Venice is in 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 . The city was historically the capital of the Republic of Venice .