Squero di San Trovaso (Gondola Workshop)

Tucked away in the Dorsoduro neighborhood, this centuries-old gondola workshop remains one of Venice's last functioning boatyards where skilled craftsmen still hand-build and restore these iconic black boats using traditional methods. Peering through the workshop windows, you'll witness master builders working with wood and tools much as their ancestors did, creating the elegant vessels that define Venice's romantic reputation. The workshop represents a living connection to Venetian maritime heritage and the disappearing craft of gondola-making.