AN EXPERIENCE 1000 YEARS IN THE MAKING...
AN EXPERIENCE 8 YEARS IN THE MAKING...
AN EXPERIENCE 8 YEARS IN THE MAKING...
AN EXPERIENCE 1000 YEARS IN THE MAKING...
After visiting Venice 12 times
—including 4 seasons as a private tour guide—I have at last turned
all that I know of the most beautiful city on earth
into THE complete
Venetian experience:
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After visiting Venice 12 times—including 3 seasons as a private tour guide—I have at last turned into prose
all that I know of the most beautiful city
on earth.
—
After visiting
Venice 12 times
—including 4 seasons as a private tour guide—
I have at last turned
all that I know of the
most beautiful city
on earth into
THE complete
Venetian experience:
A complete historical portrait of this paradise of cities,
The Stones Of Venice Tour
is a series of OPEN-AIR LECTURES on history, art, & genius;
WITH VENICE HERSELF
—her palaces, her churches, her galleries, her canals—
AS YOUR LECTURE THEATRE.
A complete historical portrait
of this paradise of cities,
The Stones Of Venice Tour
is a series of
OPEN-AIR LECTURES
on history, art, & genius
WITH VENICE HERSELF
—her palaces, her churches,
her galleries, her canals—
AS YOUR LECTURE THEATRE.
VENETIAN HISTORY IS AN EPIC
THE SCALE & SPLENDOUR OF WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN BEFORE OR SINCE.
For 4 centuries the centre of the world, today her political, spiritual,
& creative history can be read & marvelled at upon her
every gorgeous palace & sea-washed stone.
Her windows, her churches, her canals—tell a colossal tale of
greed & power, plague & wealth, faith & reason, freedom
& democracy, war & the constant struggle for peace.
VENETIAN HISTORY IS AN EPIC
THE SCALE & SPLENDOUR OF WHICH
HAVE NOT BEEN SEEN BEFORE OR SINCE.
For 4 centuries the centre of the world,
today her political, spiritual, & creative
history can be read & marvelled at
upon her every gorgeous palace
& sea-washed stone.
Her windows, her churches, her canals—tell a colossal tale of greed & power, plague
& wealth, faith & reason, freedom
& democracy, war & the constant
struggle for peace.
AND VENICE'S RICHNESS IN HISTORICAL DETAIL IS
MATCHED ONLY BY THE BEAUTY OF HER ART
& THE GENIUS OF HER PEOPLE.
What made Venice such a breeding ground for leaders, adventurers, & artists?
What was the character of a people who managed to maintain
a stable republic for a thousand years?
HOW, ULTIMATELY, WERE VENETIANS
MADE MASTERS OF THEMSELVES,
AND THEREFORE OF
THE WORLD...?
AND VENICE'S RICHNESS IN
HISTORICAL DETAIL IS
MATCHED ONLY BY THE
BEAUTY OF HER ART & THE GENIUS OF HER PEOPLE.
What made Venice such a breeding ground
for leaders, adventurers, & artists?
What was the character of a people who managed to maintain a stable republic
for a thousand years?
HOW, ULTIMATELY, WERE THE VENETIANS MADE MASTERS
OF THEMSELVES, AND
THEREFORE THE
WORLD...?
As well as the dates and the heroes and all the
(very) pretty paintings,
VENICE KNOWS THINGS.
But she can only show them to uS if we know HOW to look for them.
Marvelling at her tombs,
her churches, her paintings—
The Stones Of Venice Tour
teaches you
how to see.
As well as the dates and the heroes
and all the (very) pretty paintings,
VENICE KNOWS THINGS.
But she can only show them to uS
if we know HOW to look for them.
Marvelling at her tombs,
her churches, her paintings—
The Stones Of Venice Tour
teaches you how to see.
So together we shall explore:
· THE CRUSADES, and what you can learn from Venice's earliest triumphs.
· INNOVATION, and how Venetian genius made it the richest city in the world.
· GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, and what value its philosophy has today.
· SCULPTURE, and changing attitudes to morality and religion.
· THE RENAISSANCE, and what its revolutions mean to us now.
· PAINTING, & the secrets you can take from the brilliance of Venice's artists.
· DECADENCE, and the warnings you might heed from the city's decline.
So together we shall explore:
· THE CRUSADES, and what you can learn from Venice's earliest triumphs.
