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Venice
Setting
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Setting
Venice has a setting that no other city in the world can rival. Its legacy includes both a glorious history and significant works of architecture and art.
Located in the north of Italy on the Adriatic, the city consists of 118 islands in its lagoon that are connected by 378 bridges. Called the Queen of the Adriatic, Venice is a network of rii (streams),
canalli (canals), calli (streets) and campi (squares). During the city's peak of power, Venice's leading families vied with each other to build the grandest palaces and support the work of the greatest and most talented artists. This has given Venice an incredible
 richness and charm enhanced by travel by gondola or motorized waterbuses on the canals and between the city's islands.
Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
The city was also a very important center of art and commerce in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century.
It has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music and is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi.
In the 1980s the Carnival of Venice was revived, and the city has become a major center of international conferences and festivals,
such as the prestigious Venice Biennale and the Venice Film Festival that attract visitors from all over the world.
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Available Programs
Istituto Venezia is specialized in the teaching of Italian language to foreigners,
and courses are attended by students from all over the world. The Institute offers Italian language at all levels, as well as special sessions on art history and Italian cooking.
The program also includes afternoon excursions and walking tours that expand participants' knowledge about Venetian history, art, traditions and daily life.
These broaden students' cultural horizons and expose them to different Italian realities. Both long-term and short-term programs are available, and a participant may
study as little as one week.
The Institute is located in the historical center of Venice, in a well-known Venetian square, Campo Santa Margherita, 15 minutes from Venice's Piazza San Marco.
The building has a wide terrace facing the campo; it dates back to the 16th century and is known as Palazzo Pesaro Papafava. The Campo is a meeting place for
students and residents who go shopping in the area or take a break to chat and drink in the open-air cafes.
Istituto Venezia is officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and has promoted and supported the teaching of the Italian language for many
years. It coordinates Venice International University's courses of Italian for foreigners, runs internships and work placements for the Postgraduate
Teaching program of Italian for Foreigners of Ca' Foscari University, hosts Italian classes for the international association Intercultura, and collaborates
with Lorenzo de'Medici (LdM) for academic fall and spring semesters in Venice. It also hosts LdM's one month in Venice as part of the spring semester's Three-Cities Program.
Lorenzo de'Medici (LdM) opened its newest campus in Venice in the spring of 2009 in collaboration
with Istituto Venezia. LdM Venice offers study abroad students an opportunity to study during the fall and/or spring semesters in an historic setting in the city
center's Campo Santa Margherita. Whether you traverse the narrow streets on foot or the canals via vaporetto (waterbus), students are certain to find themselves
transported by the atmosphere that is uniquely Venice.
Some highlights of this campus are the historic setting in the city center's Campo Santa Margherita (15 minutes from Piazza San Marco), curriculum specifically
pertinent to Venice, the "Queen of the Adriatic", specialized courses in Environmental Studies, Film and the Fine Arts. Venice is also featured as the final site
for the Three-Cities Program during the spring semester.
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