Vino et Spetie Garden Retreats
These retreats are open exclusively to subscribers of A Garden in Venice Magazine. You can sign up here.
eary summer 2024
Colazione in giardino
A delightful early-summer breakfast on the terrace in the secret garden in Venice. Includes a 2-hour lecture on Venetian culinary culture.
early summer 2024
Cena in terrazza
Discover the unique view of the San Zaccara gardens from the altana and enjoy dinner with a historical spice menu with a view of the ancient monastery
early summer 20024
solstizio in giardino
Learn the art of making trendy Venetian apeirtivies with ingredients from a very special garden, and in a favorite cafe in Venice.
Past retreats in the garden
past retreat day
uva fragola lunch
Summer lunch in a cool garden restaurant, under a pergola overgrown with uva fragola vines. Guests enjoyed lunch made from recipes in Nonna Lina’s cookbooks.
past retreat day
sant antonin
With a view of Campo della Bragora in late June, guests discovered the story of Sant’Antonin and Levantine Venice, while enjoying torta greca and coffee, a visit to my uncle’s garden on Campo della Bragora, and a historical menu in a restaurant next door.
past retreat day
Te nella serra
Autumn tea afternoon in a Venetia greenhouse, jsut before la Festa della Salute in late November. Lots of stories about warming drinks and about Veneian gardens in winter.
