When you get to the small island of Burano in Venice, you feel like you are in a fantasy fairy tale film. The fact is that all the houses here are painted in different colors, rich and bright. But it’s not just the colorful buildings that amaze: people come to admire the exhibits of the lace museum and look at the leaning tower of San Martino. Just wander through the picturesque streets with souvenir shops or have lunch at one of the best fish restaurants. Everything here is interesting and original.

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Until the 1st century, the island was part of the Ancient Roman Empire. People here lived and worked peacefully - men were mainly engaged in fishing, women - in housekeeping and raising children. But raids by barbarian tribes forced residents to leave their homes. They began to look for quieter places protected from enemies and settled in the most remote corners of the Venetian Lagoon. One of these places turned out to be an island located seven kilometers from Venice.

Why it was called Burano is not exactly established. It is assumed that representatives of a noble family with the same surname once lived here. Until 1923, the island had the status of a city, then it became one of the quarters of Venice, the area of ​​​​the territory is slightly more than 21 hectares. Now it is permanently home to about 3,000 people. Located on islands separated by narrow channels that have access to the Venetian Lagoon.

Attractions

Since the XYI century, the city has specialized in the production of lace. Weaving technology, according to one version, was imported from the Eastern Mediterranean, from the island of Cyprus, which in those distant times was a colony of the Roman Empire. At first, ready-made lace products were brought from there, then the island’s residents learned how to weave themselves. But here they believe that lace was invented by the women of Burano.

In the warm season, they helped their husbands weave nets for fishing. In winter, trying to decorate their homes and clothes, they began to weave lace, which soon became famous throughout Europe. The peculiarity of Buransky weaving is that it is made using a unique technology - not with the help of bobbins, like, for example, Vologda, it is embroidered with needles.

One of the main attractions is dedicated to this craft - the lace museum “Museo dei Marletto” (“marletti” is how lace is called in Italy). It is located in Piazza Baldassare Galuppi in a former lace making school. The school closed in 1979 because young girls did not want to engage in painstaking and tedious work, and the ancient craft was becoming a thing of the past. The museum has an interesting program; first they show a video about the history of Venetian lace, its production, then visitors can view an interesting collection of the best products.

On the island you can buy things made by local craftswomen, but the prices are very high. If it is not possible to purchase original lace, they buy a fake made in China at quite affordable prices. There is a romantic version of the emergence of lace craft. One fisherman was engaged to a girl whom he loved very much. One day he went fishing. At sea, a siren tried to seduce a handsome guy with her bewitching singing, but the young man did not succumb to the seductress’s charms. For his perseverance and loyalty, the siren gave him an amazing lace woven from sea foam. The Lace Museum is located in Piazza Baldassare Galuppi. Opening hours are from 10.00 to 18.00, ticket price is 5.5 euros for adults, and 4 euros for children from 6 to 14 years old, free for children under 6 years old.

On the main square of the island there is another attraction that people are proud of local residents- This is the leaning tower of San Martino. The tower began to be built in the 10th century with donations from townspeople. Inside, the walls are decorated with frescoes by the artist Tiepolo. Due to the collapse of the ground, the bell tower began to deviate from the vertical.

Now its slope is 1.8 m, it seems that it is about to fall. The tower is saved from final destruction by the wall of another building on which it rests. When the bell tower began to lean, the city administration decided to restore it and correct the situation, but residents asked to leave everything as it is. Now it is a symbol of the quarter; the most beautiful view of it opens from the canal bridges.

It only takes a few hours to explore the islands. And wherever the tourist goes, all roads will lead to the main square of Baldassare Galuppi (Piazza Baldaccarre Galuppi). The square is named after the famous native of this place - Galuppi. Now few people know his name, but in the 18th century he would have been a famous master of Italian comic opera, conductor and organist. He was respectfully nicknamed "buranello".

Grateful residents erected a monument to the composer on the square named after him. Italy is famous for its cuisine - everyone knows risotto, lasagna and pizza, as well as fish dishes. It is believed that the best fish restaurant in Venice is on the island of Burano. It is called “Al Gatto Nero Da Ruggero”. Excellent cuisine, but you need to know that the cost of one dish is from 16 to 30 euros. True, the portions are very large - two people can get enough of one.

