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Welcome to the City and Province of Venice (Venezia)
Venice is located in the northeastern area of Italy in the Veneto Region. It is one of the most popular destination for visitors, not only in Italy, but also in Europe. Accordingly and particularly in the summer months the city is very crowded and hotel accommodations and other visitor services are at a premium.
The tourism promotion agency for Venice is a very good source of information (Italian and English) for planning a visit to this city.
The official web sites for the City of Venice and the Province of Venice are in Italian but have information of interest to visitors with some knowledge of the language.
The Venice pages on the Italy Guides web site has a collection of excellent photographs and text (English) for planning travel in Venice and discovering many of the most important sites in the city.
Venice has an excellent selection of museums that will appeal to a variety of interests. They include:
The Giorgio Cini Foundation on San Giorgio Island aims to restore the island and create an international cultural centre to re-integrate the Island into the life of Venice. (Web site in Italian and English)
The Palazzo Grassi hosts major exhibitions of works of renowned international artists. (Web site in Italian and English)
The web site for the Civic Museums of Venice provides information (Italian and English) on several of the city's museums.
The Peggy Guggenheim Collection hosts collections of American and European art from the first half of the 20th Century. (Web site in Italian and English)
The City of Venice web site has an extensive list of museums that visitors can enjoy.
The Palladian Villas of the Veneto in the province of Venice and Venice and its Lagoon have been declared as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The Italian Association of World Heritage Sites has supplementary information (Italian with some English) and a useful map of Italy to assist with planning travel to these sites.
The following cities and towns are in the Venice Province. Their web sites are mostly only in Italian, but several have collections of photographs that present a visual appreciation of their attractions. Annone Veneto, Campagna Lupia, Campolongo Maggiore, Camponogara, Caorle, Cavarzere, Ceggia, Chioggia, Cinto Caomaggiore, Cona, Concordia Sagittaria, Dolo, Eraclea, Fiesso d'Artico, Fossalta di Piave, Fossalta di Portogruaro, Fossò, Gruaro, Jesolo, Marcon, Martellago, Meolo, Mira,Mirano Musile di Piave, Noale, Noventa di Piave, Pianiga, Portogruaro, Pramaggiore, Quarto d'Altino, Salzano, San Donà di Piave, San Michele al Tagliamento, Santa Maria di Sala, Santo Stino di Livenza, Scorzè, Spinea, Strà, Teglio Veneto, Torre di Mosto, Venezia, Vigonovo, and Cavallino Treporti. The web site for the Unioni di Comuni Città della Riviera del Brenta has information about communities in its part of the province.
Airport: Marco Polo Venice Airport serves Venice and the surrounding region with a wide range of flights to other airports in Italy, Europe, Canada and the United States.. The airport's web site has Italian, French, English, German and Spanish versions and provides information on flights schedules and other topics of interest to travelers.
Route Planning and Maps: The Libero and the Virgilio Network (TuttoCittà) web sites provide maps on line that can be very helpful for travel planning and locating addresses and businesses and services. Enter "Venezia" in the "Città" field. Go to the route planning and maps page for links to web sites providing route planning services and maps for planning travel and obtaining driving directions in Italy.
Recommended Reading: The World of Venice by Jan Morris and The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin are two of the classic books describing the art, architecture, culture and history of this most famous of cities.
Art and Life in Renaissance Venice by Patricia Fortini Brown and Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy two excellent additions to the vast library of books written about Venice.
A History of Venice by John Julius Norwich and edited by Peter Dimock was praised by Jan Morris as the "standard Venetian history in English, indispensable."
Venice: Lion City by Gary Wills is a history of the great art and architecture of this city and their creators. The book is exceptionally well illustrated making it a visual as well as an intellectual delight.
The Venetian Empire by Jan Morris is also highly recommended for anyone interested in Aegean History.
Francesco's Venice (BBC Books)
Guides: Baedeker - Venice; The Blue Guide to Venice | Northern Italy; Eyewitness Travel Guide - Venice and the Veneto; Rough Guides - Venice and the Veneto