Squero di San Trovaso — the gondola repair yard

One of three working squeri left in the city, where they still build and repair gondolas by hand using techniques unchanged since the 16th century. You can't go inside — it's a working workshop — but you can stand on the opposite bank of the Rio di San Trovaso and watch the masters at work. Each gondola takes about 500 hours to build, weighs 700 kg, and uses eight different types of wood. Best in the morning, weekdays.

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