The upcoming weeks don't seem like bringing any new trips for me and my family, hence why the post picked for today's article was from a very colorful place which represents perfectly how I see Christmas holidays in general.
This is not just because of all the decorations and everything because, frankly speaking, it's a holiday that brings lots of joy, happiness, emotions, and cool vibes that could easily be turned into different colors that reach everyone's heart in one way or another.
The one I'm talking about is Bepi's House from Burano Island.
If you've heard of Venice, then most likely you've heard about Murano and Burano which are two nearby islands that are equally worth a visit and most of the tourists who visit Venice end up booking a ride to these islands too, which honestly gave me an incredibly good mood being able to walk through so much color.
I know I haven't prepared a post with either of these islands yet, which is also the main reason why I won't give too many spoilers about them, but as a quick resume, Italy is well known for being one of the most colorful countries, having Burano as the world's most colorful island due to all the colorful houses.
A short explanation would be that most of the people living in this part of the world had jobs on the sea, and during the night or when it was foggy outside, they needed very powerful guidance to reach their homes, leading to picking vibrant colors for each house that is currently resting on Burano island.
Though, as most of the houses are focused on a single color without too many architectural designs, Bapi's House was taken to the next level, adding more colors to the same building, along with geometrical shapes that make everything even more interesting. All these aspects led to earning the title of the most colorful house on the island, which could easily compete with those found as the world's most colorful houses. Anyway, this article found on the internet is from 2014, so most likely many things have changed since then.
And yes, there was no way to reach the house other than walking through narrow paths between lots of other colorful houses that even though don't catch so much attention as Bepi's House, they still have an important contribution to painting the whole scenery with lots of shades.
Additionally, the house is also known as Bepi of Candies which made sure not to have any of the rainbow's color miss from its facade, and the name is not randomly given.
As everyone would expect, the one behind this colorful house is no one else but Bepi which is just a nickname while the real name is Giuseppe Toselli who was always a lover of painting and movies.
The second passion was born while he was working at the Cinema Favin but when this one was closed he started selling sweets at Burano's Galuppi Square which is where the name of Bepi of Candies started.
But as there are many tourists coming by and being impressed by the colors of the house which is a lot easier to remember under a short name, Bepi's House represents a better known name for everyone.
For those of you who managed to visit Burano during the '80s, it seems like there used to be organized outdoor cinema sessions during the summer evenings that were entirely dedicated to children throwing cartoons and funny movies in the improvised cinema.
While this tradition was lost on the way when Bepi died, the house didn't lose any of its popularity, making it become part of postcards and be recognized as the most colorful house on the island, and somewhere on the world's top as well.
Quite the opposite from what people envisioned Bepi, including me, those who met him said that he used to be a very strange man who was always painting new geometric shapes on his house every afternoon, which was a big contrast with the things you could notice inside the house, including dark colors, strange and very old objects, and lots of television and film recorders.
This is something that describes pretty much how easy is to get fooled by a person who might be smiling but being completely lost and ruined on the inside.
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After Bepi died, the house was constantly restored keeping its facade the same as the original, but visiting it on the inside or finding out more about its past and the one who made it earn the title of the most colorful house on the island, is not an available option at the moment.
Either way, even just seeing it from the outside or making your way towards it which will take you through many colorful paths, it's still an experience that I loved and did bring lots of smiles to my face as well as good vibes that I can still feel in one way or another when accessing these memories from my brain.
The Bepi's House is located in Burano which is an island that can only be reached with a boat or water taxi. The house is just around the main square of Burano and it's reachable by following very narrow little streets that represent a great experience until the destination.
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