What is the origin of the tradition of painting houses different colors?

When they started painting houses with multi-colored paint, historians cannot say; only funny legends talk about it. One of them, not very plausible, is very popular with tourists. The island is surrounded by sea; naturally, many of the inhabitants were sailors. Finding themselves in their hometown after long voyages, the sailors went to taverns and other drinking establishments, where they heartily celebrated their safe arrival. In order for a sailor drunk to the point of insensibility to be brought home, the wives made a mark on their forehead that matched the color of the house. So the sailor was taken home.

Another version is that each clan or clan was obliged to paint their houses the same color. If noble people have a family coat of arms, then this is the color of the home. What was the root cause of the appearance of multi-colored buildings is not known for certain, but the tradition is maintained to this day. Now they do this to attract numerous tourists.

When visiting Venice, they usually come to Burano for a few hours to see the riot of colors. Now, according to the law, no one has the right, without special permission, to repaint a house a different color (even shutters, roof and doors) at their own discretion, only in agreement with the city administration.

Where is it located and how to get there

The island can only be reached by sea by water bus - vaparetto from the Fondamenta Nuove pier, located in the center of Venice. Route No 12 goes to the island, travel time is 45 - 50 minutes. Ticket price for 1 hour - 7 euros. You should be aware that trams depart from several houses in Venice. In order not to confuse the landing place and not go to another island, you need to look at the board where the route number and final stop are indicated.

You can purchase a ticket on shore or on board from the conductor; their cost is the same. If tickets were purchased on shore, they must be presented to a magnetic device, otherwise they will be invalid. And the fines for unpaid travel in Italy are impressive. A trip to the island of Burano, as well as to other nearby islands of Venice, does not leave people indifferent - beautiful houses with traditionally hung laundry, obligatory flowers on the windowsills, a wonderful view of the Venetian lagoon - all this will be remembered for a lifetime.

My first visit to the island of Burano in Venice was completely spontaneous, unplanned. At that time, I had heard absolutely nothing about colored houses or lace. My favorite girl, with whom we always travel together, is about the same, nothing or even less. And in the long-term plan of our voyage around Italy, the island of Burano was not on the must-seen list that summer. We actually had two days allotted for the whole of Venice (I know, I know what you’re thinking about this...)

Therefore, my story of getting to know this wonderful corner went according to the following scenario. Life friend said: “Well, we’ve walked around the center, visited Murano, let’s not go back just yet, but let’s go and see what’s next... and the name is similar - it can’t be that it’s boring there.”

Now, of course, I have not traveled in such a manner for a long time. I understand that one should not embark on adventures, randomly throwing themselves into amazing cities precious time, which is always running short. But in those years, we were both still inexperienced; we had only recently started traveling on a large scale, and everything was new to us. This can be compared to card or board games. As you get older, you understand that only mathematically verified moves give you winnings over the long haul, you begin to win more often, but at the same time you lose the childish delight of unexpectedly drawing an ace. It’s the same with travel: with reasonable planning, you get more wonderful experiences per unit of time and save a lot. But you hopelessly lose that sense of wonder when you expected to encounter an ordinary island suburb or a repetition of what you had already seen in the center, and the door to a Fairy Tale suddenly opens before your eyes.

Generally speaking, when we say: “Burano Island in Venice,” we make two inaccuracies at once.

Firstly, this is not one island, but a group of islands. True, the channels separating them are very small, several meters wide, and one can safely consider them to be internal rivers. In St. Petersburg, we also sometimes call Goloday Island “Vaska” or “Petrogradka” the area around the Petrovsky stadium on the island of the same name.

The second inaccuracy is rather historical. The fact is that the Burano region became part of the urban area quite recently, when compared with the age of Venice itself. Until 1923 it was a separate fishing village. Which is quite logical: the area is located a good ten kilometers from the main Venetian islands (like the Mestre area on the mainland).

