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Gondola Rowing

Also known as Voga alla veneta

Gondola Rowing: photograph by Sbisolo
Photo: Sbisolo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Stand and row with a single oar on a carved forcola, steering through narrow canals and tight corners without bumping the walls.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Italy.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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