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Burano is one of these islands off the Venetian lagoon, Italy, 4 miles from the Serenissima, a 40 minutes trip on vaporetti brings you to the “colored island of lace”.
The island was probably settled by the Romans in the 6th century. The question how the island obtained its name is linked to two stories : one is that it was initially founded by the Buriana family and another is that the first settlers of Burano came from the small island of Buranello, a few miles South…
Compared to the “next door” island of Murano (famous for its glass making), Burano had none of the privileges of that island. It’s only in the 15th/16th century, when women on the island began making lace with needles, that Burano was introduced to such a trade. Leonardo da Vinci visited in 1481, he purchased a cloth for the main altar of the Duomo di Milano. This “boosted” the island for a few years. The lace was exported across Europe, but trade began to decline in the 18th century, fortunately in 1872 a school of lace making was opened, an excellent opportunity which revived the industry. Lace making on the island boomed again. Nowadays, few now embroider lace in the traditional manner with their “tombolo” (lace pillow), but as you can imagine this is extremely time-consuming and therefore expensive.

Old traditional lace
Another major interest of Burano is all these coloured houses that are reflected into the green waters of canals… In spite of having a high touristic interest, if you choose the right time of the day to visit, you will be enchanted by the tranquility and the calmness of this little paradise.
Let’s end the visit with:

“The world is but a canvas to our imagination” – Henry David Thoreau

“The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire” – Pamela Hansford Johnson
Awesome
It was a beautiful day, I had to capture all these colors…
These images are amazing, Louise!! The colors, the reflections, the lace! Looks like a magical place which you have captured beautifully!
You are right, Nanette, it’s for sure a magical place in addition to a very special feeling as far as I am concerned… Anyway, I tried to express it through my eyes and lens…
i loved Venice .. i loved Murano .. next visit i hope to make to Burano … and the cemetery island as well …
Love this. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the visit!
Sublime! J’adore ces couleurs de façade! Burano est vraiment un endroit unique!
Merci Louise pour ces magnifiques photos!
Bises
J’ai beaucoup aimé cette ile… Il y règne une atmosphère particulière, on a un peu l’impression d’être coupé du monde. Il faut dire qu’il il y avait peu de touristes lors de ma visite, j’ai eu de la chance et puis… toutes ces couleurs! Bises et à bientôt pour d’autres articles.
Quelle chance de ne pas croiser tous ces touristes! J’adore visiter un endroit quand on se retrouve un peu seul pour profiter de son ambiance.
Bises
Oh how I L♥ve your artists eye capturing these wonderful sights for us dear Louise!
Very interesting to read and learn more about this special place.
I learned a new word for water taxi too 😉
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos!
oxo
p.s. I have a small Murano glass mirror that I treasure. The handmade laces must have been magnificent.
Your words are precious, heartfelt thanks, dear Patty.
In fact, I must tell you something, inside of my camera’s lens there’s a little piece of my heart…
Talking about Murano, there are less and less glass made on the spot, factories shut down due to lack of money to invest and improve their productivity… Knowledge has been transferred to China…
xo
That looks like a very happy town!!
This is how I felt too, all these colors are so joyful.
YES! I feel like I was there, looking at your photos. That’s the kind of photos that I love. Thank you for taking me there 🙂
I did enjoy your company 🙂
🙂
Thank you so much for sharing your reflections of this incredible place. What a beautiful way to see the world!
We need some colors these days, don’t we, Lynne? Thanks for stopping by…
What a gorgeous photos!
I like so much Henry David Thoreau quote and his book “Walden or life in the Woods”.
Thank you for your nice comment and for stopping by… Thoreau is a great author.
Que de couleurs! C’est magnifique! 🙂 Bises
Love those exuberant walls! 🙂
Full of joy aren’t they? Thanks for visiting…
So beautiful
Thank you for stopping by… It’s a joyful place…