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Venta (establishment)
A venta, ventorro or ventorrillo is an establishment or building of ancient tradition in Spain and some other Hispanic countries located near paths or unpopulated areas, and later near roads or service stations. They can be considered as an equivalent to inns, though their main characteristic feature is the fact that they are almost always isolated, contrary to ''mesones'' and ''posadas'' which are located near or inside towns and villages. Throughout their history, ventas have offered food and accommodation to travellers. In Spain, their antiquity is well referenced and documented by literature, like in ''The Book of Good Love'' (''ca.'' 1330) or ''Don Quixote'' (1615), or in paintings like ''La riña en la Venta Nueva'' of Francisco Goya. Use of the term has also been registered in some Hispanic-American countries, like the Venta de Aguilar, the first one established in the Mexico-Veracruz road, or the popular Venta de Perote, both in Mexico. Description Although the archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venta De Cornejo
Venta may refer to: Architecture *Venta (establishment), a Spanish typical inn generally located in unpopulated and remote rural areas. Places *Venta (river), a river in Lithuania and Latvia *Venta (city), a city in Lithuania *Venta (village), a village in Lithuania *Venta (catamaran), ''Venta'' (catamaran), a 1973 Latvian catamaran *''Venta'', Common Brittonic for "market" or "town" in Iron Age Britain, used particularly for: **Venta Belgarum (Venta of the Belgae), the Roman town of Winchester in England **Venta Icenorum (Venta of the Iceni), the Roman town of Caistor St Edmund in England **Venta Silurum (Venta of the Silures), the Roman town of Caerwent in Wales People *Javi Venta (born 1975), Spanish footballer *Krishna Venta (1911–1958), American cult leader See also * La Venta (other) {{disambiguation, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
