Once again it was love at first sight on the island of Burano…and this is now my third trip here. The first time I visited, I think I giggled for the first hour… its like entering a real-life rainbow or canvas that might have been painted by a fauvist…with brightly coloured houses bursting with flower pots and boxes, lining beautiful narrow canals. Picture the Venetian canals, but with fewer crowds, and facades bursting in every color you can imagine.
As someone obsessed with colour, this is my happy place…so I thought it deserved its own (short- I promise) blog.
Originally the bright colours were supposed to guide the fishermen home through thick fog but today they act more as a beacon for zealous happy snappy tourists like me! Despite the crowds, this rainbow oasis is amazing…and is another photographers dream…even laundry looks cute here (which is a good thing as it was hanging everywhere)?
It is also full of interesting shops… clothing, jewellery, artwork and the trademark lace the island is famous for.
Burano is a true fisherman’s island and so, has some of the best fish restaurants in the city…but as we were limited for time we just ate takeaway cones of freshly cooked fritto misto- so yum.
Pretty stunning, don’t you think?
It is, lol 😂
and I think to myself what a wonderful world 