| Page Views: 4,262 Last Visit to Burano: March, 2001 | THE COLORFUL ISLAND OF BURANO by Goner - last update: Oct 1, 2003 |
Every House is Painted a Different Color The little island of Burano is so colorful and one of the stories I heard was that there are no house numbers, each house is painted a different color so the postman knows where to deliver the mail. Another story is that the fishermen liked seeing their houses from the sea when they were returning home. And, the other story is, that the colors identified the family with the house - PICK ONE!
Another story tells that the inhabitants of Burano came from a destroyed Buranello, a small island situated 5 miles to the south and that Buranello now rests underwater.
The peculiar position of Burano in respect to winds and marshes, saved it from the decadence and from the destruction that happened to other islands. It's being detached from the mainland, Burano avoided the plague of malaria quite normal in the lagoon islands which killed hundreds. Its position was also a natural defense from invaders. The inhabitants, century after century, consolidated and raised the ground, dug canals and built bridges, transforming a swamp into a lovely island which now holds 7,000 residents all neatly packed into these brightly colored houses.
The atmosphere in Burano is serene and typically Italian. The magic of all the different colors, the wonderful odors emanating from the market, the laundry hanging from window ledges will make you fall in love with it just as I did. |
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A Vaporetta Ride to BuranoThe 40-minute ride over by vaperetto from Venice is an experience in itself. The lagoon is beautiful, and as you sail toward Burano you can admire the cemetery island (San Michele) and the island of Murano which at one time housed the Murano Glass Factory. This factory has been moved to Venice due to the rising water line.
Vaporetto Lines 12 and 14 from Venice's Fondamenta Nuove take you to Burano.
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MerlettoThe ladies on this island make a special lace which is not crochetted, but actually a form of stitchery. It is very time consuming and very few of the next generation are interested in spending so much time on a piece of lace.
Legend has it that a young Venetian seafarer brought his beloved a piece of seaweed from the far, distant seas. As she wanted to preserve the memento forever, she painstakingly copied the delicate outline and patterns using her needle and thread. | | |
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deecat Sat Jun 25, 2005 00:54 UTC
Picturesque and quaint. Your introduction is outstanding, indeed. Those colorful houses are ideal for superior photographs. | globetrott Wed Sep 8, 2004 04:37 UTC
a lovely page and great pics ! The smaller islands around Venice are a must ! | prleprle Tue Nov 25, 2003 15:33 UTC
It look like really colorfull... and plasant. Hope that mass tourism wouldn't discover that place so soon. | matcrazy1 Sat Nov 8, 2003 22:17 UTC
Next beautiful page! I liked Burano a lot although I was there too short! I see, I should come back there :-) |
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