Colorful Houses and Great Seafood and other Venice, Italy Off The Beaten Path Tips

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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Wander down some side streets (Venice isn't that big, you'll hit water before you can get too lost). You'll find great music acts randomly scattered throughout. So stray from the hectic pace of St. Mark's Square and find some of the smaller sights and sounds the city has to offer.

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