A non-profit association founded in 2012 by Jane Caporal and Nan McElroy, whose women instructors are all competitive Venetian rowers. In a traditional 'batela' you learn voga alla veneta, rowing standing up and facing forward as gondoliers do, through the quiet canals of northern Cannaregio. Rowing clubs are one of the last places where Venetians meet socially; this is the way in for outsiders.
- Address
- Meeting point: Fondamenta Gasparo Contarini, near Ponte della Sacca, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia
- Hours
- Lessons by booking only (Row Venice website)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 1.5 h
- Price
- EUR 100 for two people, 80 min (Row Venice, 2026)
- Price level
- €€€
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Lessons last about 80 minutes; book ahead on the website.
- Rates in 2026: EUR 100 for two, EUR 130 for three, EUR 150 for four (EUR 160 on holidays), EUR 220 for five.
- They also run a 'Cicchetto Row' that stops at bacari, and a Grand Canal row.