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Torcello Island

Torcello is the real precursor of Venice. It was founded on the island as early as the seventth century and in the 12th century was a flourishing commercial town with palaces and churches, shipyards and docks, its own nobility, its own laws and a large population. The large town has vanished leaving only two churches and a handful of houses dotted over this large island.

The cathedral serves as the main proof of its former importance.

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Museo dell'Estuario Torcello
Exhibits concerning history of Torcello from antiquity to 16th century.
Address
Museo dell'Estuario Torcello
Palazzo del Consiglio
Isola di Torcello
I-30012 Venice
Italy
Hours
March 1 to October 31
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Liberation Day - Italy (April 25)
Festival of the Tricolor - Italy (May 12)
Feast of St John the Baptist - Christian (June 24)
Victory Day / National Unity Day - Italy (November 4)
Santa Fosca
The small Church of Saint Fosca adjoining the cathedral is centrally planned and purely Byzantine. Dating from the 11th century it has a portico on five sides and its interior is of unusually harmonious proportions.
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