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If you are a "DIY tourist", who prefer to move freely without the comfort of our tours, you can get to Burano with the public vaporetto (Line 12). You can skip the line at the ticket offices buying the water bus tickets online.
The bussolà of Burano is a typical donut-shaped cake of the island, also known by the name of buranelli. There is also a variation of these cookies having a "S" shape, because of its form they are called Burano's essi (plural) or Burano's esse (singular).
The sweet has a composition rich in nutrients, such as eggs, flour, sugar and butter which, after have been cooked, have a long durability.
So this is a healthy food, made with natural ingredients and free from harmful to health oils or fats, such as palm oil, often present in industrial biscuits and sweets.
In the past these Burano's cookies were prepared by the wives of the fishermen, when they were moving away from home to go fishing, for long periods of time.
In the event that the sailors couldn't have a good nutrition, the bussolà arranged to give them all the energies sufficient to deal with the sea life.
It is also said that the bussolà buranello, flavored with vanilla, rum or lemon, was used to scent the linen into the drawers.
In addition to the above uses, the bussolà was and is still prepared in case of festivities such as the Easter: indeed it can be said that the bussolà is the Easter sweet of Burano.
It's tradition of Burano that the ladies, a few days before Easter, rent the ovens of the island's bakeries or pastries for a few hours, cooking the dough for their bussolà of Easter.
Countless are the sweets and cookies of Burano that are made with the classic dough of bussolà buranello: strudel, cakes, sticks flavored with limoncello or fragolino, baskets stuffed with cream, coconut stuffed bussolà, bussolà with chocolate chips and many other dolcetti to taste.
The staff of isoladiburano.it proposes the classical recipe of Burano's Bussolà which can be intended also as the Burano's Esse recipe:
Assemble the egg yolks with the sugar, adding butter, flour and spices. Mix all the ingredients quickly so that the sugar does not emerge during cooking.
Arrange the cakes of the desired shape in a baking pan and bake for about 20 minutes in a oven preheated at 180 degrees.
The cooking time depends on the size of your cookies, but it's a good pratice to churn them out just when they have become golden.
Of course any bakery or pastry, as well as the ladies of the Burano, have their own secrets that make the cookies unique and difficult to imitate. So please don't despair if your homemade "essi" or "bussolà" are not as good as the ones you tasted or purchased in Burano.
The Carmelina Palmisano's Bakery and Pastry is renowned for its Burano's cookies and Venetian confectionery: bussolà and essi buranelli, zaletti, fragolini and peverini.
At Garbo's bakery you will find all typical sweets of Burano and Venice, made following the most ancient recipes.
At Costantini's, in the heart of Burano, you will be able to taste the typical bussolà, essi, pevarini, zaletti, almond or nut toffees and high quality pastry.
If you are a "DIY tourist", who prefer to move freely without the comfort of our tours, you can get to Burano with the public vaporetto (Line 12). You can skip the line at the ticket offices buying the water bus tickets online.
Duration: starting from 4 hours
Period: available all year!
Enjoy a little taste of the timeless atmosphere that you breathe in these places through a convenient and economic boat trip to the islands of the Venice Lagoon.
Departing from Venice, can be complicated for a tourist reaching Murano, Burano and Torcello by public transport, so we thought about comfortable tours of the islands which depart from the Santa Lucia train station in Venice, from Piazza San Marco and, in summer, also from Punta Sabbioni, the end of the Cavallino-Treporti coastline.
In our catalog there are various boat tours options: starting from the classic excursion to Burano, Murano and Torcello, up to the excursion to Murano and Burano with a fish-based lunch in a typical restaurant in Burano.
A novelty are also the tour of Burano, Murano and Venice starting from Punta Sabbioni and the daily excursion to Venice and its islands starting from Jesolo Lido.
In short, if you want to visit Murano and Burano, as well as Torcello and Venice, without sacrificing comfort, seating, explanation on board .... book online the boat trip that's right for you.
Choose the visit to the islands that you prefer, by pressing the button below to have access to our online catalog.
Duration: 5 hours
A tour to discover the Burano's lace-making and the Murano's glass blowing traditions on a leisurely 5-hour tour starting from Venice. Head into the Venetian lagoon to watch glass and lace-making demonstrations, with options to buy items at a discount.
Duration: variuos
In our section about the gondola tours in Venice, you can book the gondola ride you like directly online, starting from 31,00 €. If you are looking for a romantic evening in Venice and unforgettable, we recommend you the Venice Redentore in private gondola, the Historical Regatta in private gondola, or the gondola serenade.
Plan your weekend in Venice: take a ride in our section dedicated to museums, events, tours, attractions and hotels in Venice and lagoon islands.
Compose online your holiday package in Venice, adding to cart individual services and booking them all at once!
All these services are offered by a Venetian tour operators.
Via Giudecca, 132 - 30142 Burano (Venice Italy)
The New Arte Fuga shop in Burano, which is also a small glass factory, offers exclusively original Murano glass objects of its own manufacture.
Inside this shop it's possible to enjoy for free the "glass lume processing", typical of the area around Murano.
Download the coupon for "New Arte Fuga" by clicking on the button below: showing it in the shop you will be entitled to a discount or a freebie.
San Martino Sinistro 506 – 30142 Burano
Do you want to sleep in one of the colorful houses of Burano? Book your room and discover the most beautiful island in the Venice lagoon.
Calle Daffan, 379 - 30142 Burano
Book your room in Burano, in the heart of the Venice Lagoon. Stay directly in the quiet Piazza Baldassare Galuppi of Burano.
Would you like to stay in a typical colorful house of Burano, once inhabited by fishermen and lace-makers?
Fondamenta Santa Caterina, 3 – 30142 Mazzorbo
A stone's throw from the island of Burano, crossing the long bridge, you reach the Venissa estate: an agricultural paradise open to the public, formed by vegetable gardens, vineyards and two restaurants.