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Burano es una isla de la laguna de Venecia, situada a 7 kilómetros de Venecia, Italia, distancia que se recorre en 20 minutos en vaporetto. Su población actual ronda los 7.000 habitantes.

Destacan sus fachadas de colores, así como la única iglesia de la isla, dedicada a San Martín ("San Martino" en italiano) de la cual es famoso su campanario ("campanile" en italiano), recientemente restaurado, inclinado desde que los cimientos fundados como toda Venecia sobre palafitos cedieran. La isla es famosa por la producción de encaje de hilo, y es patria del compositor Baldassare Galuppi que da nombre a la vía principal de la isla y a la única plaza del lugar.

Las ciudad de las casas coloreadas. Su nombre derivaría de la Boreana, uno de los barrios de la ciudad romana de Altin, o quizá una de sus puertas (que está situada al noreste, desde donde llega el viento denominado ła bora). Burano, como las demás islas de la laguna véneta (incluida Venecia) fué habitada por los antiguos habitantes las regiones noritálicas que huyeron de la península debido a las invasiones bárbaras, en concreto a los pobladores de Àtila y a los Longobardos.

Burano es también conocida por sus pequeñas casas, pintadas de vivos, popular entre los artistas. El diseñador Philippe Starck es propietario de tres casas [cita requerida] Los colores de las casas siguen un sistema específico procedente de la edad de oro de su desarrollo. si alguien quiere pintar su casa, hay que enviar una solicitud al gobierno, que responderá al hacer la notificación de los colores permitidos para determinadas ese lote. Esta práctica ha dado lugar a la miríada de colores cálidos, pastel que caracteriza a la isla en la actualidad

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Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it could more correctly be called an archipelago of four islands linked by bridges. It lies near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon, and is known for its lacework.

Burano is situated 7 kilometers from Venice, a short 40 minute trip by Venetian motorboats, "vaporetti". The island is linked to Mazzorbo by a bridge. The current population of Burano is about 2,800. Burano actually consists of four individual islands, which are separated by narrow, 10 meters wide canals, rio Pontinello in the west, rio Zuecca in the south und rio Terranova in the east. Originally, there were five islands and a fourth canal that was filled to become via e piazza Baldassare Galuppi, joining the former islands of San Martino Destra and San Martino Sinistra.

Burano has historically been subdivided in to five sestieri, much like the historical center of Venice. They correspond to the five original islands. The sixth sestiere is neighboring Mazzorbo.

The island was probably settled by the Romans, and in the 6th century was occupied by people from Altino, who named it for one of the gates of their former city. Two stories are attributed to how the city obtained its name. One is that it was initially founded by the Buriana family, and another is that the first settlers of Burano came from the small island of Buranello, c. 8 km to the south.

Burano is also known for its small, brightly-painted houses, popular with artists. The designer Philippe Starck owns three houses.[citation needed] 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. This practice has resulted in the myriad of warm, pastel colours that characterises the island today.

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Burano's Colors III
Burano's Colors II
Burano's Colors I

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