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Venice is a beautiful city that actually covers over 100 separate islands which is navigated by a network of canals and bridges. The graceful black gondolas are the traditional form of transport and these can be hired at various points around the...
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From journal Italian Delights
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Channel has the shape of inverted capital letter S and goes from the station across town to the famous Piazza San Marco. The length of the channel with all its windings - about 4 km. Width from 30 to 70 meters, is the wide channel of the city.Along...
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From journal The Souls of Venice
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IN Venice we never forget to get a gondola ride because it is goingto remain unforgetable for ever. By my arriving in the city by the taxi-ship after having admired the PIAZZA SAN MARCO and the churchof SAN MARCO, I decided to take a ride with a...
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To truly taste the city of Venice, a gondola is unmatchable! Though a bit pricey, if you take a ride during the day, it is more affordable. Rates depend on the gondolier and on the time of year. I rode a gondola during July (height of...
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From journal Mamma Mia! - It's Venice!
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A trip down the Grand Canal is the perfect introduction to Venice, whether you are being chauffered with your loved one by a gondolier, sailing a yacht up it (sadly illegal unless you are filming a Bond film), or just cramming onto the vaporetto...
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From journal We Open In Venice...
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So before you visit Venice, many people will tell you to avoid the Gondola rides. Many people believe them to be an expensive tourist trap.
But I totally disagree!! This is one tourist trap that you absolutely cannot leave Venice without...
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From journal Vacation in Venice
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Gondola rides are a blast. They are available on the Grand Canal in Venice. When the group I was with went on the ride, four people went in each gondola. The drivers were clothed in what is considered traditional wear for them: black pants; a...
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From journal City on the Water
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A gondola ride in Venice... Sounds like an overpriced tourist trap, I know. We almost didn't do it after we asked the price, but luckily came back later thinking this might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience and that we'd be filled with regret when...
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From journal Magical Venice
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We reserved a sunset group gondola ride, and we really didn't notice everyone else... It was great; how could you go to Venice and not have a gondola ride?
From journal Canals of Venice
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Gondola rides are part of the romance and splendour of Venice. (Although the fact that they were once used for funerals...!) To have a gondola ride whilst being serenaded by an Italian tenor accompanied by a piano accordion was simply...
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From journal Venice - very nice!