Even from the station Faro on the “glass” island of Murano, it takes at least forty minutes to sail here.

History of Burano

Until the 6th century, the lands of the Ancient Roman Empire were located here, but during the Great Migration of Peoples - during the invasion of Europe by nomadic barbarian tribes from the east - the Romans gradually fled from here (they had enough problems in the capital - for example, such as the fall of the Empire). The Veneti, local residents, fleeing from the same nomads, moved from the continent deep into the Venetian lagoon. Most likely, such suburbs as Burano and Torcello are even older than Venice itself, because, logically, refugees should have settled the islands closest to the continent earlier than the islands located in the depths of the bay.

The Great Migration of Peoples in the middle of the 1st millennium

No one knows the exact origin of the name “Burano”; most likely, it is a distortion of the surname of the family to which the islands belonged for some time. The territory of Burano was governed from the neighboring island of Torcello.

At first, houses were built on stilts with walls made of scrap materials (mainly reeds). By the second millennium they switched to brick. At what point the famous motley coloring first appeared is unclear exactly, but it happened quite a long time ago and has already become overgrown with legends. We'll talk more about these legends in the section.

Lace began to be woven on the island of Burano starting in the 16th century. The fashion for fabrics that glorified the village was brought to Europe from Cyprus, where lace making lived and flourished. And, by the way, at that time it was subordinate to the Venetian Republic, and it was not so far away, so there is nothing surprising here. Then - ups and downs, from the insane popularity of Buransky lace weaving to the extinction of interest in it - and then again a revival at the end XIX century. At that time, a special specialized school was opened on the island (of course, in the age of the industrial revolution we are talking mainly about more modern methods of production, and not about the age-old traditions of painstaking handicrafts).

Burano consists of 4 islands. Previously there were five of them, but one channel was filled up.

General impressions

The main and all-consuming impression is to feel like a child again, and an incredibly happy child! I’m not the first and I’m not the last with sparkling eyes telling everyone that Burano resembles a living illustration for a fairy tale.

When I saw the bright colors and small embankments leading to the sea, for some reason Green’s “Scarlet Sails” popped into my head from the very beginning - and since then I haven’t been able to shake this association out of there. This rainbow splendor becomes especially beautiful closer to sunset, and then the degree of general romance and poignancy of these places simply goes off scale.

The houses look like toys. For readers who, unlike me, enjoyed going to kindergarten at the dawn of their foggy youth, these colors will certainly take them back to those pure and innocent times (of course, without managers, without semolina porridge and without milk with foam). In a word, if I had children, I would try to ensure that they get acquainted with the local unreal landscapes as early as possible and retain the imprinted feeling of heaven on earth for the rest of their lives. Perhaps this will be the case someday, as long as nothing happens to beloved Venice by this time, and she will steadfastly continue to stay afloat in every sense.

The museum is small, the visit does not last long, but during this time we manage to see many handmade exhibits and an educational film, we learn about different interesting stories. Do you know, for example, such a curious fact that the development of lace making and knitting techniques was greatly facilitated by dowry girls from noble families, who by an unfortunate fate found themselves locked in the monasteries of the Venetian Republic? At first, this was very beneficial to the spiritual rulers, who, naturally, counted knitted products as the property of monasteries (why do girls who have retired from worldly fuss need personal money?) And received enormous profits from the sale of “rags”. Venetian lace was famous and valued no less than Venetian glass. But in the end, the skill of needlewomen brought to perfection played a cruel joke on the state - in France, and then in other countries, they realized that it was unprofitable to buy goods at exorbitant prices, and they guessed to develop their own production, lured craftswomen to train personnel and arranged import substitution.

Museum address: Piazza Galuppi 187

Ticket price: 5 EUR

(there is a discount: childrenand under 14 years old, students under 25 years old, all people over 65 years old, or if available tourist map Rolling Venice - 3.5 EUR)

Opening hours:

Tuesday to Sunday ( Monday - closed)

from April to October: 10:00 – 18:00 (closed at the entrance to 17:30 )

from November to March: 10:00 – 17:00 (closed at the entrance to 16:30 )

Galuppi Square and the Leaning Bell Tower

Yes, yes, no Leaning Tower of Pisa single...

