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	Torcello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Torcello is a quiet island at the northern end of the Venetian Lagoon.
		After the downfall of the Roman Empire Torcello was one of the first lagoon islands to be successively populated by those Veneti who fled the terra ferma (mainland) to take shelter from the recurring barbarian invasions, especially after Attila the Hun had destroyed the city of Altinum and all of the surrounding settlements in 452.
		Torcello rapidly grew in importance as a political and trading centre: In the tenth century it had a population of at least 10,000 people and was much more powerful than Venice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Torcello (403 words)

	Torcello Offers a Refuge From the Tourist Crush - New York Times
		The dome of Santa Fosca on Torcello as seen from the bell tower of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta.
		Torcello reached its peak in the 14th century with a population of 20,000 before malaria all but wiped it out.
		Climbing to nearly 200 feet, the bell tower is Torcello's signature sight from the lagoon and provides views of the island's winding canals and the skyline of Venice.
	travel2.nytimes.com /2006/02/19/travel/19dayout.html (921 words)

	Cities of Mosaic - Art, Culture and Tourism - Torcello Island (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Already frequented in Roman and pre-Roman epoch, Torcello is developed especially in the period of the barbaric invasions as shelter for the inhabitants of the ancient installation of Altino.
		The city of Torcello was Episcopalian center for many centuries over that one of the most populous centers of the lagoon, together with Burano and Mazzorbo and to other neighboring islands that don't exist anymore today.
		The decadence of Torcello advanced of equal footstep with the development of the near Venice, anciently call Rialto; besides the lagoon around the island reduced him to swamp with inauspicious consequences for the health of the inhabitants.
	www.cittadeimosaici.com.cob-web.org:8888 /cities/venice/torcello_island.html (280 words)

	Torcello (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		One of the most inhabited and ancient island of the lagoon: Torcello, rich with archaeological remains, is one the most interesting spots from the artistic and hystorical point of view.
		The natural environment of the island of Torcello is something precious: the quiet atmosphere is is very relaxing, and the typical birds and fishes of the lagoon can be seen any time.
		The cathedral, Santa Maria Assunta, is a masterpiece, with its gorgeous floor and mosaics: the original church was built in the 7th century; the bell tower was added in 11th century.
	www.veniceword.com.cob-web.org:8888 /torcello.html (235 words)

	Torcello
		Torcello is a quiet island in the Venetian Lagoon.
		It was a safe haven for early fishermen fleeing barbarian invaders on the mainland.
		Torcello is a far more rural island today, although it boasts an impressive cathedral, Santa Maria Assunta, containing impressive early medeival mosaics depicting the Last Judgment.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Torcello.html (71 words)

	Islands Of Burano, Torcello, And S. Francesco Del Deserto
		I first saw Torcello from Murano, going by barge and sailing thither, and having once set eyes upon it, my whole thought was to return thither as soon as possible and to remain there how often one determines on this I—for ever.
		In Torcello I sometimes think there is only silence, a silence only made more audible by the wind among the ruins or the cicale among the vines, and yet there I have spent happier days than anywhere else in all the Veneto.
		And when by a sort of miracle they came to Torcello they rested and built in haste always in haste badly and with what material they could bring from their ruins, a church and a tower that should serve them and remind them a little of their home.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles30/venetia-11.shtml (2621 words)

	Sightseeing - The Islands of the Lagoon of Venice - Torcello
		Sightseeing - The Islands of the Lagoon of Venice - Torcello
		Founded between the V and the VI centuries Torcello became a flourishing colony, but with the coming of Venice the island had a slow decline.
		Today in Torcello there are only 60 inhabitants and as testimony of the ancient magnificence remain the Byzantine cathedral and the church of S. Fosca.
	www.veniceby.com /sightsee/sight13.htm (69 words)

	Torcello - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		TORCELLO [Torcello], village, on a small island of the same name in the Lagoon of Venice, NE Italy, NE of Venice.
		Ava's island of secrets; Ava Gardner was lured to Torcello by its discreet charm.
		Torcello Capital, LLC: Insiders Convert $3.0 Million Convertible Debentures into Special Warrants.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-torcello.html (292 words)

