“The Evening Sun Highlights the Gondolas Under the Rialto Bridge in Venice” …

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Il Sole della Sera Mette in Evidenza le Gondole Sotto il Ponte di Rialto a Venezia

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“The Evening Sun Highlights the Gondolas Under the Rialto Bridge in Venice” …

The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. The rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, is used in a sculling manner, also acting as the rudder. For centuries, the gondola was the chief means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. A gondolier propels it. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transportation in the city, serving as traghetti (ferries) over the Grand Canal. There are just over four hundred gondolas in active service today, virtually all of them used for hire by tourists. To become a professional gondolier you need to obtain a license from the guild. Two hundred years ago, there were 10,000 gondolas in Venice. Although the aristocracy preferred horses to boats through the early Middle Ages, beginning in the 14th century when horses were outlawed from the streets of Venice, the noble class embraced gondolas as a respectable form of transportation. They say if you are happy with the price of your gondola, you need to ask again as you probably did not understand him correctly. The Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge) is the sincere heart of Venice. The iconic structure was completed in 1591 as a permanent replacement for various bridges that spanned the Grand Canal since the 12th Century.

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“The Evening Sun Highlights the Gondolas Under the Rialto Bridge in Venice” …<br />
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The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. The rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, is used in a sculling manner, also acting as the rudder. For centuries, the gondola was the chief means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. A gondolier propels it. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transportation in the city, serving as traghetti (ferries) over the Grand Canal. There are just over four hundred gondolas in active service today, virtually all of them used for hire by tourists. To become a professional gondolier you need to obtain a license from the guild. Two hundred years ago, there were 10,000 gondolas in Venice. Although the aristocracy preferred horses to boats through the early Middle Ages, beginning in the 14th century when horses were outlawed from the streets of Venice, the noble class embraced gondolas as a respectable form of transportation. They say if you are happy with the price of your gondola, you need to ask again as you probably did not understand him correctly. The Ponte di Rialto (Rialto Bridge) is the sincere heart of Venice. The iconic structure was completed in 1591 as a permanent replacement for various bridges that spanned the Grand Canal since the 12th Century.

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