The gondola's a traditional Venetian rowing boat. The Gondala, which was once the most common boat in Venice's now used mainly for romantic sightseeing of Italy, as a shuttle for short trips to cross the Grand Canal, and for rowing races. The gondola's a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have a role in public transport, serving as traghetti (f… (More on Gondola)