Participation in the Famosissima night is an unmissable event that we don’t want to miss out on.
Program of the evening, Redentore 2024
Boarding at Giudecca at approximately 7pm;
Anchoring in the San Marco basin near San Zaccaria.
Party and dinner while waiting for the fireworks. Menu
Aperitif: Spritz, non-alcoholic drinks, olives;
Starters: Crostini with butter and anchovies, crostini with creamed snapper, Sarde in Saor alla Veneziana, Crostini with bottarga;
First Course: Pasta and fasioi;
Second course : Polenta and Bacalà.
Side dish: Fresh seasonal vegetables;
Wines: Whites from the Euganean hills; Water: Still and Sparkling;
Desserts: Watermelon and Venetian sweets (buranei), Coffee and Liqueurs.
Music on board.
PRICES
Cost per person 170 euros dinner included. Children 50%.
Exclusive boat rental (max 12 pax): 1980 euros excluding dinner (extra)
Guests must bring clothing suitable for rain and wind.
Each person can carry only one backpack of maximum 30 litres.
NO shoes with leather or heels . NO hard suitcases and trolleys.
The itineraries are indicative and subject to weather and environmental conditions, therefore the decision regarding the pre-established itinerary and its possible variations is the exclusive responsibility of the commander .
Booking and cancellation terms
The tradition of the Festival dates back to 1576 , when the Senate of the Serenissima commissioned the Temple from Tiepolo , so that it could be perfectly visible from the Votive Bridge. The walkway connects the Giudecca islands with the Zattere foundation ( Spirito Santo), effectively closing traffic in the Giudecca canal , a fundamental access to the ports of San Basilio and Marghera.
The Temple is an ex-voto for the eradication of the plague, which plagued the city between 1575 and 77, causing the loss of fifty thousand people, a third of the population of Venice.
Since then, this traditional festival has been renewed every third Saturday in July which, alongside the religious anniversary (celebration of the Patriarch at the opening of the Bridge and subsequent procession with Eucharistic celebration at 00.30) is accompanied by an incredible floating gathering of every type of vessel (from fishing, work, pleasure, passenger transport, goods, pontoons, rowing boats…), and an unforgettable hour of fireworks. All the boats available in the Lagoon are, on this occasion, meticulously prepared, leaving nothing to chance. Thousands of boats, of all types, arrive on Saturday afternoon in the Giudecca canal. Fishing, traffic, pleasure and transport boats, dinghies, typical boats, dredgers and pontoons arrive from Chioggia, Jesolo, Lignano, the Po Delta, Fusina, Padua, all perfectly equipped to face the festival and the night following, anchor to work off the after-effects in some welcoming mooring or shelter.
