RU  UK  EN
Статьи  >  The Vogalonga Regatta in Venice

The Vogalonga Regatta in Venice

Автор: 08.06.2015 | Italy
On June 8 Venice will host the Vogalonga Regatt, which according to its organizers is an act of expressing their love for the city, its canals and lagoons.

Originally the Vogalonga was born as a protest against the growing use of powerboats that are believed to damage the historic city. Now it is an international event involving both amateur and professional rowers. The route covers the canals of Venice, mostly those nearby historical and cultural attractions.

Variety of vehicles is amazing ranging from classic gondolas and ending with dragon boats. Some participants have also chosen to swim through the route instead of rowing. Every year the regatta is attended by more than 6 000 participants on 1 650 boats.

Вам это будет интересно:
In Italy, nearly 20 thousand people were evacuated
In Italy, in the seaside town of Fano, an unexploded shell of the Second World War was found, which made the local authorities to evacuate more than 20,000 people.
The holiday of pork bacon crisps ‘Ciccioli in piazza’ in San Martino in Rio
A funny culinary holiday of pork bacon crisps will take place on the central streets of San Martino in Rio streets on the 11-th of March 2018.
The program of Venetian carnival is announced
The action will be lasting not only on the water but also in the air. The ceremony of opening will be organized on the 28-th of January twice, at 6 pm with the repetition at 8 pm at the channel Cannaregio.
In Italy the autumn parades will take place
In Monterotondo situated in Roman province, from the 13-th till the 22-nd of October the season of autumn celebrations ‘Fasti di Augunno’ will start.
In Milan the flying bicycle of da Vinci has been built
The constructors from Milan built ‘flying bicycle’ using the sketches and calculations of Leonardo da Vinci.
In Italy one of the most extreme swimming pools in the world is opened
In Italian hotel Hotel Hubertus оne of the most extreme swimming pools in the world has been opened.
The holiday of Virgin Mary in Italy
Madonna della Salute in Venice in Italy (Festa della Madonna della Salute) is the holiday of Virgin Mary della Salute is conducted in the commemoration about liberation from plague of 1630-1631.
Earthquake in Italy placed Coliseum in jeopardy
The earthquakes that have happened recently in the central part of Italy were felt even at the distance of the hundred kilometers in Rome. The experts warn that the monuments of eld hardly could endure new fluctuations of the crust of earth.
In Italy the first wine fountain started working
The wine fountain, or ‘fontana del vino’ situated in the city Caldaridi Ortona in Abruzzo along the popular travel route ‘The way of saint Thomas’ (Cammino di San Tommaso).
In Rome Spanish ladder has been opened again
In Italian capital the works on restoration of the famous landmark called Spanish ladder have been completed.
In Italy the first Christmas fairs have been opened
By Italian calendar, the autumn has started quite recently, however, Italians have already mulled over the warmth and comfort of Christmas holidays with a vengeance.
Turin may become the first vegetarian city of Italy
New mayor of Turin Chiara Appendino reported about their intentions to promote vegetarianism and vegan diets as the preferential directions of activity of its administration.
In Rome the restoration of Coliseum is to finish
Roman Coliseum has been cleaned of filth and soot in the course of large-scale restoration which has been lasting for three years. All this time the construction has been opened for public, as Associated Press reports.
In Italy the longest pizza in the world has been made
In Italian city Napoli the longest pizza in the world is baked, as The Local informs. The length of the dish is 1854 meters.
Festival of ice-cream in Italy
Ice-cream in Italy meets a ready market, especially its local kind called as gelato. Italians love and appreciate gelato so much that they would not mind dedicating the entire festival to this dessert.
In Napoli the only Italian work of Banksy is preserved
The work of Banksy ‘Madonna with pistol’ has been preserved being put under glass window. As the web-portal ‘Italy in Russian’ reports, it is the only creation of the most famous street artist in Italy.
In Rome the series of graffiti is appeared dedicated to city’s history
Lungotovere is returned with a former glamour, due to unusual graffiti in the size of 550 meters long and up to ten meters in height.
The best family hotel in the world is called
Travel service Trip Advisor claimed the best family hotel in the world. As it is reported at the web-site of the service, it became Cavallino Bianco Family Spa Grand Hotel. The hotel is situated not far away from Bolzano city at the north of Italy. Russian hotels have not been included in the list of 25 denominations.
In Milan the fair of vinyl discs takes place
After the end of EXPO in Milan in Novegro another bright event will take place – as it goes about the awakening of fair which for a long time has been like Mecca for collectors of vinyl discs – Milano Vinile.
Guests of the Venetian Carnival are obliged to pull masks
The governor of district in Northern Italy Veneto Luca Zaia hazarded a conjecture to tighten up on security after terroristic acts in Paris.
Закрыть
Outlook facebook page