A gondola rowing lesson

If one goes to Venice one should take a gondola ride once in your life – but they are rather expensive. After a spot of research I found ‘Row Venice’ A team of girls have set up a gondola rowing school using training boats which are similar, but wider, flatter and more stable.

A teaching or beginners gondola
Wooden bridge
Brick bridge
We even went out of the canal and into the lagoon
A quiet area but a busy canal
Seeing Venice from a different angle
Also get to see the buidings from the other side

A great experienced. The teaching was serious, once we got the grips of the rowing, we went out into the quiet canals and had a great time. Girls are not allowed to become gondoliers so I feel this sort of enterprise should be well supported !

www.rowvenice.org

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