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Torcello
The lagoon's first settlement, now almost deserted, with a 7th-century cathedral and a vast Byzantine mosaic of the Last Judgment.
- Open
- Always; the cathedral has set hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the cathedral
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Torcello, VeniceDirections
- Getting There
- Water bus 9 from Burano, about 5 minutes.
Why Go
Thousands once lived here before Venice itself rose, but malaria and silt emptied the island. Its cathedral, founded in 639, keeps glittering mosaics, and a stone chair outside is known as Attila's Throne.
A path along a canal leads from the boat landing through fields to the church.
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