 Traffic on Via Veneto in front ofThe Westin Excelsior, Rome. | |
 Interactive map of Via Veneto | |
| Location | Rome,Italy |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′22″N12°29′23″E / 41.9061°N 12.4897°E /41.9061; 12.4897 |
Via Vittorio Veneto (Italian pronunciation:[ˈviːavitˈtɔːrjoˈvɛːneto]),[1] colloquially calledVia Veneto, is one of the most famous, elegant, and expensive streets ofRome,Italy. The street is named after theBattle of Vittorio Veneto (1918), a decisive Italian victory ofWorld War I.Federico Fellini's 1960 filmLa Dolce Vita was mostly centered on the Via Veneto area.
Initially, like other streets in theLudovisi neighborhood, Via Veneto was dedicated to an Italian region, in this case,Venetia. After the First World War, the name was changed to commemorate theBattle of Vittorio Veneto.
The street was built in the 1880s, during a real estate boom subsequent to theannexation of Rome to the newKingdom of Italy. In the 1950s and 60s, Via Veneto acquired international fame as the centre ofla dolce vita ("the sweet life"), when its bars and restaurants attractedHollywood stars andjet set personalities such asAudrey Hepburn,Anita Ekberg,Anna Magnani,Gary Cooper,Orson Welles,Tennessee Williams,Jean Cocteau andCoco Chanel.[2] The 1960 filmLa Dolce Vita byFederico Fellini immortalized Via Veneto's hyperactive lifestyle, lights, and crawling stream of honking traffic. Some of Rome's most renowned cafés and five star hotels, likeCafé de Paris,Harry's Bar, Regina Hotel Baglioni,InterContinental Rome Ambasciatori Palace andThe Westin Excelsior, Rome, are located in Via Veneto.[3][4] TheEmbassy of theUnited States, housed inPalazzo Margherita, is located along the avenue.
The street can be accessed viaLine A of theRome Metro at theBarberini – Fontana di Trevi station.
Via Veneto travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related toVia Vittorio Veneto (Rome) at Wikimedia Commons| Preceded by Via Sacra | Landmarks of Rome Via Veneto | Succeeded by Bioparco di Roma |
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