• What to say about the gondola that has not already been said for the millionth time? Too bad, the latest news related to this intriguing boat are not the ones you’d like to hear. Obviously, the root of the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gondola
#53 Books and boats
• Where else can you find a gondola turned into a bookshelf if not in the city that used to be for centuries the world capital of book printing? If you find yourself in Venice and one of your interests … Continue reading
#47 Ladies and gentlemen, the gazillionth photo of…
• This is a rather iconic and popular view of the gondolas moored just in front of Doge's Palace (see here I am not lying); having said that, I have to admit myself that despite the thousand times I have … Continue reading
#44 Reflections
• Nothing more of the gondola is the best known symbol of Venice; thousands of paintings and an infinitely greater number of photographs has it as subject and, naturally, it is the object of desires of the majority of tourists … Continue reading
#29 Ladies in black
• Gondolas were once the undisputed dominators of the lagoon, and the whole town’s life was in sync with the slow pace of these strange and elegant boats. Difficult to conduct but at the same time sinuous and agile, able … Continue reading
#25 You can’t miss this….
• A tour on a gondola is in the wish-list of (almost?) all Venice visitors and it surely is an exciting and unusual experience; a touch of extra folklore can be added by a gondolier singing “O sole mio” which, … Continue reading