Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia is a central square in Rome where several major streets meet, including Via dei Fori Imperiali and Via del Corso. It sits at the foot of Capitoline Hill, next to Trajan's Forum. One side of the square is the site of Italy's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Altare della Patria, part of the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II. Most tourists visit because it's a short walk from the Roman Forum, Capitoline Hill, Palazzo Venezia, and the Pantheon.

Don't miss

• The Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II, which includes the Altare della Patria and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Palazzo Venezia, built by Venetian Cardinal Pietro Barbo (later Pope Paul II) and once the embassy of the Republic of Venice
• The church of Saint Mark, patron saint of Venice, next to Palazzo Venezia
• The start of Via dei Fori Imperiali, which leads past the Roman Forum to the Colosseum
• Proximity to Capitoline Hill and Trajan's Forum

Tickets & tours

Ways to visit Piazza Venezia

Cheapest way inPiazza del Popolo and Historical Sights Walking Tour in Rome4.9★ · 179 travelers~3 hoursFree cancellationFrom$4 per personSee dates →Best full dayPompeii from Rome with Optional Mt. Vesuvius & Pizza Lunch4.6★ · 6,390 travelers~12 hoursFree cancellationFrom$80 per personSee dates →Top ratedPasta Cooking Class in Rome - Fettuccine Class in Piazza Navona4.9★ · 2,077 travelers~2 hoursFree cancellationFrom$47 per personSee dates →

Getting there

Know before you go

• Piazza Venezia is a hub for night buses; all night bus lines have the prefix 'N' and routes N1 and N2 are similar to metro lines A and B.
• Tram routes mostly skirt the historic center, but tram 8 runs to Largo Argentina, not far from the Pantheon.
• The square is served by bus lines including 40, 64, 75, 81, 115, 116, and 117; the 116 and 117 are small electric buses that wind through the historic center.

A bit of history

In the 1920s–1940s, Italian dictator Mussolini gave public speeches to crowds of supporters in Piazza Venezia, capitalizing on its open space and symbolism. In 2009, excavations for a metro line unearthed remains of Emperor Hadrian's Athenaeum in the middle of the square.