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Back to saint Mark's square again. Took so many photos over my week stay there, they will keep me busy for a long time yet !
A gondola stop near San Marco's Square. Gondolas are even more popular with obsessed selfie taking so gondolieri can insist on their price - 80 euros for 30 minutes not depending on number of persons.
The gondola (is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is similar to a canoe, except it is narrower. It is propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a sculling manner and acts as the rudder.
For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times, the boats still do have a role in public transport in the city, serving as traghetti (small ferries) over the Grand Canal operated by two oarsmen. For some years there were seven traghetti, but by 2017, the number had been reduced to three.
Various types of gondola boats are also used in special regattas (rowing races) held amongst gondoliers. Their primary role today, however, is to carry tourists on rides at fixed rates. There are approximately 400 licensed gondoliers in Venice and a similar number of boats, down from the thousands that travelled the canals centuries ago. However, they are now elegant craft, instead of the various types of shabby homemade boats of the distant past
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Early morning long exposure shot of Venice's world famous gondola's morred up in the lagoon waiting the firdt tourists of the dsy
The Venetian Gondola, a traditional flat-bottomed row boat, developed in the 14th century when horses were outlawed from the streets of Venice and the noble class embraced them as a respectable form of transportation in the Grand Canal. It is estimated that there were eight to ten thousand gondolas during the 17th and 18th century, with just over four hundred in active service today. Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
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A trip to Venice just wouldn't be complete without a shot of the gondolas moored in the Grand Canal.