Traditional Row-Boat Tour in Sandolo

Tour Length: 1 hours

No doubt the sandolo is the boat everyday used during the centuries in the venetian lagoon. The name "sandolo", present in different historical sources since 1292, comes from the latin "sandalium", a type of flat shoe like the bottom of the boat, suitable for shallow water.
Moreover in the sandolo's family were built many different models of boat with the most important shapes: lifted prow and poop. This various boat in the sandolo's family are the result of the evolution in the technical carpenter venetian skills, to satisfy the varied activities in lagoon environment: transport of passengers or goods, fishing-boat, but recreation and race too.

The traditional row-boat tours in sandolo are available in Burano, Mazzorbo, Torcello; also it is possible to arrive in S.Francesco del deserto isle, place of old monastery: after the visit you come back in sandolo to Burano or Torcello.

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