In Burano, the colours of the houses follow a specific system originating from the golden age of its development. If someone wishes to paint their home, one must send a request to the government who will respond by making notice of the certain colours permitted for that lot.
Burano is a cluster of four islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, about 7 kms from Venice – about 40 minutes by vaporetta. It’s known for its colourful and brightly painted houses and for the impressively-leaning bell tower of the 16th church San Martino.
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After gloomy spooky Hallowe’en, Ailsa has designated this week’s travel theme as: Bright
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Beyond the Brush 
Wow, what photos. Lovely colors in them.
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Thank you, I appreciate the comment.
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Beautiful shots again, it reminds me to visit Burano again, I loved it there as well
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It was a photographer’s delight – similarly brightly coloured homes can be found in St-John’s, Newfoundland – closer to home and yet I’ve not been there … yet. It’s on my list too.
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It has been ages since I have been to Burano, but I wonder why more people elsewhere don’t have such a passion for color.
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Burano’s colour dotted here and there makes the owners eccentric and colour blind 😉 – one needs a whole neighbourhood, or island, of like-minded people.
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So true …
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Beautiful, vibrant colours in this photograph.
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If I saw these colours at home I would think it was pretty over the top but in the setting of Venice it was very charming.
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I just love brightly-coloured neighbourhoods like this – where I live they wouldn’t last the winter and would all be pastel by spring…
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living in a neighbourhood like this it would have to lift your spirits just stepping out the door in the morning, don’t you think?
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That and the sunshine wouldn’t hurt…
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No kidding. Right now, into the bleak month of November … the most blah month of the year, dark and dreary, no snow yet so when night falls it is very black. A stroll canal side would be nice about now 🙂
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So true – people complain about February but I feel the two months leading up to Christmas are even worse… I know – chocolate to the rescue!
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That sounds like a solution! It must work – I had chocolate last night and i woke up today to a day of brilliant sunshine – in November … that never happens 🙂
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Vibrant colours and seems like a glorious day! Another fab shot Lynne 🙂
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I love Burano !
I’ve been last spring.
Wonderful shot
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Love these beautiful brightly coloured houses.
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And you’re right Lynne – Burano is Bright! And i didn’t know about the council-regulated colour schemes – luckily renaissance-era town planners had the whole vibrant palette of their great painters to choose from 🙂
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This town looks beautiful. I love brightly colored houses! Thank you too for the pingback! 🙂
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You are quite welcome.
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Perfectly bright choices you made! Reminds of modern US Homeowner’s Associations, a government in their own form enforcing the community’s restrictions and regulations.
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Yes, I’ve heard of ‘no clotheslines’ rules for instance, which, I’m sorry, doesn’t make a whole lot of sense today. Personally, I love to look at my clothes on the line in the sun and breeze. I get satisfaction in that. (like your new gravatar photo 😉 )
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Love the colorful, brightly painted houses! Beautiful!
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It’s good they have the colour control – it might otherwise give rise to hue and cry … which, on reflection would have been a geat title for the post 😉
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You couldn’t be miserable for long there could you?
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I thought the same thing, Gilly.
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I didn’t know there’s history involved in painting one’s home. I learned something today.
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Isn’t blogging great – 🙂
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Love it! 😉
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