Gondolas moored by Molo San Marco with Palladios church of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond. Two gondoliers prepare their boats on a misty day

Gondolas moored by Molo San Marco with Palladios church of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond on a misty day

Gondolas moored by Molo San Marco with the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand canal beyond on a misty day

Gondolas moored by Molo San Marco with the Baroque church of Santa Maria della Salute on the Grand canal beyond on a misty day

Gondolas carrying sightseeing tourists on a canal heading for a bridge in the San Marco district

Gondolas carrying sightseeing tourists on a canal heading for a bridge in the San Marco district

Gondolas carrying sightseeing tourists on a canal heading for a bridge in the San Marco district

The Ferro or bow of a gondola passing another in a narrow canal

The Ferro or bow of a gondola passing another in a narrow canal

Hippocampus sea horses ornaments on the sides of a gondola

A carving of The Drunkenness of Noah depicting the frailty of man on the corner of the Doges Palace

Carving of a female face on a column of the Doges Palace