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What makes Burano so special to me? Canals, narrow houses painted in pastel colours, craft of lace-making and the friendly locals. My camera loves this place and its harmony of colours that are splendidly featured in these peadeful townscapes. Nothing can be compared with the picture of the houses mirroring in the canals.

Reflection of colours in the water

The peculiar position of Burano respect to winds and marshes, saved it from the decadence and from the destruction, the happened to other islands of lagoon.
Thanks to its position more detached from the mainland, Burano avoided the plague or malaria, quite normal in the lagoon islands in the passed centuries. Furthermore, its position was a natural defence from invaders.

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Besides its idyllic and fascinating beauty, Burano looks like a very clean place which is in extreme contrast to Venice. Even the tourists when here showing much better manners then in Venice. This is definetely the only place in area of Venice where you can really feel relaxed.

Canals

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.

Bridges

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 construction.

Houses

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 houses and their colours matching as "punch in the eye".

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