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Venice Sights

Santa Maria Assunta

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  • Address
    • Piazza Torcello
  • Phone
    • 041 296 06 30
  • Price
    • cathedral/bell tower €4/2, incl both & museum across piazza €6
  • Hours
    • 10.30am-6pm Mar-Oct, 10am-5pm Nov-Feb

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Lonely Planet review for Santa Maria Assunta

Santa Maria Assunta was founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 11th. The Madonna rises like the sun in an eastern apse shimmering with gold mosaics, while on the western wall, a mosaic Last Judgment shows the Adriatic as a sea nymph ushering souls lost at sea towards St Peter, who’s jangling the keys to Paradise like God’s own bouncer. Climb the bell tower for a long view over the lagoon and animals that no longer have to fear Ernest Hemingway’s hunting parties. Last entry to the church/bell tower is half an hour before closing.

 

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