The Grand Canal may be more famous, but Venice's quieter side canals are cozier and more comfortable for gondola rides.
The gondola is certainly the most photographed craft in the world and its image has become, for millions of tourists, the symbol itself of Venice. If the lagoonal city is "unique in the world，" likewise it is for the gondola: the unique boat of as much as 11 metres length and 600 kilos weight that can be driven with lightness and easiness by a single man and with a single oar.
But it is unique even for its building characteristics: it is asymmetric, as its left side is larger than the right one by 24 cm and so it always navigates inclined on one side. Its bottom is flat; this allows it to cross even depth of few centimeters . For its construction eight different kinds of wood are and it is composed of 280 pieces. The only elements in metal are the characteristic "iron" of the head and the "risso" of the stern.
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