they are called gondolas
The small boats of Venice are called gondolas.
Boats used on the canals of Venice are called Gondolas.
They are called 'Gondolas'.
They are called gondolas.
They are called vaporettos.
It's called Venice, Italy
Gondoliers are oarsmen of the water taxi boats called "Gondolas" of the city of Venice. Thus they transport you round the canals of Venice.
There are narrow flat bottom boats called punts, which are moved with the aid of a long pole. The similar boats in Venice are called gondolas. Small boats may be called skiffs, and the flat-bottom canoes of Louisiana are called pirogues. Large boats are canal boats, or barges.
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Venice, also called Venetia or Venezia depending on dialect.
For all practical purposes the Italian city of Venice is built on water. With this in mind, traveling about is often done on boats called gondolas. In addition to the prevalence of water & water ways, there are many bridges in Venice to span the water ways.
Water taxis, or normal boats.