Il Forcolaio Matto

Amazing

Visited as part of a tour, although close to our hotel we'd never have found it. To watch Piero work was a joy, he's a craftsman and artist. We found an easier way back a couple of days later (just tu...

Sure...visit St. Marks, The Doge, The Grand Canal. Now try something sublime. Talk to this man. Watch him work, create, transfor

This is a "must see". If you want to appreciate Venice on a deeper level, book an hour with Piero. If you appreciate art being formed in front of your eyes, take the time. What he does is almost a los...

Came across Il Forcolaio Matto by chance and so glad I did - Very interesting.

Whilst walking the back streets of Venice we came across il forcolaio matto by pure chance. The workshop door was open and the owner, Piero Dri, was at work finishing a repair to a Gondoliers oar... ...

To learn more on forcole and the gondola history

We stopped by this small shop in a small street not easy to find but but really good to get there. Pietro is a real forcole maker and will show you how he repairs and build those gondola instruments k...

Interesting craft

Original Text

Master-shop for sale of goods from for rowing - fun for skating tourists on the gondols and for sports rowing. You can just look for the work of the master if the row is not required:))) well and ...