The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Campo della Salute, Venice

The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute - St Mary of Salvation - is one of Venice's largest churches and also enjoys the status of a minor basilica. Designed by Baldassare Longhena at the end of the plague, it was finally completed in 1681.

Every year, on 21 November, the city's officials travelled from San Marco, crossing the Grand Canal, to the church for a service of thanksgiving for deliverance from the plague. Known as the Feast of the Presentation of the Virgin - the Festa della Madonna della Salute, the festival is still a major event in Venice today.