There are quite a lot of falling bell towers in Italy and in Europe in general. The campanilla of the Church of San Martino also noticeably deviates from the vertical, which is clearly visible both from a distance, even on the outskirts of Burano from the sea, and close to it from a neighboring street.

Although it all depends on the angle, of course.

The tower faces the only square of the island. This square is named after the musician Galuppi, who lived in the 18th century and was popular in his time not only in Italy, but also in Russia under Catherine the Great. Here, on the square, there is a monument to the composer, as usual.

Fans of cathedral architecture can visit the Church of San Martino in Piazza Galuppi. Although, in my opinion, it is not as interesting as its falling bell tower. It’s beautiful, but there are so many in Italy.

Of course, the landscape ensemble of Burano consists not only of houses, but also of cozy canals with weightless bridges. In this respect, it is typical Venice.

Amazing beautiful views on the sea from the southern tip (Giudecca quarter).

There, on the southern coast, there is a gazebo on brick pillars.

I also saw bicycles here! Burano is not a typical Venetian mockery of cyclists with paving stones that smoothly turn into the steps of the next bridge. This is an ordinary “human” village, through which it is quite possible to move around on horseback on a two-wheeled friend. No, at first glance, of course, it seems strange - the island is just over half a kilometer long! There is a bridge to the neighboring Mazzorbo, but it is almost the same in size (moreover, even on these miserable acres of land there are signs prohibiting cycling in some places). However, it’s worth imagining that you’ve been living here for years - and you immediately understand that an iron horse can make life much easier - at least you won’t have to carry groceries home from the supermarket on your backside every day.

Mazzorbo Island

neighboring island is not popular with tourists, not only compared to Burano and Murano itself, but even compared to Torcello. Although you have to sail separately to the last one, and Mazzorbo is a minute walk from the Burano station across a footbridge.

In general, this is understandable - nothing particularly remarkable was found on the island of Mazzorbo, just the locals live quietly and peacefully. But this has its own charm. Here is the same feeling of coziness and miniature as in Burano, but there are almost no people. Few of the tourists, sailing to Burano, turn to the bridge on Mazzorbo - most wander around the main island, because it is there that all the popular sights, stalls and cafes are located.

During the Carnival this came in very handy. The feeling of an endless holiday around is, of course, wonderful. Hundreds of people in costumes of past centuries on the streets are also rarely seen. But when you spend 40 minutes in the company of this costumed hundred in the conditions of a Russian minibus, then a natural desire arises to retire for a while.

On the island of Mazzorbo

What I really like is that in Venice almost always and everywhere you can literally take a couple of steps away from the main tourist flow and immediately, jumping out of the traffic jam, end up on deserted streets and embankments. And this is possible even in such a super-popular place as the island of Burano!

How to get there

Goes to Burano route No. 12. You can sail directly from a major station Fondamente Nuove(F.te Nove). There are many berths there, and flights depart from each in different directions - you need to land at berth A. To be sure, make sure that the board shows exactly the right direction of movement: final destination No. 12 towards Burano - Punta Sabbioni(P. Sabbioni), or Treporti, if there is a shortened flight. One of these names should be displayed on the display.

You can also get there from the island of Murano by taking the Faro stop (Murano Faro) on the same number 12 in the direction of the same P. Sabbioni/Treporti. And if your plan includes a visit to Murano, calculate your route based on this. True, you will almost certainly also sail from Fondamente Nuove to the island of the glass museum, but there are many more flights along this section.

In the summer he also ran with me № 14 - fromPiazza San Marco through the eastern part of the lagoon (San Marco - Lido Island - Punta Sabbioni - Burano). Unlike small short-distance vaporettos, No. 14 turned out to be a large two-story comfortable ship.

