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Walk Around Venetian Shipyards and Traditional Lagoon Boats

New To The Site! Venice, Italy

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Overview

Discover the squeri, the shipyard where traditional lagoon boats are built in the city that has been built to be navigated around.
Enter the world of Venetian squeri, small boatyards where expert craftsmen build and repair wooden boats. These activities are just as ancient as Venice itself, everything is still the way it used to be. Just a few steps away from the usual tourist routes, let’s meet the last master boat builders that pass on the art of building gondolas and all other typical lagoon boats.
A city born on water implies another logical consequence: the use of the "forcola" the venetian oarlock used for rowing in the venetian way.
Be enchanted by the care and patience characterizing these professions carrying on such an ancient tradition.
Walk around discovering lagoon boats moored on canal banks, ending up on a gondola ferry experiencing it is still a useful mean of transportation for local residents of this floating city.

What's Included

  • Gondola ferry on Canal Grande
  • Tour Leader & Nature and Interpretive Guide
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance ticket (offer) to a traditional squero
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Meeting and Pickup

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Meeting point

Campiello dei Squelini
30123 Venezia VE, Italy

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Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.

End point

30133 Venice
Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy

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What To Expect

Dorsoduro

Visit a traditional squero built on a courtyard that slopes down towards the water to launch or tow boats, active since the 17th century and one of the few still active nowadays.
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30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dorsoduro

Get into the details of a fórcola and understand how its shape allows eight different points of control to change the speed and the direction of the boat. Every single oxbow and elbow are studied to allow the movements of the oar in the water, which move and govern the boat.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dorsoduro

The Voga alla Veneta technique of rowing is considerably different from the style used in international sport rowing, due to the oarsman facing forward in a standing position. This allows the boat to manoeuvre very quickly and with agility - useful in the narrow and busy canals of Venice.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dorsoduro / Accademia

For centuries, the gondola was a major means of transportation and the most common watercraft within Venice. We will learn all about this wooden boat trying to go beyond the touristic clichés.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Dorsoduro

Discover the traditional wooden boats still used for navigating venice and lagoon, such as Sandolo, Coarlina, Topa, Pupparin, Còfano, Mascarèta, Sanpieròta and learn how they differ from each other according purpose or rowing technique and what they have in common.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Canal Grande

Hop on a gondola and cross Canal Grande as locals are doing since centuries
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Walk Around Venetian Shipyards and Traditional Lagoon Boats?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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What's Included

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  • Gondola ferry on Canal Grande
  • Tour Leader & Nature and Interpretive Guide
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance ticket (offer) to a traditional squero

Additional Info

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American Museum of Natural History Admission Ticket

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • On certain dates, most travelers staying outside of Venice who are planning to visit for the day will be required to pay a €5 access fee. For further details (including exemptions) and to learn what days this fee is applicable, please visit: https://cda.ve.it

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Free Cancellation

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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CEST).
  • This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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