The Redentore
3rd week of July
Venice Lagoon

The “Redeemer Festival” is a religious festivity that dates back to the period when, because of a terrible plague that was raging in the city, the Doge Alvise Mocenigo vowed to build a temple in honour of Christ the Redeemer. Despite the fact that more than four centuries have passed, this Festival continues to be held in the same places and with the same procedures, as a sort of rite. Venetians gather in St. Mark’s Basin to watch the fireworks.