In winter, such a flight did not pass through the island of Burano, but, as far as I know, this is a seasonal summer route. Full information about it is also available, with a detailed schedule and dates, the Burano stop is present, so I don’t think it was abolished. (It only bothers me that Google maps when trying toTo sharpen the route by choosing the summer months for departure, it still offers only No. 12. But this may be an error in the code or the database of the Google maps service itself, because It’s still not designed for such long-term planning.)

Perhaps someone will decide, upon arriving in Venice, to temporarily settle in Burano. My beloved and I also once had such a dream. But romance is romance, and yet the prices are hellish, while transport amenities are minimal - it takes an hour to get to the city center every day. This is the same Mestre, only more beautiful and ten times more expensive. Read about the best places to stay when traveling to Venice

What to eat

There are quite a few cafes and supermarkets on the island of different price categories. There is grilled fish right next to the pier.

Among the interesting things are the sweets that, according to legend, were baked by the wives of the ancient Buran fishermen. Worth a try.

These traditional bussola Buranelli cookies are shaped like the letter S, perhaps symbolizing a fishhook. Although this, I suppose, is just another speculation, especially since buranelli are often baked in rings.

At the end of the article, there is another photograph to confirm that winter does not exist here and that the island of Burano is imbued with romance and surrounded by wondrous beauty at any time of the year.

View of the sea from the promenade of the Giudecca area of ​​the island of Burano. Photo taken in February 2017

Burano is an island located 7 km from Venice and is under its administrative control. You can get here in just 40 minutes by Vaporetto water bus. According to the latest census, about 3 thousand people live in Burano.

In reality, Burano consists of four separate islands, which are separated from each other by narrow, only 10 meters wide, channels - Rio Pontinello in the west, Rio Zuecca in the south and Rio Terranova in the east. Once upon a time there was also a fifth island, but its channel was covered with earth and turned into Via Baldassare Galuppi, connecting the islets of San Martino Destra and San Martino Sinistra.

Probably the first inhabitants of Burano were the Romans, who were replaced in the 6th century AD. people came from the city of Altino. There are two versions of the origin of the name of the island. According to one of them, the island is named after the surname of the ancient Burian family. According to another, Burano got its name from the small island of Buranello, located 8 km to the south.

Despite the fact that soon after colonization the island became a prosperous commune, it was administratively dependent on Torcello and did not have the same privileges as Murano. Burano acquired particular significance only in the 16th century, when local women began weaving lace - the Venetians brought the technology for its production from Cyprus, which they controlled. After quite a short time, Buransky lace began to be exported to other European countries, and it conquered the aristocratic world. But already in the 18th century, the decline of the craft began, which could be revived only after 1872, when a lace making school was opened on Burano. This craft still exists today, although only a small number of craftswomen now use traditional weaving techniques. Despite this, Burana lace is considered one of the symbols of Venice.

Another “highlight” of Burano is its small multi-colored residential buildings, so pleasing to the tourist’s eye. Interesting fact– if today any resident of Burano wants to paint his house, he will first have to send a corresponding request to the administration and wait for permission to be received indicating the specific colors that can be used for painting!

Of the other attractions of Burano, you should definitely see the Museum of Venetian Lace, the only local church of San Martino with a 52-meter-high inclined bell tower and paintings by the great Gianbattista Tiepolo, and Piazza Baldassare Galuppi, named after the composer born here.

I travel and take photographs a lot. In my reports, I try to describe the country in such a way that you get the impression that you were there with me.

Burano and Murano - small islands close to Venice. One is famous for its multi-colored houses, and the second is known throughout the world for Murano glass. On the last day of the cruise we visited both of these islands...

Burano looks like a fairytale town. I don’t know what made its residents use such a bright palette when decorating their homes, but it all looks very exotic:

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There are no roads with cars here and all supplies are transported by boat and unloaded manually:

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The courtyards look as colorful as the canals:

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Wet underwear swaying in the wind adds color:

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Most doors and windows are curtained with fabric:

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Often the door behind the rag is open and the house is ventilated in this way:

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In addition to the colorful buildings, tourists are attracted to Burano by the Museum of Venetian lace and the Church of San Martino with a sloping 52-meter campanile:

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Murano is much larger in size than Burano. Previously, there was nothing on this island, but in the 13th century all glass production from Venice was moved here in order to avoid fires in the city itself and preserve the secrets of glass production:

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Murano canals are similar to Venice ones:

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There are several factories on the island where tourists are gladly allowed in, in the hope that they will buy something:

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Real masters put on a show for tourists. Watching a decanter or a horse grow from a red-hot, shiny pig wound around a tube is a fascinating sight. Hot glass is very viscous and resembles burnt sugar before it hardens.

