
Easy to get here with vaporetto line LN
Trekki Says: To get to Burano, the best option is to take LN line (LN stands for laguna nord, olive-green colour), leaving from Fondamenta Nuove. But careful, it is not the stop the lines 41/42 and 51/52 use, but the one across the bridge to the west (see GE screenshot).I lived close to...
Relaxing boat ride out to the island
Herkbert Says: You get to Burano via Vaporetto or water taxi or just sail your own yacht. It's easy to get there via vaporetto. You can take the LN line from Fondamenta Nove or the DM (Diretto Murano) line from the train station and then continue on from there.Water taxi will be extremely...
All over the place: Lace from Burano
croisbeauty Says: Local ladies seems to be very skillfull in all kind of embroideries, not in making lace only. They offer table-cloths, sheets, pillow-cases and other products all with inserts or borders made by embroidery. Such a products cost less then lace products and probably having...
Herkbert Says: Around the town, you'll find many small shops selling hand made lace items. The delicate lace is made in the traditional way by some very dedicated women. Be sure to check when making your purchase, as some lesser quality factory made lace has found its way into some of...
burano Says: Do NOT buy lace that shop assistants or owners in Burano claim is made by local women. This is a lie. The only locally made pieces they might sell are handkerchiefs with a tiny corner of lace at approximately €200. The others are excessively expensive handkerchiefs and...
victorwkf Says: Burano is a small island and there is not much shelter when you are walking around, so you need to prepare some gear for very hot weather (during summer months) and rain. During my visit there in June 2007, the weather was cloudy but the next day at Venice was very very hot.
croisbeauty Says: In fact, there is almost a whole archipelago where Burano is situated. I discovered another small island or islet, soon after the one where Santa Catarina is located. It has the same type of houses as Burano itself only not coloured in such a vivid colours, but still lokking...
grandmaR Says: As we were leaving Burano we saw some young people practicing the "voga alla veneta" (a rowing style but standing). The guide told us that they were praticing for the Burano regatta, a competition for 2-oar gondolas, that runs every year on the third Sunday of September.This...
Burano is small island in lagoon
croisbeauty Says: There are number of small islands and islets in the lagoon of Venice but not all of them are favourale for builting the settlements. Aqua alta (high water) is permanent danger in whole of lagoon and it is why alot of chanels excisting in town of Venice and its neighbouring...
ealgisi Says: The most common European emergency number 112 (following Directive 2002/22/EC: Universal Service Directive) and also standard on GSM mobile phones. 112 is used in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,...
Plan a Burano vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Burano locals
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...
Q: Over ten years ago, my friends and I stayed in a small hotel on the Island of Burano. I remember little about it except that it...
A: Have a look at the Burano hotels listed here to see if any fit your memories: http://www.isoladiburano.it/en/bur/Hotels-Burano.html
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Burano was among one of the first islands where people settled long time ago in Venezia’s lagoon. As it is situated in the northern part of the lagoon, somehow sheltered by the big peninsula of...
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Burano - land of thousands colours
As far as I am concerned, Burano is the most beautiful part of area of Venice and a must see place. Former fishermen and agricultural vilage is turned into the very attractive and perfect spot for...
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Burano is one of the islands in the lagoon north of Venice. Renowned for its lace but I was more taken with the colourful fishing houses along its canals. Its my most favourite place in Veneto to......
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Burano - Colourful Little Island of the Lagoon
Burano is a small island located north-east of Venice. This island is famous for its relaxing atmosphere, beautiful landscape consisting of very colourful houses, romantic canals and bridges. While......
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