Since we were chasing a complete experience in Venice during our visit in 2022 we decided to also make it to the islands nearby, especially those that were a bit more popular for the tourism, including: Murano, Burano and Torcello.
While each island has its own hidden gems and things to offer for those passing by, it ended up hard to include everything in a single post so I thought about splitting stories about the experience I had while visiting this part of Italy.
It's not a surprise anymore that Venice is quite a popular destination when it comes to Italy's cities, but there are also studies stating that this place will be entirely lost in the waters sooner or later because of slowly sinking. It's sad information that I only found out about a couple of years ago, but not an uncommon thing since I have experiences with local cities and villages entirely sunken in my country, Romania.
Anyway, I don't intend to bring a sad note to this post as in fact, it's a very happy and colourful experience I had, so let's get started!
One of the first impressions everyone has is that Burano is a very colourful island. It's not given by the natural environment which is the main detail when it comes to islands, but by the colorful houses of the locals.
This happened because the main activity of the men living on the island was to go fishing and since that usually happened early in the morning or late at night, the fog was not missing.
That's where the idea of having a specific colour for every single house came from, so the men could observe easier their house from a distance. While this activity is not happening that much anymore, the locals maintained the tradition and even restored the colours of the buildings which turned the island into the most colourful one in Italy, and also in the top 10 of Europe.
We were only returning from Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo which can be seen behind me in the picture from the top, when we thought it's about time to make it to the boat and follow all the way to the next island from our list, Torcello.
The truth is, that every single island from the three mentioned is fairly small and the locals are making a living based on the activities they have from tourism, so it's really hard to miss exploring something as most of the crowd follows pretty much the same direction that takes you throughout all the territory of the island.
One of the places that we had no clue it represents a tourist attraction even though we observed it looks a bit different from the other bridges we crossed before, was Tre Ponti.
As its name suggests, Tre Ponti is based on a triple creation of bridges over the canal and it's hard to miss it since it's the single one looking like that on the island.
The thing that made us think it's not a tourist attraction though, is that there wasn't anything unique with it other than its architecture. But it ended up speaking about one of the most popular parts of Burano as it offers a 360° view over the island, being completely surrounded by colourful houses.
The colourful houses are not missing no matter on what side of the island you are at, but on Tre Ponti you will get the same view from more directions which creates an interesting comparison between the places where locals are living, to that of the tourists, or even the one where you see the infinity of the water that only God knows where it ends.
With this thought and a bit more knowledge earned by exploring, we spent a while around, enjoyed a bit of everything the island could offer and then slowly finished our way back to the boat looking forward to exploring Torcello, but forever grateful for all the colours our life got to enjoy for a short period of time.
Burano is located just opposite Murano having Tre Ponti in the center of the island which makes it the main path to follow when exploring the island.
In order to reach Burano Island you will need a waterbus or water taxi. We decided to go with the waterbus which has a station right on the island but from there you will still need to walk a few more minutes until reaching the bridge. The waterbus lines taking you to Burano Island are: Lines 4.2, 5.2, 12, and 14.
Other places I've seen during my visit to Burano Island:
- Bepi's House (Burano's most colorful house)
- Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo (Church of Saint Martin Bishop, Burano)
- Tre Ponti
more coming soon...
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