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Photos: This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benreis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Squero di San Trovaso, where gondolas are born
Your local guide
Sara Gatti
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Highlights
- One of the last gondola workshops
- Boats built slightly asymmetrical
- A craft passed down by hand
- Gondolas under repair, up close
- A disappearing trade, still alive
About this tour
This session covers the Squero di San Trovaso, one of the last surviving workshops where gondolas are built and repaired. You see the wooden workshop from across the canal, then move closer to a boat under repair to understand a detail most visitors never notice, that every gondola is built slightly asymmetrical. It is a short, focused look at a disappearing craft.
We start with a sound check across the canal, since the workshop itself is private property viewed only from outside. I move closer for the second stop and take your questions about the boats or the craft as we go. A short reading note follows by message afterwards.
It suits anyone with an interest in traditional craft or boatbuilding. It also works well paired with a session on Murano's glassmaking.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Venice before heading out.
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Squero di San Trovaso exterior 15 min
The camera takes in the wooden workshop from across the canal, one of the few places left where gondolas are still built and repaired by hand.
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Gondola construction detail 15 min
We move closer to look at a gondola under repair, and I explain how each boat is built slightly asymmetrical to balance a single oarsman rowing from one side.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Venice: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Risotto al nero di seppia and San Marco, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Venice, showing you Squero di San Trovaso exterior and Gondola construction detail live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Venice live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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