Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Canals, Colorful Houses, and Leaning Tower of Burano


Burano is a tiny island -- a series of 4 islands connected by bridges, actually -- located 4 miles north/northwest of Venice.  For budget travelers like us, that makes it a 40-minute, one-way ride by vaporetto (bus-boat).


According to Wikipedia, the population go Burano is 2800.  While strolling around the island, we guessed less than 1,000.


On some of the shabbier-looking streets, not shared with you here, some of the houses look long unoccupied and "VENDESI", for sale, signs are commonly seen.


For the most part, it's a charming place to escape the crowds of Venice.  (And as to why the tower leans, I'm still looking for a definitive answer.)


Why the use of bold colors?  According to one source I found, there's a legend that fisherman found them useful for finding their way home in the fog.  But then sometimes legend is synonymous with fish story.



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