Venice Crossing Canvas Print

Venice is the capital of northern Italy's Veneto region, is built on more than 110 small islands in lagoon in the Adriatic Sea. The palaces seem to rise out of the water. There are no cars or roadways, just canals and boats. The Grand Canal winds through the city, which is filled with narrow alleys, small canals and small squares. Located throughout Venice you will find Churches, small grocery stores, restaurants and, of course, many tourist shoppes.

The name of the city, deriving from Latin forms Venetia and Venetiae, is believed to be taken from "Venetia et Histria". The name Venetia, however, derives from the Roman name for the people known as the Veneti, and called by the Greeks Eneti. The meaning of the word is uncertain. Linguists suggest that the name is based on an Indo-European root *wen ("love"), so that *wenetoi would mean "beloved", "lovable", or "friendly", hence called the City of Romance.
The name is derived from the ancient Veneti people who inhabited t...

We enjoy traveling a great deal and always have a camera or two where ever we may wander. At home Shirley enjoys her garden, cooking and turning photographs into art. Steve is an avid woodworker and had furnished our home with his beautiful works.