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Tessera

Tessera is an islet in , , . Tessera is situated nearby to the village .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Venetian Lagoon, Italy
  • Also known as: “Batteria Tessera” and “Isola Tessera”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murano Glass Museum and Santa Maria e San Donato.

Museum
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The is a on the history of glass, including local Murano glass, located on the island of , just north of , .

Church
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The Church of is a religious edifice located in , northern . It is known for its twelfth century Byzantine mosaic pavement and is said to contain the relics of Saint Donatus of Euroea as well as large bones behind the altar said to be the bones of a dragon slain by the saint.

Church
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is a church in , an island in the , northern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murano and Cannaregio.

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is an island town, about 1.5 km north of , in northern and is considered part of Venice. It can be considered a slightly cheaper base from which to explore Venice.

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is one six sestieri that make up . For many travellers, it's the first part of Venice they enter, since Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, the main railway station, is here.

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is one of six sestieri that make up . Covering 86 acres along the Grand Canal, it is one of the oldest parts of the city, having been settled before the 9th century.

Tessera

Latitude
45.47125° or 45° 28′ 17″ north
Longitude
12.34388° or 12° 20′ 38″ east
Open location code
8FQJF8CV+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23033444
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scrub
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
7910740
Wiki­data ID
Q2406309
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Tessera” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Tessera”
  • Cebuano: “Isola di Tessera”
  • Dutch: “Tessera”
  • French: “Tessera”
  • German: “Tessera”
  • German: “Tessèra”
  • Italian: “Tessera”
  • Japanese: “テッセラ島”
  • Spanish: “Tessera”
  • Turkish: “Tessera”

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