Find the going price for gondolas before you go there, and catch on in one of the "side

canals" rather than the "stations" the main canal or behind Piazza San Marco. There is actually a legally agreed hourly rate but many gondoliers will simply try to charge you two or three times the price and if you won't pay it, there will always be a dumb American behind you who will.

Catch one on a side canal and they will be far closer to the correct price. You might still have to pay 10% over or something, but don't go any higher than that.

Posted By: Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 12:30:16