Burano, Italy, a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, is renowned for its vibrant, colorful houses and intricate lace-making ...

It’s a stone-cold truth that Venice’s tourist tax, entry fee and crowds – with up to 40,000 visitors arriving a day – detract ...

Both Murano and Burano are worth visiting and have a unique story. Burano is an island known for its pastel houses and ...

The primary goal of the first textile exhibit in the newly built Arts and Industry Building was to enable collectors to identify their heirlooms and to create greater interest in the textile arts, by ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Leavers lace made in France is one of the most intricate and expensive types of lace you can buy. Thousands of individual threads are woven together on a loom that ...

while Burano is home to famous and mostly female lace makers, as well as a large fishing community. Torcello contains one of Venice's oldest cathedrals, the Santa Maria Assunta, which is also ...

Even though I have such a wide spectrum of styles, one thing that I can say about each and every pair that I've worn — and I try to wear all of my sneakers — is that I always re-lace them ...

Water taxis are very expensive. Short in-town trips range from 40 to 70 euros (the equivalent of about $47 to $82), while a trip to the lace shops of Burano will cost you 130 euros (about $152. ...