	The island of Torcello
		Torcello today is a rural backwater with a population of barely 100; it is difficult to believe that in the fourteenth century there more than 20,000 people living here.
		But Torcello's dominance of the lagoon did not last: Venice itself was found to be more salubrious (malaria was rife on Torcello) and more easily defendable.
		But past decline is present charm, and rural Torcello is a great antidote to the pedestrian traffic jams around San Marco.
	www.jssgallery.org /Essay/Venice/Other_Sites/The_island_of_Torcello.htm (260 words)

	Torcello - Venice
		Beyond the widening branches of the lagoon, and rising out of the bright lake into which they gather, there are a multitude of towers, dark, and scattered among square-set shapes of clustered palaces, a long and irregular line fretting the southern sky.
		Another, somewhat broader, and overhung by alder copse, winds out of the main channel of the lagoon up to the very edge of the little meadow which was once the Piazza of the city, and there, stayed by a few grey stones which present some semblance of a quay, forms its boundary at one extremity.
		But the severity which is so marked in the pulpit at Torcello is still more striking in the raised seats and episcopal throne which occupy the curve of the apse.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles07/venice-45.shtml (1009 words)

	Torcello \| Travel Story and Pictures from Italy
		Venice nowadays attracts so many visitors year-round, that it is sometimes necessary to escape it all and look for an alternative destination near by.
		Torcello now houses only less than 100 people, but in its heyday, before the 14th century, it assumedly had some 50,000.
		The cathedral itself has a brilliant, tall mosaic on one side, painted panels in the middle, and frescoes in the apse.
	www.traveladventures.org /continents/europe/torcello.shtml (401 words)

	The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. CD Review of John Torcello: Pastiche
		The first half of the album contains transcriptions of short pieces from the Baroque period although, as Torcello points out, he is simply playing the original scores on his free-bass accordion rather than rewriting the pieces.
		Torcello's free bass Giulietti brings them to life with clarity.
		From the English Suite 5 in E Minor Torcello performs the stately Sarabande and the quicker intricate Passepieds 1 & 2.
	www.ksanti.net /free-reed/reviews/torcello.html (710 words)

	Torcello - Venice for Visitors
		There was a time, nearly 1,500 years ago, when Torcello was the largest and most important settlement in the Venetian Lagoon.
		Still, it's obvious even from the Burano waterfront that Torcello is worth a visit: A magnificent Byzantine-Italian cathedral dating back to 639 A.D., the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, looms over the island with the Bell Tower and Church of Santa Fosca alongside.
		Allow 45 minutes or an hour to visit the religious buildings around the central piazza, which is a short walk along a canal from the Actv pier.
	europeforvisitors.com /venice/articles/venice-islands-tour-torcello.htm (368 words)

	Tourist information on Torcello Island, Venice
		The Island of Torcello, is one of the main three-islands visited by tourists along with Murano and Burano.
		A good and cheap alternative might be to take a three-island boat tour which operates daily at 9.30 and 2.30 pm lasting three hours to give you an idea of what the islands have to offer.
		Also note that close to the Cathedral is the tiny church of Santa Fosca which was founded in the 11 th Century to house the remains of Saint Fosca.
	www.tours-italy.com /venice/torcello_island.htm (454 words)

	Torcello
		Its importance for the fugitives from th emainlands seeking some place offering sufficient security for settlement, was dictated by its position in respect to the mainland.
		The fugitives who settled here came from Altino, fleeing before the Longobard hordes, and brought with them the sacred remains of their patron saint from their abandoned city, naming it Torcello from the Tower (Italian Â“torreÂ”), symbol of their lost homeland.
		They brought with them their habits and customs, their language and their laws and the entire social structure which had regulated their lives together until that moment.
	beautifulvenice.com /Torcello.html (175 words)

	Excursions to Italy - Murano & Burano & Torcello
		After sailing past the stand of St. Giorgio Maggiore, the Public Gardens, the tip of Sant'Elena and the Lido famous beach resort, the boat arrives at Murano known throughout the world for its glasses manufacturing industry.
		The second stop is at the picturesque island of Burano, famous for its fisherman's houses painted in bright colors.
		After a short stop of 10 minutes we reach Torcello, the center of civilization in the estuary.
	www.freedom-tour.com /excursions/italy/venice/vemurano.html (145 words)

