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| Torcello, Venice Italy, is a quiet and sparsely populated island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon. Today's main attraction is the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, founded in 639 and with much 11th and 12th century Byzantine work, including mosaics. Other attractions include the 11th and 12th century Church of Santa Fosca, which is surrounded by a porticus in form of a Greek cross |
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