It takes craftmanship to make a Gondola. We head to Venice to take peak inside one of the last workshops
The Travel Magazine | 11.02.2026 18:29
The gondola is a masterpiece of craftsmanship: 280 pieces of wood, from eight types of timber (oak, fir, cherry, larch, walnut, lime, elm and mahogany) and a minimum of seven layers of paint. Over time, this sleek black symbol has been perfectly designed for negotiating the meandering Venetian waterways.
