Guide to Visiting Torcello Island in Venice - TripSavvy

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Torcello is one of the most popular islands to visit in the Venice lagoon yet it is still fairly peaceful. The main reason for visiting the island is to see the spectacular Byzantine mosaics in the seventh-century Cathedral of Santa Maria Dell'Assunta. Much of the island is a nature reserve, accessible only on the walking p… See more

Torcello - Wikipedia

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Torcello – Venice, Italy - Atlas Obscura

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Torcello is a small island in the North Lagoon of Venice, just beyond Burano and Murano, and it has a rich history. Torcello is …

Torcello: the island where Venice began | CNN

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Torcello, in the north of the Venetian lagoon, has a handful of residents -- but one of Europe's finest Byzantine churches. Legend has it that this is where Venice …

Torcello Island in Venice: 7 Things to Do and See (2023)

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What is Torcello Famous For? Torcello is best known for its magnificent Byzantine mosaics, which adorn the interior walls of many of the island’s churches. …

Torcello - History, art and how to get there from Venice

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Torcello was once the most important and populated island in the Venetian Lagoon, with over 20,000 residents. The population that lived on the mainland fled to the marshy …

Torcello - Life in Italy

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Torcello is a small island located at the northern tip of the Venetian lagoon in Italy. The island is very sparsely populated but at one point it used to be the oldest region in Venice to be continuously …

A Guide to the Islands of Venice - Culture Trip

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Known for its exquisite lace, beauty is all around in Burano – vibrantly coloured houses line the sides of the canals, each one different to the next. Painted by the fishermen and their families who live there, the …

Murano, Burano and Torcello - Venice Museum

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This is a very quiet island that has graceful houses painted with vivid colors, with canals instead of streets and boats instead of cars. Torcello The main attraction is the Cathedral of the Assumption (639), founded with …

10 Top things to do in Burano: (+map & photos) - Delve …

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One of the Venetian lagoon’s most evocative outposts, Torcello. Torcello Island is where the story of Venice began. This remote backwater was one of the first lagoon islands to be settled, first in 452 …