Tales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceTue, 07 Feb 2023 09:32:12 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.jpg?w=323232 /2019/10/19/venice-torcello-lagoon-fun-on-saturday-afternoon/Sat, 19 Oct 2019 16:37:34 +0000/?p=18201Torcello - Sept 2019 by my friend Nicole www.nicolefriedler.compalladio1234The lagoon of Venice - 1940s map with Torcello and Burano islands far right. www.greyhoundtrainers.comThe Romanesque Church of Santa Fosca, Torcello, VeniceThe Basilica of Torcello, surrounded by gardens.Torcello is anchored in a sea of wetland and mud flats. The environment is perfect for a huge range of birds and wetland dwellers.Torcello - a wetland sanctuary for wildlife of all types. Venetian Lagoon.Torcello - the piazza with it's Roman statues and pillars mostly brought from Altinum as the Roman Empire disintegrated