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 Colors of Burano by Librex
some tips :
1. Try to get there very early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when the light is warm but not too 'hard'. Your resulting pictures will be the stuff of legend. If you like taking pictures, dont miss Burano at its best (btw, my pic is a bad example.. it was taken around 1pm in May!)
2. on the way to Burano, get out of the vaporetto at the Mazzorbo stop. From there you can walk to Burano (5-10 minutes) and it's a nice quiet way to start your visit of the island (instead of being herded like cattle at the Burano dock)
3. if you can, bring a picnic on Burano and eat it in the park near the vaporetto dockings or on the edge of Mazzorbo island. Restaurants can be found on Burano but they are mainly of the tourist types and are not that great anyways. Leave a Comment
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 Burano by sandysmith
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Burano is my favourite part of the Venice complex, in fact it is the only part of the town which I really love. I still remember my first visit to Burano, which was over 25 years ago, when the place was less touristic and less crowded of course. You could walk around, meet the locals everywhere and talk to them openly. Now you cannot see old fishermen around, seat and chat with them and sipping home-made wine which was usually offered by them. Leave a Comment
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Piazza Galuppi is the main square of Burano, an huge and very pitoresque open space where the parish church and the main administrative buildings of the place are situated. It is where the local community gathering together in occasions of festivities or other activities. Leave a Comment
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 Burano Canal from one of the
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Canals, narrow houses painted in pastel colours or decidedly contrasting with the single shades of the lagoon, interweave with fishing boats, that is what Burano makes so attractive.
First thing you notice in Burano is a harmony of colours that are splendidly featured in these peaceful townscapes. Leave a Comment
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For such a small island this is a very large church, again holding many paintings , among them a painting showing a miracle which is supposed to have happened on Burano's shores.A marble coffin holding the remains of a martyr was floating in the water near Burano, but nobody, not even the strongest men, could pull it ashore. Finally some small children went into the water and brought it onto the island without any effort. This painting was done in 1690 by Antonio Zanchi. It shows this miracle in great detail.
The painting which impressed me most was completely different. It shows a saint and a young Jesus , both wearing very modern clothes. This was done in 1945. I tried to take a picture of it, but it turned out to be too dark. Leave a Comment
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We went to Burano early in the morning, as we wanted to be there before the crowds. The weather was beautiful again, we were able to see the snow-covered mountains far away. In Burano the vendors were just putting up their stalls, it was a very quiet and peaceful atmosphere. We strolled through some streets in which we were the only people around.
Later that day, when we came back to have lunch (excellent!, see my restaurant tip), it was a lot livelier. There was a market going on and both locals and tourists were busy doing their shopping.
The most striking element in Burano is the colour of the houses, especially when you see them reflected in the water. Since the day before had been really wet, many umbrellas were hanging upside down from the windows, a very practical method of drying them. Leave a Comment
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Burano is a fishing village on an island near the big island of Venice. The first thing you may notice as you get close is the varied colored of the homes. Legend says that the fishermen wanted to see their home as soon as they got close to the island, so they painted them all a different color to make it more noticeable.
The island is renowned for its lacework and there are plenty of shops selling lace of all designs and sizes, including clothing.
Enjoy a dinner of seafood risotta, a specialty of Burano. After all, it's an island, seafood is as fresh as it gets.
To get there: head to a water taxi stand and check for the routes to the other islands. the taxi runs less frequently than the one headed to Lido, so double-check before you hop on. But it's a fairly quick trip and you'll get a nice little tour as you pass by Murano and the cemetary island.
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 Colorful Homes of Burano by tafurojoLeave a Comment
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