Burano

Day 28 - July 12 - Burano

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July 12th 2010
Sam had wanted to see the painted houses of Burano since the first day he read about them on the Internet. We decided a day off the main island would do us well, and so after a charming little breakfast at our B&B, we headed out. We took the Vaparetto#1 to the Fond Nova stop, then got on the Vaparetto to Burano. The ride was long and hot but there was so much to look at, it didn’t matter. Final ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more