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ABOVE: An indoor boatyard returns a boat to the water.

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Venice Gondola Serenade Tour veniceforvisitors.com
It sounded like kitsch, but floating down a canal with a baritone and a guitarist in the next gondola turned out to be fun--and maybe even a little magical.

Acqua Alta veniceforvisitors.com
High tide, low atmospheric pressure, and a scirocco wind can make Venice feel like Atlantis. My illustrated article tells what to expect and how to prepare for "high water."

Venice Boat Rentals veniceforvisitors.com
Cruise the Venetian Lagoon as captain of your own vessel with a self-drive Pénichette from Locaboat Holidays.

Bottega di Tintoretto veniceforvisitors.com
Archived article: Roberto Mazzetto manages a nonprofit graphics studio in the workshop of a 15th Century master.

Venice River Cruises veniceforvisitors.com
Archived article: Uniworld had two ships that cruised in the Venetian Lagoon and the Po River: The classic Venezia and a newer luxury vessel, the River Cloud II.

History of Murano Glass
The Venetian glass industry has been centered on the nearby island of Murano since 1292. Murano glassblowers once risked death if they revealed their secrets, but today their techniques are published on the Web.

Lug Sail Association
The Associazione Vela al Terzo offers regatta schedules and information on sailing courses in the Venetian lagoon.

Official Gondola Site
Learn about the gondola's history, or assemble a bibliography of books (mostly in Italian) about gondolas and Venice. The site also discusses the traghetti or gondola ferries across the Grand Canal.

Travels in Europe: Venice
Rick Steves wrote this script for his travel program on public television.

Venice Marathon
The Venice Marathon takes place each year in October. If you're interested in running (or watching), use the e-form to get on the mailing list.

Venice Master Artisans veniceforvisitors.com
If you buy just one coffee-table book about Venice, make it this one. The large-format, 272-page book has 210 color photos and 30 profiles of artisans who use traditional techniques to make everything from glass to footwear to metal castings. (There's even an American-born gondola maker.)

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