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Italy This picture shows Torcello: painted wooden panels inside Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral. It was taken on a travel to Torcello, Italy, Europe. It is one of the 6770 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Torcello. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Torcello on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Torcello: painted wooden panels inside Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral (Torcello, Italy) Wooden painted panel inside the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral Send image of Torcello: painted wooden panels inside Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral as a free postcard Download picture of Torcello: painted wooden panels inside Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral Purchase Torcello: painted wooden panels inside Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral (Italy) When looking for an escape of Venice's crowds, Torcello is an interesting option: a quiet island, a cathedral with some amazing frescoes and mosaics, and great views of the archipelago. You can easily follow the time schedule of the boat as the square periodically fills with groups of people you haven't seen on your own boat. Torcello now houses only less than 100 people, but in its heyday, before the 14th century, it assumedly had some 50,000. In those days, it was a prospering trading island and a regional power. With the rise of Venice and several problems like malaria, Torcello declined into the low-profile island it is now. As far as sights are concerned, the main sight on the island is the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral, proudly towering over the little square. I first climbed the tower, and although very windy, it offered great views over Torcello, Burano and other islands, with the skyline of Venice on the horizon. Read more about: Torcello Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| cathedral muslem christian hindu church buddhist detail bell Europe Africa gold white island rock Italy Netherlands Antilles painting mosaic Torcello Gorée
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