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uncle sam
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Mary,
Not certain of the depth of the canals. However the water taxis and other craft do not create enough wake to tip over the gondolas.
Remember also that the water cannot be too deep as the gondolas are moved forward with poles held by the gondolier.
Even in the Grand Canal, unless right in the large area in front of the Piazza San Marcos,you are very close to the edge in the unlikely event of a tip over.
IMHO, while you are afraid of the water, there really is little to be concernd with.
Enjoy!
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rar
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Um I've watched the gondoliers, and they don't use the poles to push, they use them to paddle. They are oars. Unless I'm both crazy and blind hehe, that's what I saw.
And there are strict speed limit laws (so as to prevent wakes that can damage the building/island foundations). No worries about getting tipped over. You'll see when you get there, the water is very calm.
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xxx
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The website below, "History of Gondolas", says that the average depth of the canals in Venice is 12 feet and that the Grand Canal has an average depth of 9 feet.
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bill
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The Grand Canal is not the best for a gondola ride. Too much traffic, too choppy. The best routes for a gondola are the smaller, less travelled canals where the vaporettos don't or can't go. Use a vaporetto to tour the Grand Canal. Use the gondola to see parts of Venice you cannot see any other way.
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Dick
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When I was there a couple years ago they were working on one of the canals and had dewatered a section of it. The depth looked to be about ten feet, as others have indicated. The exposed mud had quite an aroma, to say the least.
Classy response to the boor, Norma.
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