Venice and the Plague

Venice, a very powerful maritime republic, had many enemies over the course of its millenary history. The most subtle and difficult to tame was an invisible enemy: the plague.
Since its origins Venice had to deal with the management of violent epidemics, but between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries the city, a privileged destination for commerce, was often overwhelmed by the plague, carried by rats traveling in the galleys of the Mediterranean. Very soon, Venice put in place an ideal castle to defend itself from epidemics, to try in every way to contain them.
This visit is designed for those who wish to deepen the theme of public health in Venice.Topics such as hospitals, lazarets, quarentines, customs, health magistrates and public devotion will be the main focus of the conversation.
The visit the Church of Our Lady of Health and the Church of San Rocco is included.