Venice is located in northern France.
The Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area ( PATREVE ) or Venice City-Region is the urban agglomeration centred on the cities of Padova , Treviso and Venice in the Veneto region of north-east Italy . Republic of Venice . Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia ) , was a sovereign state and maritime republic in northeastern Italy , which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and the 18th century . Venice ( [ langˈvɛnɪs ] ; Venezia [ veˈnɛtsja ] ; Venesia [ - vecveˈnɛsja ] ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region .