Venice Historic Regatta / by Marco Secchi

The Historic Regatta is the most exciting rowing race on the Gran Canal for the locals and one of the most spectacular.Every year, the first Sunday of September, the Historical Regatta comes back in Venice, the most traditional among the venetian events, which took place for the first time the 10th of January 1315 under the rule of the doge Giovanni Soranzo. The sumptuous event, organized in the Serenissima times to celebrate the military victories or to honour the foreign dignitaries, today is made up of two different parts: the historical parade and the rowing boat race

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