Venice, Italy
My luck was holding strong when I randomly saw that Canadian bloggers, Hecktic Travels were also heading to Venice as well and invited me to stay with them in their apartment. Jaime left me with one piece of advice, above all I must see Burano.
Burano is a series of four small islands connected by bridges, much like Venice, and is painted as brightly as El Caminito in the city of Buenos Aires and also originally a fishing village although without all the crime of Boca.
Burano is known for its lacework and apparently there is a lace museum there, but all we did was walk around taking more photos than anyone would ever need.
No two house colours are the same. The colours follow a system and if someone wants to paint their house they need to get permission and will be assigned a colour appropriate for their home.
Jaime was right, Burano is definitely something you need to see when you go to Venice.
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How do they determine the colors? How cool!!! Going to have to visit this!
dtravelsround recently posted..Que Sera Sera
Apparently the colours are decided by some kind of coding system for when there are.
Beautiful! What a unique place to visit. I wish I’d known about it when I went to Italy.
Carolyn recently posted..Pros and Cons of a Destination Wedding
There is always time to go back..
Oh my gosh OBSESSED. Absolutely beautiful place, gorgeous photos…so keen to get back to Europe.
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It’s all so beautiful. I have yet to meet a part of Italy I didn’t like.
I am thinking about taking a trip to Italy soon, and Venice is definitely on the itinerary. I will have to be sure to check Burano while I am there.
Jenna recently posted..Cocktail Commentary: The Sin Number Six at Ame Restaurant
It’s only 45 minutes away, you can make an afternoon trip of it.
Amazing pictures!!!! I’ve been in Venice but never in Burano. Gotta go back!!!
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Do it!
Such a sucker for color! What a gorgeous place!
Christine recently posted..Life Lately via Instagram
Everything about Venice, and it’s islands is just stunning. I just loved everything about it when I was there
Jade – OurOyster.com recently posted..5 Things You Must Do In Wellington Summer Edition
It is so much better than I could have anticipated.
Very cool! Beautiful place. Bet it is nice to get away from the tourist crowds in Venice too.
Stephanie – The Travel Chica recently posted..One for the Bucket List: Trekking on a Glacier
It was so good to hang out with you and have a few/many bottles of wine. Loved how your photos turned out
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We should have had more balls of cheese!
Burano is also my fav, but I haven’t been in more than ten years. Your photos are stunning.
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Wow these photos are amazing! I remember first stepping foot in Venice and I was completely enchanted by every little detail. I am really hoping to make it back there in the next 2 years.
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What gorgeous pictures!!! I LOVE colorful places.
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was sad I didn’t get back to Burano this summer when I was in Venice w/daughters… these pics are beautifully inspiring. I love the way they have taken boring architecture and transformed it into something unique with color… Whenever I see the colors in many places in Italy, I always wonder why we don’t do that here in US more. I then always end up blaming lingering Puritanism.
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Absolutely gorgeous! I love colorful places!
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Loooove colourful cities, and I’m totally putting Burano on my bucket list now. St. John’s works in the same kinda way…all houses in historical downtown must be painted certain colours, approved by the city. I live next to an orange house with a lime green door.
Candice recently posted..Montreal is a Feeling
Nova Scotia also used to be different colours. But some how the beige blahs from the rest of Canada took over.
Such beautiful colour…a bit like Lunenburg……
Yeah it does, it must be a water thing.
What a beautiful place! I love how no two houses can have the same colour as well! I think my favourite is the turquoisey-cyany one in the very last photo, in the middle of the left-hand picture.
Thanks for sharing
Love the colours!
I went to Burano in a grey winter day and it was already beautiful but nothing compared with what you show in the pictures. I should go back
We are headed to Venice for Carnevale this year. We are only there for 2 nights, so not likely enough time to go see Burano. Will keep it in mind though.
How far out is it timewise from Venice?
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Not far at all, a 45 minute water taxi that costs $6.
Amazing photographs! I love the bicycle and its purple shadow. I missed Burano when I was in Venice… I guess I’ll have to go back:)
Wow all those colors are fantastic! I bet it was beautiful in person.
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The photos don’t do it justice.
I am in love with the purple one. So adorable.
My favourite is the blue and black home with matching black and white laundry outside.
Ooh! I wonder what color mine would be!
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Glad I saw these beautiful photos because I have not been there and had heard it was too touristy, to skip it. The colors and light in your photos are gorgeous.
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Wow, this would definitely be the place for me. I LOVE bright colors, and Burano seems to have no shortage of them!
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These photos are great! I’ve never really heard about Burano before, but it sounds so interesting. I can’t believe the colors!
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Like Laura, I’ve never heard of Burano either–but the candy-colored houses remind me a lot of where we used to live in Denmark. Pretty!
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The colours here remind me a bit of La Boca barrio in Buenos Aires.
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Oh, that is beautiful! I wonder what color my home would get assigned?
P.S. I love bicycle pictures.
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I love that there is a system for house colors. It’s nice to see a community paying attention to artistic details instead of just painting every house with the cheapest color bought in bulk… which is what I’m pretty sure the housing developments do at home.
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This is SO my kind of place – love the quirk! -Veronica
This is gorgeous! I must visit!!
You really should you won’t be disappointed.
Yes, Burano is a MUST if visiting Venice. Lovely photos!
Robin | Melange Travel recently posted..Obikà Mozzarella Bar
So glad you agree, I would recommend it to anyone.
Wow. I always used to think coloured houses were really tacky because you only find them in seaside towns in the UK but since being in Mexico and seeing so much colour, I just can’t help but loving them.
Burano looks beautiful. Lovely photos. <3
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I usually like to say I’m not interested in travelling in Europe, nor am I a city person.
But I love colour and architecture too, so when I see posts like this it makes me want to go to Europe…and in this case Italy.
Fantastic photos!
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You know not a lot of Europe really interests me either, but something about Spain and Italy feels so much more romantic than the other countries.