The Redentore is one of the Venetians' most treasured festivities as well as a tourist attraction thanks to its spectacular firework display. It falls on the third Sunday in July, when Holy Mass is held in the presence of the Patriarch, followed by a religious procession. But the special moment takes place on Saturday night: hundreds of boats, decorated with boughs and coloured balloons, begin congregating in Saint Mark's Basin and the Giudecca Canal. In the boats people eat traditional food, waiting for the firework display, which begins at 11.30pm and lasts until after midnight.
 
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On the three floors of Palazzo Grassi, the exhibition features the artistic richness of the Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Age in the West. Gathering a great number of archaeological treasures from the most famous museums in Europe, Africa and America, the exibition sheds light on the richness and technical skills of those Barbarian populations that have shaped the European cultural heritage.
 
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See our new live webcams on Rialto Bridge and on the Fourth Bridge on the Grand canal.