First, the master blew into the pipe and blew a small bubble:

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After that, he clamped a piece of the flask near the tube with giant tweezers and made a neck out of it. It should be noted that the master constantly rotated the Turk so that the product did not have time to “sag”:

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Another master helped ours, dragging him additional pieces of hot glass from which handles or other decorations of the decanter would then grow:

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Literally in 2 minutes the product was ready:

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We put the tip on a special plate and the maestro continued his performance. This time he made a horse for us. First, he wound some glass around the tube and cooled it down:

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And then, constantly rotating the tube, he began to remove the horse from the glass pig:

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Unfortunately, photographs cannot convey the full mystery of the birth of a glass horse. Good that Marat I filmed the whole process and soon promised to post it on my blog:

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In the end they sold it to us for 10 euros. It’s a pity that then I saw the same ones in most souvenir shops in Murano for 6. The realization that I was deceived spoiled the memories of what I saw:

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Although the horse costs 10 euros, it is not 10 thousand, as we saw in Las Vegas:

There is a store at the factory, which is 5 times larger in area than itself and consists of a huge number of halls:

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Oh, how I liked the left vase and was ready to buy it until I saw the price. Of course, I knew that Murano glass was expensive, but not that expensive! How much do you think this vase costs? Answer at the end of the post:

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And this is the road to the airport. It's fun to come to the airport by boat:

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If you are tired of gray everyday life, and life has lost its brightness, then a trip to a small Italian island, which can only be compared with fairy world, will help you forget about all your problems and make you look at the surrounding reality differently.

A rule that has been in effect for many centuries

We are talking about the colorful island of Burano in Venice - probably the brightest on our planet. On a small piece of land there is a rule that local residents have strictly obeyed for many hundreds of years. The fact is that each house has its own color, and no one has the right to change it without obtaining permission from the administration.

Residents carefully monitor the condition of their houses and the richness of their shade, and, if necessary, refresh paint that has faded under the sun. Citizens choose its color from an approved catalogue. And those who neglect painting may even be fined a decent amount.

endangered island

A true Venetian-style wonder, it is inhabited by approximately 2,700 mature residents. Young people are leaving their homes and moving to the mainland, unable to cope with their isolated situation and the lack of any infrastructure. The beautiful island of Burano, which became a district of Venice in 1923, is gradually dying out, and sad predictions are being made that the colorful houses reflected in the water surface will be empty in a few decades. Until this happens, tourists who dream of getting visual pleasure should hurry to get acquainted with an amazing place that is unlike any other corner on our planet.

What is the origin of the tradition of painting houses different colors?

A legend has been passed down from generation to generation that explains where the tradition of painting building facades in different colors came from. For many centuries, the inhabitants of the island fished, thereby earning their living. Men who loved to celebrate a glorious catch with a drink often visited their beautiful neighbors, complaining that they had mixed up their houses. Their jealous wives quickly figured out how to prevent their flighty husbands from confusing their homes, and painted the walls in different shades.

Some researchers are sure that the color used to symbolize a family living here, while others are inclined to believe that the boatmen painted their homes in bright colors in order to find their home even in the heavy fog that often envelops the unique island of Burano.

Beauty that cannot be described in words

Of course, it is difficult for tourists who come here to imagine that people actually live in toy houses that look like the scenery for some fairy tale. This is a quiet and peaceful place, and you need to enjoy it just as relaxed and without rushing. Looking at the bright houses located on the water is a very exciting activity, and time flies here unnoticed. Delighted tourists who visit Burano (an island in Italy) plunge into a real kingdom of riot of colors, and the impressions of the trip will last a lifetime.

