Question: what is a famous mode of transport in venice
Answer: Even though the gondola , by now , has become a widely publicized icon of Venice , in the times of the Republic of Venice it was by far not the only means of transportation ; on the map of Venice created by Jacopo de ' Barbari in 1500 , only a fraction of the boats are gondolas , the majority of boats are batellas , caorlinas , galleys , and other boats .