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What is name the traditional man-powered floating taxi in venice?

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going 2 venice in a weeks time so i would just like to know

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  1. Yes - Gondola.  

    And the only people allowed to act as Gondoliers are those actually born in Venice!  And Gondolas are very expensive to ride in!


  2. Gondola.

  3. traghetti is a man powered boat used by Venetians.

    gondolas are for tourists (expensive at $80 for half an hour)

    and the vapporetti are motorized water taxis and the cheapest way around town by boat ($8 per ride)

  4. the floating taxi it's the GONDOLA and the man it's the GONDOLIERE

  5. The Gondola is the traditional single man-powered form of transport used on the canals in Venice. It is relatively expensive and for more economical transport a Vaporetto is recommended. This is a water-bus which operates, usually on a fixed route transporting passengers along the canals

  6. It definately IS a gondola, but the ones that work as ferries across the larger canals are known as traghètti, which I think means ferry.

  7. gondola

    remember to kiss when you go under" the bridge of sighs"

    its  a tradition

  8. gondola is the man powered taxi takes you around like i kind of punt with an oar at the back

    vaporetto is a water taxi small boat with outboard motor

    have fun lovely place

  9. gondola

  10. is it not a gondola

  11. A dinghy

  12. I think that might be a gondola.  Aw, isn't Jonah romantic!  Sigh!!

  13. it is called a gondola...

  14. A boat

  15. Traghetto

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