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You can get on a Gondola da Parada to cross the canal and it costs between €0,70 (this is the local residents’ fare) and €2.00. I lived in Venice for five years without ever going on a gondola stroll along the Grand Canal. My friend and I used to say it was too touristy for us, but actually the real issue was that, as university students, we could have never afforded it. But like true Veneziani, we got on a gondola almost everyday to cross the canal using a Traghetto Gondola. Gondolas employed for this kind of service are different from the ones used for the longer itinerary around the lagoon: they have a flat bottom and are known as ‘gondole da parada’.
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