Walks and tours in Venice
Recommended itineraries in Venice with information and photos of art venues and other places of interest.
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Saint Mary of Health, commonly known simply as the "Salute".
As a votive offering for the city's deliverance from a devastating outbreak of the plague in 1630, the authorities of Venice vowed to build and dedicate a church to Our Lady of Health. It was designed in baroque style by Baldassare Longhena (1598 -1682), and built up from 1631.
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Recommended itineraries in Venice with information and photos of art venues and other places of interest.