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 Rowing like a Veneziano
(Veneziana in this photo) by Trekki, 3 more photos
I was much amazed to see kayakers paddling along in Canalazzo (photo 2). They have most probably got the kayaks through Venice Canoe and Dragonboat , located on La Giudecca and in the north of Canaregio (photo 3).
Rowing is done in Veneziano style of course ! And while I was in Venezia, I did see rowers all over on the water. Most probably, they were practising for the many festivals held during summer and autumn, which involve the boats, Regatta Storica for example. Ah, one day I will also come to see this famous regatta !
Oh, and for those who are interested in how to row in Veneziano style, I have found this website which explains all moves quite nicely:
Rowing Veneziano style
From what I could see on the websites, the clubs and organisations will rent the equipment and also clothes (like neopren stuff). Leave a Comment Theme: Kayaking/Canoeing
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- are there too much gondolas in Venice,
- is the tour price exorbitant?
Any of yours opinion is welcome.
There must be something wrong with that gondolas, everywhere one go there is a gondoliere offering gondola tour. You can't negotiate the price, which is in my opinion much too high, and yet most of gondolieri loafing around completely idly.
There must be a hard work sitting there all day long and card palying. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Have you ever seen a peaceful demonstration against the motorboats making wave-motion, that is dangerous for the city of Venice and its lagoon. If not, then you should visit the city, when the Vogalonga regatta takes place.
More than thirty years these international, non-competitive rowing festivals are organized in Venice , onto which the world rowers, kayaker, canoeists and naturally gondoliers arrive . Thirty-two kilometres of distance across the lagoons to the San Marco demands more than three hours.
The name of all participants is read out, and all of them obtains the honours of Golden Vogalonga.
Any kind of water vehicle such as kayak, canoe. rowboat and of course gondola.
The participation fee is 15.00 €/person. Theme: Kayaking/CanoeingAddress: S.Marco, 951 - 30124 VeneziaPhone: +39 0415210544Directions: From S.Marco to Burano and back, 32 kilometres across the lagoonsWebsite: http://www.vogalonga.com/ Other Contact: Comitato Organizzatore Vogalonga
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 Not far to the
finish..... by fishandchips
You can see the course at the weblink below.
Make sure you bring your own shoes etc. The run is in October so can be a bit cooler. I would recommend that you also bring your own carb loading gear as this sort of thing is not always easy to find in a foreign land. Leave a Comment
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EVERY SO OFTEN ONE WATCHED THE PIGEONS RACING EACH OTHER FOR WHAT EVER THE REASON THEY HAD....MOST OF THE TIME FOR AN AWARD THAT SUMMED UP SOME TYPE OF FOOD.
QUICK ON THE FEET ..IN THIS CASE STAYING ON THE GROUND AS THESE TWO FINALISTS HAD PROVEN..LEAVING THE OTHER PARTICPANTS IN THE DUST. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: ST MARKS' SQUAREPhone: RACING PIGEONS UNIONDirections: ANY SURFACE
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Entrance: EUR 3.90 Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Sacca Fisola ' Venezia, 30133Phone: 39 0415285430
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 Preparing for the Regatta by Luchonda
This picture is showing the fittness and practicing of the Belgian team called Canneloni, or was is Spaghetti.
Italy, be warned, next to tennis in Wimbledon we will go for the championship in your historical city. Leave a Comment Theme: Kayaking/CanoeingDirections: Giudecca canal and Grand Canal. Target is to get as fast as possible from Motta a Castello to S.Chiara (again Pollon is mentioned lol) and back to Ca Foscari
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Most people try to rush Venice on a budget so they end up missing some of the highlights in a whirlwind. The key to seeing Venice properly is a game plan, you must know what you want to see before setting out. For example: we wanted to see the Squeoro di San Trovaso(the most picturesque gondola workshop of Venice) and planned our hike in the sestiere of Dorsoduro around it. Starting at the eastern part at the Santa Maria della Salute, hiking our way via the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Ponte dell' Accademia towards it. Once we passed the gondola shop we simply wondered off via Fondamenta Zattere al Ponte Lungo (where we had lunch), Calle Avogaria (visited Chiesa San Sebastiano) and met the locals at Campo Santa Margherita.
By this 'game plan' structure we walked through the sestiere of Castello where we saw the famous Arsenale and hiked all the way up to the small island of S. Helena for the amazing San Pietro di Castello. For every sestiere we had our 'wanted to see' highlights and had lots of fun in planning the hikes in advance. Venice is simply a perfect place to walk for hours and pretending to know where you are.
Have a look at Venice Packing List. Leave a Comment Theme: Hiking
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 Relinde hiking towards
Chiesa di San Sebastiano. by Jerelis,
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Take time to meander - losing yourself in the maze of canals and lanes is one of Venice's principal pleasures. The cluster of sights around the Piazza San Marco are heart-clutchingly beautiful, but the more secret pleasures of the hushed backstreets are just entrancing. Maybe this is easy for us to say as we stayed for a longer period of time and not like most of the tourists only for one day. But even when your stay is rather short, do try to get away from the crowds and just have a 'look around'. All this may seem very though as finding your way in Venice might be difficult, but in really distances are short and the signs to the main areas (San Marco and Rialto) will help you in getting around in Venice.
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 Gondelier school by Luchonda
Take your time, stroll around on this "Boulevard" or Zattere and visit the Scuola voga-vela.It is impressive to see how a Gondola (11meters long and 600 kg of weight) is put into the Canale della Giudecca
The local school "Society Canottieri Bucintoro" will give you all necessary equipment and instructors Leave a Comment Theme: Kayaking/CanoeingAddress: ZatterasDirections: South of Venice
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