gondolas

     

A gonola is a traditional Venetian sculling boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti (ferries) over major canals.

Trivia about gondolas

  • Long, flat-bottomed & painted a somber black, they're the traditional taxis of Venice
  • From the Middle Greek for "small vessel", they're the famous canalcraft of Venice