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.
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Without sketches or diagrams to guide them, the Tramontin family has built Venice’s iconic gondolas for five generations.Great Big Story
Each flat-bottomed boat is bespoke to its gondolier and takes thousands of hours of labor to complete. Today, Renata Tramontin and her sister are carrying on their family’s centuries-long tradition.
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For them, Venice is defined by water, and there’s no more magical way of exploring the city than onboard a gondola.Today, only about 400 authentic gondolas cruise the Grand Canal in Venice. Each year, there are fewer of the boats and fewer families creating this iconic symbol of Italy’s most serene city.
