3 Best Sights in The Giudecca, Venice

Housed in a handsome palazzo with three distinct windows (hence oci, or eyes in Venetian dialect), this fabulous art gallery is a must-visit for those seeking interesting art photography exhibitions and cultural events in a very special place.

Launched in 2019 and housed mainly in the former Dreher brewery industrial complex, GAD art village comprises a number of spaces, including those of renowned artist Fabrizio Plessi, and galleries including Galleria Michela Rizzo.

After a plague in 1576 claimed some 50,000 people—nearly one-third of the city's population (including Titian)—Andrea Palladio was asked to design a commemorative church. The Giudecca's Capuchin friars offered land and their services, provided the building's design was in keeping with the simplicity of their hermitage. Consecrated in 1592, after Palladio's death, the Redentore (considered Palladio's supreme achievement in ecclesiastical design) is dominated by a dome and a pair of slim, almost minaretlike bell towers. Its deceptively simple, stately facade leads to a bright, airy interior. There aren't any paintings or sculptures of note, but the harmony and elegance of the interior makes a visit worthwhile.