Gondolieri In Venice

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: The gondolier Tommaso Luppi, who sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean repeating Cristoforo Colombo route, rows in Bacino San Marco on August 28, 2020 in Venice, Italy. The profession of gondolier has recently undergone some changes and to become one of the legendary rowers in Venice it is necessary to have worked for at least four years on a family gondola. The profession is controlled by a guild, which issues a limited number of licenses granted after periods of training, apprenticeship, and a major comprehensive exam, whose last part is called “Prova del remo” (Oar test)”. (Photo by Stefano Mazzola/Awakening/Getty Images)