If you have an emergency need to get to the opposite bank of Canale Grande and there is no sight of a bridge anywhere, don’t panic.
There are neither cars nor busses in Venice. People here only go on foot or on the water. Big passenger launches – vaporetto - play a part of public transport. They have license plates, routs and unified tickets. Private motor boats are taxis.If you have an emergency need to get to the opposite bank of Canale Grande use gondola-traghetto. Classical Venice gondola is a narrow black boat for romantic rows around Venice for 70 euros per hour. All in all, get ready to have comfortable shoes and money.
If you have an emergency need to get to the opposite bank of Canale Grande and there is no sight of a bridge anywhere, don’t panic.
In many cities of the world such ships are used for romantic water excursions, and for Venice it’s only public transport – a usual city bus with routs, crowds, stops and unified tickets.
Gondola is a symbol of Venice just as Rialto Bridge, the winged lion or San Marco Square are. Venice’s gondola is a legend, a unique work of art. Everything is thought-out and symbolic in gondola.