Venice Tourist Information
Welcome to Venice

The history of Venice as an autonomous political entity began in the High Middle Ages, at a time that is difficult to pinpoint, after the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire, and lasted for at least eleven centuries, until its fall in the Napoleonic era. In this section you will find the most interesting facts of this long history.


Procession in St. Mark's Square by Gentile Bellini

A Brief History of Venice

The history of Venice summarized in an extremely brief way, to have a basic notion of its grand past. Venice was founded thanks to its particular geography, which gave it protection against attacks from the Germanic peoples...

History of the Venice Lagoon

Venice Lagoon History

Venice emerged from the water thanks to intrepid men who, fleeing from barbarian invaders, moved from the mainland to the Lagoon and achieved building a city on water that bases its wealth on salt and trade.

VENICE NAMES
Venezia, Venice, Venecia, Venedig, Venise, Venesia, Venecija, Veneza, Venizia, Venessia, Venesiya, Venedeg, Benezia, Venesië, Feneesje, Feneyjar, Venetiae, Venecija, Venetië, Wénitsiye, Venetië, Wenecja, Venetia, Venediku, Vinezzia, Benetke, Venetsia, Venedik, Venesya, Vignesie, Benátky, Veinéis, Горад Венецыя, Венеция.

Accommodation in Venice, Italy: An online directory hotels in Venice, where you can to choice hotel or to book online (online booking, hotel reservation), check availability and know room rates, special offers, location map, photo gallery, discount lodging, facilities and services, get cheap price, and browse the full list of hotels in the old town. Some brief information. This inexpensive hotels, classified under one star category, usually feature less than 15 bedrooms and offer a limited range of services and amenities. Although those hotels lack most of the amenities typical for the higher categories, they are committed to ensure guests’ comfortable and enjoyable stay and they do attract a large number of tourists. Their frequent visitors are budget travelers and those who prefer practical, clean, low cost accommodation without high demands regarding the interior design and bedroom equipment and who do not mind having bathroom facilities on a share basis. 1-star hotels are designed to suit the low budget of the value-oriented guests and their main advantage is the cheap overnight rate. Of course, it will be more expensive if they boast central city location.