Some houses are painted in pastel shades, while the colors of others are very bright and striking, but no one gets the impression of disharmony in the surrounding space. The two parts of Burano, separated by a canal, are connected by bridges, and fishing boats are moored off the coast. Sitting on the pier, you can admire the indescribable beauty of the island at sunrise or sunset.

Falling Campanile

Of course, the list of the main architectural monuments here is small, but the locals are very proud of the bell tower of the Church of St. Martin - the so-called Leaning Tower of Pisa. At first glance, it is difficult to detect that the building is "falling", but if you look closely at the rest of the buildings, the difference is obvious: the 53-meter campanile is rather lopsided, but this is only visible from some angles.

The pride of the island is local lace

The picturesque Burano, considered the island quarter of Venice, is famous not only for its colorful buildings, but also for its luxurious lace of very high quality. For a long time, the island of Burano was under the influence of Torcello, and only in the 16th century did it acquire special significance: it was at this time that women learned the secret technology of weaving thin lace on their hands, without using a warp. All this time, the masters, isolated from the rest of the world, were under the constant supervision of the authorities, doing everything so that the secrets of craftsmanship, borrowed from the island of Crete, were not recognized in other countries.

The needlewomen passed on their experience to young Italian women who came to study at educated lace-making schools. All the aristocrats of Italy, who decorated their costumes with openwork embroidery, were captivated by the amazing products of local craftswomen, whose handiwork caused genuine delight. Their masterpieces were worth their weight in gold, and now Burana lace is considered a symbol of Venice. It is woven from white threads with a sewing needle, and the contours of the future drawing are applied to parchment.

Those who are lucky enough to find themselves in a magical corner far from the hustle and bustle should definitely visit the unique museum, which presents the best examples of lace and the tools they were created with. It operates on all days except Tuesday, and the ticket costs four euros.

The fabulous island of Burano in Venice: how to get there?

You can get to the island with organized excursion, but it is best to come here on your own and wander through the old streets, admire the water channels and colorful houses. Believe me, reality will exceed all expectations, and the pretty buildings do not at all look like decorated props.

So, how to get to the island of Burano from Venice? From the Fondamente Nove pier, steamship (vaporetto) No. 12 departs, connecting the majestic city on the water with the distant islands. A round-trip ticket costs 10 euros. The first boat departs at 7:40 a.m., and the interval between vehicles along the route is half an hour.

Vaporetto number 12 stops at the islands of Torcello, Murano and Burano, which can be visited for 20 euros. There is a schedule on the pier, so tourists can find their way around so as not to miss the last flight.

The journey takes no more than an hour, and everyone decides for themselves how much to spend getting to know the beautiful island. As vacationers admit, half a day at the most beautiful attraction in Venice flies by like a blink.

What should tourists do when visiting Burano?

Of course, you need to buy decorative napkins made of thin Buran lace. As experts say, it is quite difficult to find a real masterpiece made by handicraftsmen on the island in souvenir shops. Unfortunately, they are filled with products from Taiwan, which are cheap and have no artistic value: there are many tourists, and thin lace takes a very long time to weave by hand. Therefore, if you need expensive embroidery, it is best to ask the addresses of the craftswomen in the museum.

Have a snack in one of two cozy restaurants located in the center of the island of Burano. As tourists say, their prices are not inferior to those in Venice, but the tables are almost always occupied, so you will have to reserve your place in advance.

Landscape that lifts your spirits

If holidaymakers go to Burano to enjoy architectural monuments, then they will be disappointed, since simple and very simple houses stretch along the canals with a narrow embankment. However, they are so picturesque that one is breathless with delight at the sight of the buildings painted in the most incredible colors, reminiscent of bright children's blocks scattered near the water.

Perhaps every corner of the island of Burano, whose photos evoke admiration, is a real subject for a colorful canvas. Such a rainbow cityscape lifts your spirits and gives you a lot of positive emotions. IN ideal location for those who are looking for new experiences, many see a different Italy - quiet and very secluded.