Cheap Hotels near St. Mark's Square Venice Looking for accommodation in Venice near St. Mark’s Square? You’ve come to the right place. Famously labelled “the drawing room of Europe”, this grand site takes its name from the majestic (and much-photographed) St. Mark’s Basilica, by which it is dominated. The square’s spectacular architecture forms an extraordinary setting for one of the most popular tourist pursuits in Venice, feeding the pigeons, as well as for a mass “kissathon” on New Year’s Eve. Such is the spellbinding array of impressive buildings along St. Mark’s Square that you could easily spend several days exploring the “Piazza”, as the Italians call it, alone. These include the monumental Doge’s Palace, the Clocktower, the Procuratie and the beautiful arcades that house the historic Caffè Quadri and Caffè Florian. Perhaps most iconic of all is the immense Campanile (Belltower), which offers fantastic views over the sea and many of our cheap hotels in Venice below.
