Burano is an island located 7 km from Venice and under its administrative control. You can get here in just 40 minutes by boat "vaporetto". According to the last census in Burano has a population of about 3 thousand people.

In fact, Burano consists of four separate Islands, which are separated from each other by narrow, only 10 meters wide, TV – Rio Punchinello in the West, Rio Zucca in the South and Rio Terranova in the East. Once there was a fifth island, but the channel was covered with earth and turned into the street, via Baldassare Galuppi, linking the Islands of San Martino Destra and San Martino Sinistra.

Probably the first inhabitants of Burano were the Romans, the place where in the 6th century BC people came from the city of Altino. There are two versions of the origin of the name of the island. One of them, the island is named in honour of an ancient family of Burian. On the other Burano got its name from the small islet of Buranello, located 8 km to the South.

Despite the fact that soon after the colonization of the island became a thriving commune, he was in administrative dependence on Torcello and had no such privileges, as the Murano. Of particular importance Burano acquired only in the 16th century, when local women started weaving lace – the technology of its production, the Venetians brought with controlled Cyprus. After quite a bit of time Burano lace began to export to the other countries of Europe, and it conquered the aristocratic world. But already in the 18th century began the decline of the arts which could revive only after 1872, the year when on Burano, a school was opened for the production of lace. This craft is still present today, although only a small number of skilled workers now uses the traditional technique of weaving. Despite this, Burano lace is considered one of the symbols of Venice.

Another "highlight" of Burano are its small colorful houses, so pleasing to the eye of the tourist. Interesting fact – if today any resident Burano will want to paint your house, first he must send an appropriate request to the administration and wait for a resolution specifying certain colors that you can use when painting!

Other attractions Burano is a must-see Museum of Venetian lace, the only local Church of San Martino, with a leaning bell tower with a height of 52 meters and paintings of the great Tiepolo Giambattista made and Piazza Baldassare Galuppi, named after born composer here.