· INNOVATION, and how Venetian genius made it the richest city in the world.
· GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE, and what value its philosophy has today.
· SCULPTURE, and changing attitudes to morality and religion.
· THE RENAISSANCE, and what its revolutions mean to us now.
· PAINTING, & the secrets you can take from the brilliance of Venice's artists.
· DECADENCE, and the warnings you might heed from the city's decline.
As you adventure
through
1000 years of
Venetian history,
art, & genius,
the tour
passes on to you
ALL
the invaluable
intellectual
& creative
lessons that
Venice has
taught me.
As you adventure through
1000 years of
Venetian history,
art, & genius,
the tour
passes on to you
ALL
the invaluable
intellectual
& creative
lessons that Venice
has taught me.
NOW, AFTER 4 SEASONS OF GIVING MY VENICE TOUR
I have at last turned it into THE complete
virtual Venetian experience.
Filmed & presented as though you're IN Venice ON the tour
—with me as your narrator and guide—
you can now take The Stones of Venice Tour
from your own home & in your own time.
NOW,
AFTER 4 SEASONS
OF GIVING
MY VENICE TOUR
I have at last turned it
into THE complete
virtual Venetian experience.
Filmed & presented
as though you're
IN Venice ON the tour
—with me as your
narrator and guide—
you can now take
The Stones of Venice Tour
from your own home & in your
own time.
CONTAINING OVER 3 HOURS OF VENETIAN
ART, ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, & GENIUS
The Stones of Venice Tour not only puts you
right in front of the Basilica of St. Mark,
the Ducal Palace, the Grand Canal, &
the greatest painting in the world
but explains what each
and every corner
of Venice means.
CONTAINING OVER
3 HOURS OF
VENETIAN ART,
ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, &
GENIUS
The Stones of Venice Tour not only puts you in front of the Ducal Palace, the Basilica of St. Mark,
the Grand Canal, &
the greatest painting
in the world
BUT EXPLAINS WHAT each and every corner of
venice means.
AND ONCE YOU SIGN UP YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE TOUR'S SPLENDOUR FOR
A FORTNIGHT—
& CAN VISIT & RE-VISIT
VENICE AS OFTEN &
FOR AS LONG AS
YOU'D LIKE!
AND ONCE YOU SIGN UP YOU HAVE ACCESS TO
THE TOUR'S SPLENDOUR FOR A FORTNIGHT—
& CAN VISIT & RE-VISIT VENICE
AS OFTEN & FOR AS LONG
AS YOU'D LIKE.
— Virtual Tour —
— Virtual Tour —
WITH ONLY 25 SPOTS AVAILABLE
August's tour will take place, in your own time,
during the week of the 20th of August—
followed that weekend by 2 live Q&A sessions with me,
your Venetian tour guide/historian/comedy novelist/pangolin.
WITH ONLY
25 SPOTS AVAILABLE
August's tour will take place,
in your own time,
during the week of the 20th of August—
followed that weekend by
2 live Q&A sessions
with me, your Venetian tour guide/historian/comedy novelist/pangolin.
THE TOUR HAS ITS OWN VERY FANCY WEBSITE
DIVIDED INTO 21 VIDEO CHAPTERS,
TO WHICH AFTER SIGNING UP
YOU HAVE ACCESS FOR A FORTNIGHT,
SO!
THE TOUR HAS ITS OWN VERY FANCY WEBSITE DIVIDED INTO 21
VIDEO CHAPTERS,
TO WHICH AFTER SIGNING UP YOU HAVE ACCESS
FOR A FORTNIGHT,
SO!
LET'S GO TO VENICE!
LET'S GO
TO VENICE!
(CLICK WHERE YOU
ARE TO SIGN UP NOW)
US$85
$85
£65
$85
Upon signing up you'll be redirected to the Tour's registration page. Your username & password will then give you access to the tour until mid-August!
If you have any questions regarding how the tour works, about Venice, or about pangolins, please feel free to email
Joshua Humphreys in the 3rd person at:
pigeonry@joshvahvmphreys.com
Upon signing up you'll be redirected to the Tour's registration page. Your username & password will then give you access to the tour until mid-August!
And if you have any questions regarding how the tour works, about Venice, or about pangolins, please feel free to email Joshua Humphreys in the 3rd person at:
pigeonry@joshvahvmphreys.com