House on the Sky in Burano is an idyllic, spacious retreat from reality. Burano, an ancient and entirely pedestrian town, covers an island with typical vernacular lagoon architecture painted in bright and pastel contrasting hues, crossed by canals filled with lovely little fishing boats, connected by bridges. Fillipo’s house is a few streets over from the vaporetto stop and the main square, in the same street as the beautiful brick water tower.
All of the facilities were modern, functional and comfortable. Our favorite feature was the large rooftop altana, a place for magnificent views—hallucinatorily beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Our hosts made us feel welcome and oriented us to the rich history of the area, pointing us toward the easy to reach neighboring Torcello, foundation of Venice (5 minutes by public boat).