The Venetian World: Explore Palaces, Churches and Forts
Explore the Venetian world through government palaces, mosaic churches, historic residences and coastal fortifications. The collection follows Venice and places constructed or adapted under Venetian rule across the Adriatic and eastern Mediterranean.
Browse the map and open site articles covering council chambers, marble façades, harbour enclosures and artillery bastions. The collection includes buildings in Italy, Greece, Croatia and Albania, with their Venetian phases explained alongside earlier origins and subsequent changes.
Explore Venetian sites
Explore 400+ Venetian sites, including government palaces, mosaic churches, historic residences and coastal fortifications, with a map and grid.
Daily life
Daily Life in the Venetian World
Venetian households obtained water from cisterns, bought regulated bread and relied on paid and unpaid work; wealth and legal status shaped daily life.
- Crime, Policing and Safety in the Venetian Republic
- Education and Apprenticeship in the Venetian Republic
- Food, Drink and Meals in the Venetian World
- Games, Theatre and Carnival in Venetian Life
- Illness, Care and Public Health in Venetian Society
- Neighborhoods, Migration and Community Life in the Venetian World
More articles (8)
- Service, Slavery and Social Dependency in the Venetian World
- Transport and Travel in the Venetian World
- Venetian Clothing and Appearance
- Venetian Families, Marriage and Property
- Venetian Housing and Domestic Interiors
- Water, Waste and Living Conditions in Venice
- Work and Everyday Routines in the Venetian World
- Worship, Festivals and Devotional Associations in Venetian Life
History and society
Venice governed mainland towns and overseas ports through noble councils, appointed governors, fleets and courts until the republic ended in 1797.