	Venice itineraries - Venice islands - Murano - Burano - Torcello
		Murano, Burano and Torcello: If you are well organized, these islands can be visited in one day; if you want more time, you can dedicate one day to Murano and Burano, go back to one of the hotels in Venice that you have chosen to stay in and then visit Torcello the day after.
		It is possible to reach the island of Torcello from the Fondamenta Nuove, taking the line N vaporetto, or by taking the line T motor boat from Burano.
		Unlike Murano and Burano, Torcello is practically uninhabited and still has a lot of archeological proof of its glorious past.
	www.travelplan.it /venice_guide_itineraries_murano_burano_torcello.htm (966 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		The most interesting, as far as I'm concerned, is a third island, Torcello, where the first settlement of the lagoon was located (11th-c.
		I think Santa Fosca on Torcello is only open in the morning; if you want to see it, then do the islands in reverse order: Torcello, Burano, Murano.
		It is interesting to read the history of Torcello, though, and as you see these flat and natural looking islands in the lagoon you realize what Venice must have been like at the very beginning...it is quite a contrast to the Venice we see now.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34836259&numresponses=3&start=0 (1144 words)

	itineraries - Burano, Mazzorbo, Torcello From Venice Tourist Board: official website.
		From wharf ACTV, on the north-east side of the island it is proceeded for 'calli' and 'callette' completing of the circumnavigation in hour sense.
		Practicability: The distance is carried out entire on lastricate docks, with the exception of the short one drawn to Torcello.
		A walk with great human, scenic and artistic attraction whose short lenght is compensated for by an extraordinary concentration of interest, culture and evocative moments.
	www.turismovenezia.it /eng/dynalay.asp?PAGINA=529 (375 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		From here I switched vaporetto and the trip to Torcello from Burano is only about 5 minutes (certainly not another hour).
		I was sorry to have missed Torcello but I'll just have to go back to Venice for it (awwwww!).
		Torcello is one of my favorite sights in Venice.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=2&tid=34674809&numresponses=0&start=0 (625 words)

	Burano and Torcello (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		To be sure I ask if this is the boat to Torcello: "Va a Torcello?" and he answers "Si".
		rom the quay on Torcello it is about 10 minutes walk to the basilica and the few houses left on the island.
		The path is paved with red asphalt and fenced on both sides so nobody will get lost in the wilderness in search of ruins.
	www.sitestory.dk /rejser/venedig2004/6e.htm (1234 words)

	Torcello Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This small church on Torcello is connected to the Santa Maria Cathedral by a portico.
		Torcello is one of the islands that can be visited in the Venice Lagoon.
		Take boat number 12 to Torcello and from the boat landing stage walk along the canal in the direction of the bell tower.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/Italy/Veneto/Torcello-141617/Things_To_Do-Torcello-R-3.html (380 words)

	SLEEPOVER: A bed in Venice - Torcello apartment Independent on Sunday, The - Find Articles
		The marble staircase runs up to the spectacular piano nobile, where an original terrazzo floor is covered in antique rugs and 18th-century furniture and a flower-filled balcony overlooks the garden.
		The Torcello apartment is decorated in an understated, modern style.
		For Torcello, you will pay around pounds 975 for a minimum stay of three nights, less in low season.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_200301/ai_n9683140 (577 words)

	Venice - Grand Canal, Accademia, Piazza San Marco, Torcello, Murano (the rip-off Seguso Glass Factory), Burano & Venice ...
		The dispatcher said 90 to Torcello, and we said fine (after all, this was the 'luxury budget' day!).
		However, getting to Torcello (about the same distance as Marco Polo) is a bit problematic for us - there's one water bus that departs Venice proper once an hour, but it leaves from a point on the exact opposite end of the island from us.
		It was the first of the islands in the lagoon to be settled, back in the 5th century.
	www.btinternet.com /~scott.burgess1/veniceweb/page2.htm (1973 words)

	Italy (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Also owned by the Cipriani family (Harry's Bar, the Hotel Cipriani) is the Locanda Cipriani, on the serene little island of Torcello, a half-hour ride by vaparetto (public water bus) from Venice.
		Venice is, in fact, surrounded by several small islands: Murano, famous for its blown glass; Burano for its lace; and Torcello for the lovely Laconda.
		Torcello is believed once to have served as a refuge for Venetians fleeing the barbarians.
	www.sallys-place.com.cob-web.org:8888 /food/dining_directory/europe/italy.htm (3493 words)

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