Gondola Parking in Venice, Italy
Who doesn’t dream of taking a ride on a gondola in Venice?
For decades Venice Gondolas have been romanticized in the movies and ever since seeing Katherine Hepburn cruising through the canals in Summertime, people have flocked to Venetia to listen to That’s Amoré while being slowly pushed through its famous waterways.
Gondola parking at the Venice waterfront
Today’s Venice is a different picture.
Masses of tourists stop on day trips from their cruises and the canals are plugged with Gondoliers jockeying for position and fighting for each fare. There are hundreds of Gondolas in Venice ready and waiting to charge over €100 per boat load of visitors looking to live their dream.
This picture is a rare serene moment near San Marcos Square. Venice has always been a busy hub where merchants and traders ruled the waterways for nearly a millenium during the Venetian empire and it continues to thrive with 12 million visitors per year.
The time to walk around the city is late at night or early in the morning when nobody has arrived and you have the streets to yourself to daydream about the Golden era of Venice during a grander more decadent time.
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I like the nice realistic touch with the garbage in the foreground.
Beautiful photo! I can’t believe how expensive the gondola rides are. I suppose because there is such a demand for people to recreate that experience they can charge that ridiculous amount.
Wow, I was going to say how did you manage to get a pic with no people in the background
I was there 2 years ago and it seemed like people were everywhere…!
Gorgeous photo! Gondola parking must be really expensive here. That’s got to be the reason for the prices they charge for gondola rides right?
The crowds are what made us hesitant to visit Venice when we were in Italy. The romantic gondola rides would be totally ruined by needing to cram through the narrow canals w/ hundreds of other boats! I think we’ll go sometime in the off season, though. It’s kind of a place you have to visit at least once, right?
I missed out on being able to see Venice in the early morning or late evening, as I was only there for a day with a tour. I really wish I had though, and it’s the number two place on my Europe list to return to!
Looks way less chaotic than the normal on land traffic!
Oh lovely! I love gondolas! It is one of my dream to visit Venice and ride a gondola. Does the gondolier also sing you song while they paddle the boat? Because the gondolier do that in Venetian Casino Macao. lol
I thought for a moment they were Blue Gondolas!
Amazing pic. It seems gondola rides are very expensive and people do take such rides as it is just once in a lifetime opportunity.
Great photo, reminds me of when me and my girlfriend were in Venice but didn’t go on a Gondola – simply wasn’t in our budget at the time…
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Great article. Thanks for sharing.
The romantic gondola rides would be totally ruined by needing to cram through the narrow canals w/ hundreds of other boats. Thanks for sharing
Yes, I think so too. We didn’t take a gondola ride because they are so overpriced for a very short ride, but as our guide said “if it is something that you’ve always dreamed of doing, it is a must” Luckily we never dreamed of doing it. The two hour tour was much better in our opinion and similar in price!
Travelers planning on staying in the city should expect to spend a lot of money as hotels–including those under the Sheraton brand–are expensive..
I have been to Venice three times — always in the off season — and I am yet to go on a gondola. It just doesn’t appeal — and who could afford that kind of money?
Gondola in Venice,like a dream land for tourist.it’s a fantastic post with a nice picture.Thanks for sharing.
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