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Santa Maria della Salute
The great domed church at the mouth of the Grand Canal, built in thanks for the end of the plague of 1630.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; a small fee for the sacristy
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Campo della Salute 1, 30123 VeniceDirections
- Getting There
- Water bus to Salute.
Why Go
Its white dome, ringed by giant scroll-shaped buttresses, is one of the city's landmarks. The sacristy has paintings by Titian and Tintoretto's Marriage at Cana.
Every November 21, Venetians cross a temporary bridge of boats over the Grand Canal to give thanks here.
Tips
- Shoulders and knees must be covered.
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