A feast held in Venice in July to give thanks for the end of the terrible plague of 1576.
Palladio was commissioned to build a majestic church on the Island of Giudecca, Il Redentore.
The Doge made a pilgrimage to the Church of Redentore every year.
On Saturday, Saint Mark’s basin begins to fill with up with boats of all kinds, and at night, a phantasmagorical firework.
Sunday is devoted to religious celebrations.

Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July 2015.

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