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Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, where the Grand Canal opens into the San Marco Basin.
Venice
Italy
Also known as: Venezia
- Italian:
- Venezia
News •
Venice dog deaths prompt public health warnings for canal waters
• Aug. 9, 2025, 7:03 AM ET (CBS)
Health officials think cause of dog deaths and illness in Venice could be from the water
• Aug. 8, 2025, 11:17 PM ET (CBS)
Gus Van Sant to Receive Venice Fest’s Passion for Film Award
• Aug. 1, 2025, 3:08 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Venice film festival to give career award to US director Julian Schnabel
• July 30, 2025, 11:04 PM ET (Reuters)
Another dog dies from unexplained illness in Venice
• July 30, 2025, 4:17 PM ET (CBS)
Venice, city, major seaport, and capital of both the provincia (province) of Venezia and the regione (region) of Veneto, northern Italy. An island city, it was once the centre of a maritime republic. It was the greatest seaport in late medieval Europe and the continent’s commercial and cultural link to Asia. Venice is unique environmentally, architecturally, and historically, and in its days as a republic the city was styled la serenissima (“the most serene” or “sublime”). It remains a major Italian port in the northern Adriatic Sea and is one of the world’s oldest tourist and cultural centres. Since the ...(100 of 9437 words)