Ciao amici miei!
The painting on the bow of the gondola is the Doge's Palace. According to our gondolier, it was painted by his grandfather when he was a gondolier. The bell tower beside the Doge's Palace is the Campanile di San Marco. Facing the gondola on the Grand Canal, is the Santa Maria della Salute.
Gondolas have been used as a means of transport in Venice for over 10 centuries. Only 3 to 4 gondolier licenses are issued annually, and only highly skilled oarsmen, after passing a rigorous training and an exam, are allowed to be a gondolier.
