It will be like a time travel through your senses, understanding the spiritual, medicinal, culinary and cosmetic usage of the plants and resins.
You’ll discover the relationship that Venetian merchants and discoverers wove through 700 years of uninterrupted spice business, and learn about their incredible adventures on the silk and spice routes.
In Venice Frankincense and Myrrh were some of the most precious investments that rich patrician traders could make. This itinerary will reveal to you an oriental Venice, international capital of sea trading. Why did Venice become so famous as a long-standing leader in the trade with the Middle and Far East? Which were the main aromatics Venetians imported and how did they use them? Which fragrances did they share?
You’ll also enjoy an olfactory experience in a special secret place, a few steps away from the Accademia bridge. If we end up having extra time, we might also visit the last silk velvet handloom workshop in Europe, the most renowned in the world, runned by the Bevilacqua family for a few centuries by now.
Highlights: This experience will take you on a journey through the scents of the most valuable spices and the discovery of its most valuable fabrics
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INTRODUCTORY TOURS
These tours are intended for first time visitors who wish to become acquainted with Venice’s main sights and landmarks, gaining an overall picture of its history and modern-day life.
IN DEPTH TOURS
Art, in all forms has been a unique ingredient of Venice’s success. Discover the magnificence of the grand Venetian architects and painters. For the ones that live in the now the contemporary art, contemporary architecture and the truly authentic glass studios where masters are at work.
UNUSUAL TOURS
These tours are intended for visitors who wish to experience areas and sites rarely seen by tourists, in both urban locations and beyond. Take this opportunity to discover truly authentic art studios, furnaces and lagoon islands with us.
