VENETIAN BOATS

The great majority of tourists, who are hastily visiting Venice, think that all boats in the canals are gondole. On the contrary there is a variety of different boats cruising the Laguna. Each boat has gradually evolved, in order to suit a specific requirement, so to become an unicum.

	Gondola
Other rowing boats
	River boats
Sea-going boats
	Historic boats
Venetian rowing
	Body plans

© The text and images, unless otherwise indicated, are by Gilberto Penzo
The forcole were made by Saverio Pastor and photographed by Sergio Sutto.
The gondolier is Pierluigi Pilla.