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 Period cars |
Parade between Rapallo and Santa Margherita Ligure Genoa, Genoa Italy |
This is a display at the beginning of summer (in June), which sees the most beautiful period cars on parade between Rapallo and Santa Margherita Ligure. They stop to show themselves off along the promenade and at the port of this Riviera town. Every year the show is dedicated to a particular make of car. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Tango anyone? |
39310 Via Fieschi l'Associazione Culturale P&P (Organisers) Genoa, Genoa 16121 Italy +39 347 935 9122 http://www.genovatangofestival... info@genovatangofestival.it |
This festival celebrates the tango dance from Argentina, in all its glory in Genoa every summer. And of course, apart from the splendid performances by participants there are workshops and exhibitions. This is where it pays to have a partner who can accompany you for the festivities. So put on those beautiful heels, wear a nape bun and you'll see that you can swing too! Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Traditional regatta between boats |
Porto Antico Genoa 16100 Italy |
The Regata delle Repubbliche Marinare is a traditional race between boats from Venice, Pisa, Amalfi and Genoa with teams of eight rowers who wear kit in the colors of their respective republics. The race is preceded by a great parade in which eighty representatives of each city carry banners, play trumpets, trombones, tambourines and drums. The beautiful multicolored costumes are reproductions of traditional clothing. Each group has the task of interpreting and representing scenes and characters linked to the maritime history of their own city. For detailed information about the show: It begins on Sunday at 4p with a historic procession of 400 characters which passes through the historic city center (through P.zza Matteotti, De Ferrari, Via XXV Aprile, P.zza Fontane Marose, Via Garibaldi, Via Cairoli, Via Balbi, Stazione Marittima). In the Historic procession, the cities are ordered according to the results of the previous race, which took place in Venice. The show takes place under the protection and sponsorship of the President of the Republic and is transmitted live on television by the RAI network. The competition area where the Regatta of the Four Galleons takes place is in the area of still water immediately before the Ponte dei Mille, and will begin at around 6:30p. As a subsidiary event, a concert on the evening before the Regatta has been proposed. Information Office: Comune di Genova - Via Sottoripa, 5 - Tel. 10 557 4270 Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Giorgio Altieri |
 Photo: Giorgio Altieri |
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The great Tall Ship show |
Porto Antico Genoa 16100 Italy |
Until 1992, gatherings of large sailboats in the Mediterranean were practically unknown, so the Colombus Celebrations were a wonderful opportunity for Genoa to experiences a new kind of festival. The festival was staged again in 1996, and will be repeated this year, so that another half a million visitors can admire the spectacle created by the tall ships. Dozens of huge sail boats will set sail from Genoa and Southampton to reunite the greatest fleet of all time, and give thousands of young people all over the world the opportunity to meet and experience this amazing show, taking sailboats into the new millennium. The Italian Sail Training Association, founded in 1996, has its headquarters in Genoa. Its objective is to allow young people to build a closer relationship with the sea, by giving them the chance to board these fantastic vessels for free, so that they can make the most of this extraordinary opportunity to learn about and enjoy sailing under the command of very experienced captains. Young sailors of both sexes between 16 and 25 can take part in the Regatta, even without previous experience of sailing. Boarding the prestigious boats in the Marina is free. Dates: 14 April-28 August. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Photo: Pasquale Speranza |
 Photo: Claudio Bergero |
 Photo: Karina Griscina |
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A student on two wheels |
Various venues Genoa, Genoa Italy http://www.trofeofantozzi.it/ info@trofeofantozzi.it |
The "Fantozzi Trophy" is a student race, now in its second decade, reserved for fair weather cyclists and sedentary types frowned on by fortune. The order is calculated according to the time required to finish the course, including the usual stops for mechanical and physical adjustment, romantic encounters etc. The results are calculated in minutes, which are transformed into percentages according to a precise set of rules which portray the cyclists' personal situation. This data is entered into a massive computer program called "fanto-software". To enter, competitors need to fill out a "Defect and Handicap" form which will indicate the relative bonuses they are entitled to. The sum total of all the calculations will result in the "Challenge Selectivity Factor" which automatically adjusts the time of each contestant. The vital prerequisite for this race is, clearly, a sense of humour. Review © 2007, Wcities |