Links

To contact Saverio Pastor write to savepastor@libero.it

Further information about fórcole and Venetian rowing:  www.vogaveneta.it

For information about the various crafts involved in building the gondola, its fittings and accessories, visit www.elfelze.com

Further information about Venetian boats can be found at www.veniceboats.com

To find out more about gondolas, visit the website  of the  Istituzione per la conservazione della gondola e la tutela del gondoliere: www.gondolavenezia.it

To visit the oldest family of gondola builders: lo squero Tramontin, click  www.tramontingondole.it

The Valese foundry: the only maker of brass ornaments for gondolas still based in Venice   www.valese.it

To visit the area where all types of Venetian boats are built - from gondolas built following traditional methods to the gondolas made with plywood, from sailing boats to motorised racing boats - visit the site of the Consorzio della Cantieristica Minore Veneziana: www.ccmv.it

To have a complete bibliography of books about Venetian boats, the Lagoon and Venice, visit the bookshops/publishers Mare di carta: www.maredicarta.com

Other interesting sites

For genuine gondolier hats www.giulianalongo.com

For Venetian theatre, Pantakin: www.pantakin.it

For original and elegant paintings of  fórcole, oars, gondolas and other Venetian subjects, see Anna Longo: www.annalongo.com

 

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