Venice, Italy: A Fantastic Place of Culture, Cuisine, and Color(b)|意大利威尼斯

Venice, Italy: A Fantastic Place of Culture, Cuisine, and Color

by Brian Foden

For tourists, Venice and Burano have a lot of wonderful sights and tastes to offer.

　　There are many wonderful sights to see in Venice, but quite literally one of the most colorful places is Burano, situated on the northern end of the famed Venetian lagoon. Actually a tiny archipelago of four islands linked together by bridges seven kilometers from Venice, Burano attracts visitors in large part due to the bright, multicolored buildings there. Although the houses may appear to be painted in a rainbow of random hues, the colors chosen are in fact strictly controlled. Those wanting to paint a house first need to submit a request to the government, which informs the applicants which colors they can use depending on the particular spot where they are located. The current population of Burano is less than 3,000, but because of its small size, it has a fairly high population density.

　　In addition to the small, colorful homes, there are a few other attractions in Burano. One is the Church of San Martino, whose distinctive leaning bell tower greets visitors arriving by boat. Another is the Museum and School of Lacemaking, which dates back to 1872 and hints at how important the craft has been to Burano. Lacemaking began on the island in the 16th century and boomed, although trade faltered in the 18th century. Today, there are still artisan lace makers and many stores selling lace, although it is no longer made in the traditional time-consuming way. Visitors to Burano can also enjoy souvenir shops and restaurants along Via Galuppi, its main street that is named after Baldassare Galuppi, a successful composer who was born in Burano in the early 1700s.

意大利威尼斯：

一个兼具文化、美食和色彩的奇妙胜地

对许多游客而言，威尼斯和布拉诺能提供给你众多精彩的景致与体验。

　　威尼斯有许多精彩的景点可以参观，但平心而论，其中一处最多彩多姿的地方便是座落于著名的威尼斯潟湖北端的布拉诺。布拉诺其实是由四座岛屿所形成的一座小型群岛，这四座岛屿是由距离威尼斯七公里的桥梁所连接而成，它能够吸引众多游客的绝大部份原因就是岛上那些明亮而五彩缤纷的建筑物。虽然这些房子看起来象是被漆成五颜六色的随机色调，但事实上他们所选择的颜色是受到严格控管的。那些想为房子添加色彩的人，首先必须向政府提交申请书，政府会根据他们所在的特定位置，通知申请人他们可以使用哪一种颜色。布拉诺目前的人口不到三千人，但由于其面积小，所以人口密度相当高。

　　除了这些小巧玲珑且色彩缤纷的房子之外，布拉诺还有一些其他的景点。其中之一就是圣马提诺教堂，其独特的倾斜钟塔就象是在和乘船抵达的游客打招呼一般。另一个景点则是蕾丝织造学校博物馆，它可以追溯至 1872 年，同时也意味着这项工艺一直以来对布拉诺来说有多么重要。蕾丝织造业是在十六世纪在岛上开始萌芽并蓬勃发展，但这项行业到了十八世纪时便式微了。时至今日，仍有手工花边制造商和许多店家在贩售蕾丝花边，但已不再使用那种旷日费时的传统制作方式。造访布拉诺的游客还可以沿着葛鲁皮街逛逛纪念品店和到餐厅用餐，这条街是布拉诺的主要街道，它是根据一位于十八世纪初诞生在布拉诺的成功作曲家巴尔达萨雷．葛鲁皮所命名。