Bona Ventura

Giudecca · Venice

Il Redentore

Basilica del Santissimo Redentore

Place of worship

Palladio's votive church (begun 1577), built after the plague of 1575-77 and seen across the Giudecca Canal from the Zattere. It is the heart of the Festa del Redentore on the third Sunday of July, when a pontoon bridge links the Zattere to the church.

Address
Fondamenta San Giacomo 194, Giudecca, 30133 Venezia
Hours
Mon-Sat mid-morning to 17:00 (usually 10:30-17:00); Sun reserved for worship
Best time to go
Morning · About 30 min
Price
Church free; monumental sacristy paid (price not verified)
Price level
€
Free entry
Free for everyone
The monumental sacristy stays paid

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Good to know

  • The church is free; only the monumental sacristy is paid (Procuratoria di San Marco, 2025).
  • The bridge of boats recalls the first procession of 20 July 1577, a tradition that still continues.

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