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This is an annual event on 21st November. It is one of the festivals most celebrated by local Venetians.

The festival involves a bridge of boats which is built over the Grand Canal between the San Marco and Dorsoduro districts. On the morning of the 21st November the Patriarch of Venice leads a procession over the bridge to the Salute church. Citizens and visitors then visit the church taking candles to light and there are market stalls behind the church selling frittelle (doughnuts), sweets and other food. It can be a crush depending on the time of day.

The holiday is, like the Redentore, in memory of another bout of the plague. This time it lasted for two years from 1630-31.

Doge Nicol� Contarini made a public vow to erect a church called the Salute, asking for the Virgin Mary's divine intervention to rid the city of the plague.

Eleven architects took part in the competition to build the church and the winner was Baldassarre Longhena. His design perfectly captured the grandiosity and magnificence that the Serenissima wanted: a church that exalted the Holy Virgin and the Republic at the same time.

Castradina, a mutton stew, is typically eaten on this day.

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photo Tip by Murat on Saturday the 11 of June, 2016 at 10:53 am
Very peaceful, cosy and divine place. Also very romantic. Very nice to sit on the stairs and enjoy people watching. Opening hours could be different, inside is simple, outside is beautiful.

photo Tip by Lauren Grimm on Friday the 30 of June, 2017 at 4:49 pm
Free admission, beautiful dome light and tile floor inside cannot be missed. Relax on the steps outside and gaze at the canal.

photo Tip by Amit Gaharwar on Saturday the 27 of May, 2017 at 5:32 pm
Quintessential Venice! Possibly the most known symbol of the city. Photographers' first love. Best views from St. Mark's square or academia bridge!

photo Tip by Luke Cardy on Thursday the 21 of April, 2016 at 11:12 am
Best place to get a view of Venice. Be sure to go up the bell tower.

photo Tip by Catarina Lai on Tuesday the 3 of September, 2013 at 2:21 am
#pilgrim to-do while waiting for basilica to open: 1. find your favorite view on the steps 2. pray your rosary 3. people and gondola watching

photo Tip by Stacy Bo Bacy on Wednesday the 19 of June, 2019 at 11:23 pm
Free to enter and worth a short visit for the statues inside.

photo Tip by Carl Griffin on Thursday the 10 of December, 2015 at 4:05 pm
Stunning at night when its illuminated image reflects on the water.

photo Tip by Chris Haines on Sunday the 1 of March, 2015 at 12:10 am
A truly beautiful place with incredible architecture that is well worth a visit.

photo Tip by Emircan Eryılmaz on Sunday the 3 of June, 2018 at 4:23 pm
Santa Maria della Salute is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy.

photo Tip by By B on Friday the 1 of September, 2017 at 4:11 am
12:00- 15:30 pm is closed. Make your plan with this info 👍🏻

photo Tip by Gabriel Seah on Tuesday the 7 of October, 2014 at 12:37 pm
€3 for the Sacristy where the best paintings are. No photos in there though so they can sell you posters and postcards.

photo Tip by Ru Galiev on Friday the 26 of October, 2018 at 10:15 am
Must see inside also

photo Tip by Emily L on Monday the 2 of November, 2015 at 11:39 pm
best view of it is from a boat if you like taking pics!

photo Tip by Jude Lee on Tuesday the 11 of November, 2014 at 8:06 am
There are wall paintings in this great architecture. And also no need to pay anything.

photo Tip by Ayush Aggarwal on Sunday the 17 of July, 2016 at 11:00 am
Great to watch it from a Distance

photo Tip by Marion Dela Cruz on Tuesday the 28 of May, 2013 at 7:24 pm
A church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in honor of saving Venice from a Plague in 1630.

photo Tip by Robert Belciano on Sunday the 2 of October, 2016 at 8:28 pm
Beautiful church.

photo Tip by Zach R on Wednesday the 6 of January, 2016 at 11:03 pm
Absolutely gorgeous architecture.

photo Tip by Lívia de Liz on Wednesday the 2 of March, 2016 at 8:53 pm
It worth the visit!

photo Tip by Oliver Shreeve on Saturday the 28 of February, 2015 at 11:43 pm
Where on earth do you start when you want to build something like this‽


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