The busiest of the surviving 'gondole da parada': two oarsmen row a stripped-down gondola straight across the Grand Canal from Campo Santa Sofia to the Pescaria. Locals use it to reach the Rialto fish market without the bridge, and for a visitor it is the cheapest gondola ride in Venice: two minutes at water level in the middle of the canal. Many visitors walk past it on the Strada Nova without noticing the small pier.
- Address
- Campo Santa Sofia, off the Strada Nova, Cannaregio, 30121 Venezia
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 08:30-19:00; Sat, Sun and holidays 09:00-18:00 (Comune timetable as reported by Il Nordest, 2025)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 10 min
- Price
- EUR 2 per crossing (residents EUR 0.70)
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Fare EUR 2 for visitors, EUR 0.70 for residents with a Venezia Unica card; have coins ready and pay the gondolier.
- Venetians ride standing up; step in, face backwards (the boat turns as it leaves) and hold on if you stand.
- No service on 15 August, 25-26 December and 1 January; it also stops in bad weather or very high water.
- Best in the morning, when shoppers cross to the market; residents board first at busy moments.