Accommodation
and Logistics
[
Venue & Accommodation | Logistical
Information ]
The
Venue
The EAERE-FEEM-VIU Summer school is to be held at the Venice
International University (VIU) on the Island of San Servolo.
The
Island of San Servolo is located in the Venetian lagoon, between Venice
city center and the island of Lido. It takes 10 minutes by boat to reach
Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice.
Commencing
in 810, San Servolo hosted the seat of a Benedictine Monastery. The
monks were eventually joined by a convent of nuns and San Servolo remained
a religious complex until the early eighteenth century when it was transformed
into a military hospital for the Republic of Venice. The structures
on the island served as a hospital until 1978. The buildings of the
island have been developed and restored over the years, and cover an
area of over sixteen-thousand square meters that were once used for
vineyards and gardens.
The restoration work of the monumental complex on the Island of San
Servolo started a few years ago and maintains the architectural qualities
and natural landscape of the setting.
Following
completion of the first part of restoration in the spring of 1997, the
Venice International
University (VIU) has had access to use facilities on the island
for conferences and seminar courses. The first semester of the academic
year 1997/98 marked the beginning of VIU's undergraduate activities
along with the complete restoration of the monumental complex and a
40 bed residential hall.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the duration of the Summer School from the 31st
of August to the 7th of September will be provided within
the Summer School Venue. Single rooms have been reserved in the residential
hall of the VIU. All successful applicants are obliged to arrive
on Sunday the 31st of August and depart on Sunday the 7th
of September.
For further information on the VIU campus, please visit the following
links:
- VIU
campus: Photomap of the island of S. Servolo
- VIU
campus: Student handbook
- VIU
campus: Facilities
