The Festa del Redentore is a tradition dating back to 1577. First held to celebrate the city’s deliverance from a terrible plague, and the construction of Palladio’s “Redentore” Church had been commissioned for the same reason, the Church, built on the Island of the Giudecca, can be reached by pilgrims during the festival through the pontoon bridge.
The “Redentore” celebrations is not only about a solemn religious service and procession presided over by the patriarch of the city, but it also comes with a series of gondola races, organized as part of the “Voga alla Veneta” rowing season.
As it lasts all the weekend, on Saturday night, the St. Mark’s Basin hosts fireworks and numerous small boats decked out with balloons, decorations and brightly coloured lanterns, begin to flock into St. Mark’s Bay and the Giudecca Canal.
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