VENETIA
The true story of Venice, her gardens, essences, and spices
She told them about our neighborhood (San Zaccaria and Greek Venice), hidden gardens and a favorite campo where Marco Polo's family lived and worked. Stories and wisdom you can find nowhere else, and the city will open up in a very different way! This is the kind of hospitality we envision for all guests of Venice, so we invite you to join us virtually via this online class!
Venice will celebrates her 1600th birthday in 2021! Time to explore what made her look - and taste! - the way she does in the first place.. We start with taking you to our own neighborhood, which is San Zaccaria, first settled in the 4th century.
We'll then take you virtually to San Lorenzo, Marco Polo's neighborhood, and we'll cover the one, really dark chapter in Venetian history, and what her true legacy is in our times.
6 lessons + 1 ebook + video walks
More than 900,000 books are written in Venet (just imagine, how much we DON'T know about Venice!), but what are they all about? Some are official state documents, while so many other books are about making human life better and more beautiful. In Module 2, we take you virtually into the homes of these books, the San Francesco della Vigna Library and the Venetian State Archive.
The merchants brought back inspiration and spices to Venice from the Levant (Byzantium, Alexandria, Beirut, Damascus, ...). This brings us to finally discover the surprising story of the Rialto Market (NOT the fish market!).
6 lessons + 1 ebook + video guides
The merchants and artisans needed a home base, but what does it take to build homes and grow gardens on salty marshlands and islands in an ever-changing Lagoon? Venice almost wasn't built because of two major problems in a liquid and difficult environment, which slowly were aggravated by the 12th century: Seaquakes that had destroyed entire archipelagos like Malamocco, was just another risk ..
You'll discover the success stories, and mistakes, of the past in "The Seven Seas" as we travel virtually to the Ammiana and Santa Cristina archipelago, and you will see why four types of gardens helped preserve life in the Lagoon. And, we'll finally lift the secret of the spice gardens!
6 lessons + 1 ebook + video tours
The Venetian State Archive is home to 43 miles (70 km) of shelves, filled with books written between 516 AD and 1797! We estimate that less than four percent of these books have been explored so far! Amongst them are recipe books (!!) covering medical and beauty food. This was the food eaten in Venice for more than 1000 years, and it was also well-known and loved in Europe.
After exploring the world of spices, we'll take you out into the Lagoon to see the vineyards! We'll share tips for you to taste historical recipes and wine in Venice, and you receive a recipe to taste at home :-)
6 lessons + 1 ebook + video guides
We've prepared 3 bonuses and 5 little gifts for you to enjoy throughout the class
See all the details: This is a class for residents, armchair travelers, first-time and frequent visitors.
Welcome Message + How to benefit from this class
Course book and syllabus
Access the Private Community
September 2020: Note for Students
The forgotten world of San Zaccaria
Download the e-book here (from September 2020).
First impressions: How much of Venetia is there in today's Venice?
Living in Venice: 1989 - 2019
Beyond the legend: The unknown origins of Venetia
Venice, the port, and the big ships
20 snippets of Venetian history you didn't know
Diplomacy and foreign policy: How the ambassadors saved Venice
Le łéngoe vènete: Venessian, and the three official languages of Venice
12 May 1797: The last day of the Republic
Custodians of Venetian stories: Virtual visit to the State Archive and other libraries in Venice
CREATIVE Venice: Marco Polo's neighborhood
The artisans of Venice
Venice Style Guide: Inspiration and color almanach
Venice Design Guide: Life between mosaics and marble
VENICESTYLED - Design Guide
Rediscovering the unknown sides of Venetian cuisine
Le sette isole di San Francesco: How to grow wine in Venice and the Lagoon
Visit to Drogheria Mascari & spice glossary
Venetian coffee house culture & Caffé Florian
Historical recipe: Venetian coffee (14th century)
Historical recipe: Creamy spice cake (12th century)
The Lagoon of Venice for beginners
The Sunset islands and the rebirth of the Ammiana archipelago
Acqua alta: Why and when does Venice flood
Hortus conclusus: The botanical lifestyle of Venice
Marco Polo and the spice gardens of Venice