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Our gondoliers

Verified profiles. Every gondolier speaks at least two languages.

Marco Veneziani

Marco Veneziani

18 years of experience

Eighteen years on the oar: born in Castello, knows every canal.

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San Marco
Luca Barbieri

Luca Barbieri

9 years of experience

Grown up at Rialto, tells the hidden stories of the palaces.

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Bacino Orseolo (Rialto)
Andrea Zorzi

Andrea Zorzi

22 years of experience

Accademia veteran, narrates Venice in German too.

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Accademia
Paolo Contarini

Paolo Contarini

14 years of experience

Fourteen years next to the train station, speaks Japanese to Tokyo travellers.

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Stazione Santa Lucia
Giulia Mocenigo

Giulia Mocenigo

7 years of experience

Among Venice's first women gondoliers: custom routes and lesser-known bridges.

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Salute
Matteo Foscari

Matteo Foscari

11 years of experience

Specialist of the San Polo district, loves the quieter side canals.

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San Toma'
Francesco Priuli

Francesco Priuli

25 years of experience

Twenty-five years of Grand Canal, the voice and oar of authentic Veneto.

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Sant'Angelo
Davide Tron

Davide Tron

6 years of experience

Six years at Ca' d'Oro, speaks Mandarin to visitors from Beijing and Shanghai.

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Ca' d'Oro