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Gliding the Canals of Venice in an Iconic Gondola

October 14, 2012 by
Venice Gondola Trips

No Trip to Venice is Complete Without a Gondola Ride: It's been decades since I took my last gondola ride and it came as a surprise to me to see the large number of gondolas gliding on the canals of Venice filled with willing customers. Some may say that gondola rides are touristy or tacky, while others complain about the cost, but there's no doubt that the gondola business in Venice is very much alive and thriving. Venice Gondola Ride The gondola stations along the Grand Canal are very … [Read more...]

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Gondolas in Venice

April 12, 2012 by
Gondola ride on the Grand Canal

Gondolas in Venice Not just a rowing boat - how it's built, traditions and "the gearbox"... A Gondola can be up to 11 metres long and 600 kg in weight, but still only needs one man with his single oar to propel it along, albeit in a stately fashion. Not many people know that gondolas are built asymmetrically; the left side is larger than the right by 24 cm and so it always floats along leaning slightly to one side. As a result, the gondolier does not have to keep … [Read more...]

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A Venice Gondola Ride

June 15, 2010 by
Venice Gondolas

A Fun way to experience the Magic of Venice's Grand Canal: A gondola ride in Venice can be a romantic experience for two. Or, it can be a fun group activity shared by half a dozen people.  But on my first gondola ride many many years ago, I actually took the trip on my own. As a young traveller, being in Venice on that first occasion was a magical experience and a ride on a gondola in Venice was such a romantic notion that it didn't matter that I was doing the trip on my own. The nice … [Read more...]

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