Look: Gondolas return to Grand Canal of Venice

Along with their blue and white stripped t-shirts, gondoliers also wore masks and gloves

Published: May 20, 2020 10:09 AFP and Compiled by Christian Borbon, Digital Content Editor

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Venice's gondolas glided across the Grand Canal once more as Italy's lockdown eased, taking the odd local from one side to the other as they wait for tourists to return. Image Credit: AFP

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Gondoliers wearing a face mask stand on a gondola by the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal as they resume service. Image Credit: AFP

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A gondolier checks his gondola at the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal as service resumes Image Credit: AFP

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A gondolier wearing a face mask set up a board as they prepare to resume gondola service at the San Toma embankment in Venice. Image Credit: AFP

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Wearing not only their famous blue and white stripped t-shirts but also gloves and masks, the gondoliers helped passengers climb into the boats, where tape had been used to mark the social distancing spaces people must keep on board. Image Credit: AFP

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Gondoliers wearing a face mask resume service at the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal. Image Credit: AFP

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Gondoliers wearing a face mask ride a gondola by the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal as they resume service. Image Credit: AFP

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"It's good news, a sign of everyone's desire to get back to normal as soon as possible, but without ever lowering our guard in order to defeat the virus once and for all," said Giovanni Giusto, city councilor for the Protection of Traditions. Image Credit: AFP

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Workers in sanitary suits could be seen spraying the boarding areas with disinfectant before people clambered aboard, shelling out two euros to be taken across the canal rather than walking down to the nearest bridge. Image Credit: AFP

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A gondolier wearing a face mask (Rear) transports his very first customer as service resumes at the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal. Image Credit: AFP

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A gondolier (R) wearing a face mask helps the firts customer as the San Toma gondola service resumes in Venice. Image Credit: AFP

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The gondolas serve in particular the Rialto fish market and the popular Dorsoduro area. Six passengers can board at a time. Image Credit: AFP

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The smaller, often ornate gondolas traditionally used to ferry tourists around the northern Italian city are expected to return to the water on June 3, when people from the European Union will once more be allowed into the country. Image Credit: AFP

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Gondoliers wearing a face mask resume service at the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal. Image Credit: AFP

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Gondoliers wearing a face mask resume service at the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal. Image Credit: AFP

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A gondolier wearing a face mask holds a paddle by the San Toma embankment on a Venice canal as service resumes. Image Credit: AFP

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