The Church of Santa Maria Assunta

The main attraction on Torcello is the Church of Santa Maria Assunta which has very old elements (I believe the bell tower is nearly 1000 years old). She explained the images inside (mostly mosaics), including some of their idiosyncrasies (like how the people who funded them often had cameos in the biblical scenes). The main mosaic depicts the judgment day and has gruesome images showing what happens to people with vices. Annika of course asked, "What's a vice?"
So you cannot take photos in the church, but I did insert an image I found online of a close up of part of the mosaic. Indeed. What is a vice?

After we finished the treasure hunt, we got on the ferry to head to Burano for lunch at Il Gatto Nero followed up a tour of Burano.Baca selengkapnya