Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venice is calling out for more gondoliers to train up and join the centuries old profession, …
Gondoliers in Venice have cut the number of passengers they allow on their boats due to 'overweight' tourists putting their vessels at risk of flooding. Gondoliers in Venice have cut the number of passengers they allow on their boats due to 'overweight' tourists putting their vessels at risk of flooding Raoul Roveratto, president of the association of substitute gondoliers, told …
