# Giudecca island, Venice > Giudecca is the long island south of central Venice, across the broad Giudecca Canal from the Zattere. It has fewer tourists and more local life, Andrea Palladio's white Redentore church, the old Stucky mill and the best view of the city from the water. The island is free and reached by water bus; allow about 90 minutes. Web page: https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/giudecca - City: [Venice](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice), Italy - YesGo score: 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) - Time on site: 1 h 30 min - Opening hours: Open any time; the church by day - With kids: Fine with kids - Entry: Free; water bus paid - Getting there: Vaporetto 2, 4.1, 4.2 from the Zattere or San Zaccaria - Highlights: Il Redentore, the waterfront, Molino Stucky - Festival: Redentore — third weekend of July, fireworks - Time needed: About 90 minutes - Feel: Quiet, residential, few tourists - Coordinates: 45.42500, 12.32861 - Facts checked: 11.11.2026 ## Key facts - **1577–1592** — Palladio's Il Redentore was built (source: English Wikipedia) - **July** — the Redentore feast — a pontoon bridge and fireworks (source: English Wikipedia) - **Molino Stucky** — a 19th-century Gothic Revival mill, now a hotel (source: English Wikipedia) - **8 islets** — joined by bridges make up the Giudecca (source: English Wikipedia) - **Giudecca Canal** — the broad channel between the island and the centre (source: English Wikipedia) ## About the Giudecca The Giudecca is a long, curving island — really **eight islets** linked by bridges — south of Dorsoduro, separated from the centre by the broad **Giudecca Canal**, used by big ships and water buses. Once a place of gardens and noble summer villas, then workshops, factories and warehouses, it's now a calm residential district of ordinary Venetians. People love it for the quiet and the view: its northern quay takes in the whole Venetian panorama — the Zattere, the Salute, the Campanile and the Doge's Palace. Souvenir shops are few and crowds rare, but there are waterside cafés where locals sip coffee facing the city. ## Il Redentore The island's great monument is the white church of **Il Redentore** (the Redeemer), built by **Andrea Palladio** in **1577–1592** as the republic's votive offering for the city's deliverance from an epidemic. Its temple-like façade rises up broad steps from the water beneath a dome and two slender towers, and the interior is bright and serene. Nearby stands another Palladian church, **Le Zitelle**; with San Giorgio Maggiore they form the famous line of white churches seen from the Zattere. ## What to see - **Il Redentore** — Palladio's white church by the water. - **Le Zitelle** — a second Palladian church on the quay. - **Molino Stucky** — a 19th-century mill, now a hotel. - **The northern quay** — Venice across the canal. - **Gardens and courtyards** — inland. - **View of San Giorgio Maggiore** — from the island's east end. > **The Redentore festival** On the third weekend of July Venice celebrates the Redentore: a temporary pontoon bridge spans the Giudecca Canal from the Zattere to the church, thousands of boats gather in the lagoon and a huge fireworks display lights up San Marco on Saturday night. It's the Venetians' favourite festival — waterfront spots fill early. ## Molino Stucky and sunset At the island's western end looms the vast brick, towered **Molino Stucky**, a Gothic Revival flour mill of the late 19th century, now a hotel with a **rooftop bar** and one of the best views of Venice and the lagoon at sunset. A walk along the northern quay from the Molino Stucky to the Redentore and Le Zitelle takes about half an hour, past landings, boats and cafés, with the sun setting behind the mill and the Zattere's lights reflected in the canal. ## How to get there 1. Vaporetto 2 from **San Zaccaria** via [San Giorgio Maggiore](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/san-giorgio-maggiore), about 10 minutes. 2. Vaporetto 2 or 4.1 from the **Zattere** across the canal, 3–5 minutes. 3. Island stops: Zitelle, Redentore, Palanca and Sacca Fisola. 4. There's no bridge to the centre — only water buses and water taxis. ## Is the Giudecca worth it? Yes, to see quiet, lived-in Venice and admire the city from the water. Pair it with San Giorgio Maggiore on the same water-bus line: climb the bell tower, stroll the quay to the Redentore and catch sunset by the Molino Stucky. In July, don't miss the Redentore festival. ## Before you go Tick off what's ready — your ticks are saved in this browser. - [ ] Buy a vaporetto pass - [ ] Step inside Il Redentore - [ ] Walk the northern quay - [ ] Watch sunset by the Molino Stucky - [ ] Check the Redentore festival dates in July ## Venice's islands: compare and choose Islands and canals in Venice rated by YesGo. - [Bridge of Sighs](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/bridge-of-sighs) — YesGo score 57/100 (Yes, go) · 15 min · Free outside - [Rialto Bridge](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/rialto-bridge) — YesGo score 56/100 (Yes, go) · 20 min · Free - [Grand Canal](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/grand-canal) — YesGo score 49/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free; water bus paid - [Gondola ride](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/gondola) — YesGo score 48/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 40 min · Paid, per boat - [Accademia Bridge](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/accademia-bridge) — YesGo score 44/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 15 min · Free - [San Giorgio Maggiore](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/san-giorgio-maggiore) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free; tower paid - [Murano](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/murano) — YesGo score 42/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · Free; museum paid - [Giudecca](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/giudecca) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free - [Peggy Guggenheim Collection](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/peggy-guggenheim) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Paid - [Lido di Venezia](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/lido) — YesGo score 39/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · Free - [Ca' d'Oro](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/ca-d-oro) — YesGo score 38/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Paid - [Burano](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/burano) — YesGo score 34/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 3 h · Free - [Torcello](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/torcello) — YesGo score 30/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · Free; cathedral paid ## San Marco from the water The Doge's Palace, the water bus to San Giorgio Maggiore and its tower, then the Giudecca. 1. [Doge's Palace](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/doges-palace) — YesGo score 50/100 (Yes, go) · 2 h · Paid 2. [San Giorgio Maggiore](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/san-giorgio-maggiore) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free; tower paid 3. [Giudecca](https://yesgo.io/italy/venice/giudecca) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free ## Don't mix it up The Giudecca is the island; the Giudecca Canal the broad channel between it and the centre. And Il Redentore isn't San Giorgio Maggiore — both are Palladio's, but San Giorgio stands on its own island. ## Tips - Water bus from the Zattere — 5 minutes. - Il Redentore is Palladio's. - Sunset by the Molino Stucky. - Fireworks festival in July. ## Questions ### How do I get to the Giudecca? Vaporetto 2 or 4.1 from the Zattere, or line 2 from San Zaccaria. ### What is there to see on the Giudecca? Palladio's Il Redentore and Le Zitelle, the Molino Stucky and the northern quay with its city view. ### When is the Redentore festival? The third weekend of July, with a pontoon bridge across the canal and fireworks on Saturday night. ### How long do you need? About 90 minutes for a waterfront walk. ### Is there a bridge to the Giudecca? Not a permanent one — only water buses; a temporary bridge goes up for the Redentore. ## How we checked History and description from English Wikipedia. Water bus prices and festival dates are approximate — hence the 'checking' badge. ## Sources - English Wikipedia, Giudecca; Il Redentore; Molino Stucky --- This is the Markdown version of a YesGo page for AI assistants. Quote the web page link above, not this file.