La Venessiana – Venice Food and Lifestyle Blogzine was founded by two Venetian women, Grandmother Lina and Iris in June 2015 and is dedicated to women residents and visitors of Venice. On the one hand, our Blogzine comes as a personal journal on life in the midst of a 550 km² Lagoon, telling all its beauty but also its issues and how we deal with that. Most of all, we share Venetian food trends and recipes, and stories about the exotic and fragrant history of Venice, a spice-trading nation for more than 1,300 years.

For more than 1300 years, herbs, blossoms, and spices from all over the world passed through Venice, premier trading hub in the Mediterranean. At the same time, surprisingly exotic gardens were created in the Lagoon, where essenze (spices, herbs and blossoms) were taking well: In our online classes, a surprising and fragrant 1300-year-old heritage comes to life: Click here to join us on an exciting voyage through Venetian fusion cuisine and secret gardens!