Freshly painted in a vivid palette of vibrant pastels, adjoining residences compete for your camera lens! Since Italians don’t use screens, doorways are shielded from the heat (and prying eyes!) by coordinating curtains gently dancing in the breeze and, sometimes, accompanied by laundry content to be basking in the sun of this charming island.
Fondamenta di cao Mollecca, Rio San Mauro et Fondamenta Cavanella, Burano (Italie).
However, all of this color is not for our benefit alone, but has been a long standing tradition. A fishing village for many centuries, when weary fishermen and sailors returned from the sea, the vibrant and distinctive color of their home guided and greeted them home. Even though the color choices are now regulated by permits from the government, we too feel welcomed and grateful for this tradition.
Regulated or not, tradition and pride (and perhaps a bit of competition?) is apparent at every turn as we are greeted by cheerful and lively hues of yellow, green, lavender, pink, red… Our spirits are lifted, our delight doubled by the dazzling reflections dancing in the canals.
