Seeing Venezia is always a very special moment. However, a side trip to Burano, one of the wonderful small islands outside the most famous sites, was indeed a great day as well! Burano lacks the spectacular art and the grand beauty of Venezia, yet it offers the feel of vita di paese, the quiet lifestyle of a small town I always attempt to describe with my writings and photographic portraits.

Burano shares much of its history and growth with Venice, however it became particularly famous for its lace production, as nearby Murano developed the glass blowing industry to unprecedented heights once the historic glass factories were removed from Venezia itself to avoid the risk of excessive pollution for the veneziani.