87. Venetian gondolas - stories of the iconic symbol of the lagoon city
Untold Italy travel podcast
Katy Clarke
4.6 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2021
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Learn all about the history and craftsmanship of this magnificent vessel with our guest Elisabetta Amadi, a licensed tour guide from a family of Venetian boat builders and artisans. She also shares tips on where to find a gondola when you're in Venice and tips for having the most magical experience.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 87. |
| 0:11.6 | Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella, Italia. |
| 0:23.4 | Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, |
| 0:29.3 | history, culture, wine, gelato, and, of course, a whole lot of pasta. |
| 0:35.1 | If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there, |
| 0:38.8 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:51.2 | Benvenuti, chow. |
| 0:53.0 | Welcome, everyone. |
| 0:59.6 | Are you ready to head to the beautiful, incomparable city of Venice with me today? |
| 1:05.2 | I'm your host Katie, and for those of you who have been listening to this podcast for a little while, |
| 1:12.6 | you'll know that while Venice is my favourite of all the Italian cities, it's not really a secret, actually. I talk about it a lot, but it's because there's something truly magical and mysterious about this most unique of cities |
| 1:18.0 | built on water. And if there is one thing that symbolises Venice more than anything else, |
| 1:23.4 | it's a gondola. You can't even imagine the city without thinking of these shiny black boats and |
| 1:28.9 | the lone oarsmen and women who navigate them across the canals of the city in their stripy tops and |
| 1:34.3 | black trousers. I wanted to find out more about gondolas, so I invited my friend and untold Italy |
| 1:40.1 | insider's guide, Elizabetha Amardi, to talk about them with me on the podcast today. |
| 1:45.9 | Elizabetha is a true Venetian who was born and bred in Venice and still lives there today, |
| 1:50.4 | very close to one of the boathyards where gondolas are built and repaired. |
| 1:55.0 | She is a licensed guide in the city of Venice and is lots of fun. |
| 1:58.9 | In this episode, you're going to learn all about the history, |
| 2:01.9 | stories and legends of the gondola and the incredible amount of work it takes to produce such |
| 2:07.0 | a magnificent vessel. She's also got some amazing tips on where and how to ride in one, |
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