Grande Canal – Corteo Acqueo
May is the Mese del Decoro e Rispetto per la Città , Month of Decorum and Respect for the City. One of the first scheduled activities is a water procession, or Corteo of bache a remi (rowed boats) down the Grand Canal. The procession will depart from the rail station at about 10:00, and end in […]
Gondola Gals: all-woman regata, Sunday, May 10
The Regata delle Palme is an annual event normally held the week before Easter. However, for the first time the field will be comprised of nine gondole, each with an all-female crew. The indominable Gloria Rogliani, una grande campionessa, came up with the idea to combine two campionesse (in bold below) with two esordienti (debutantes, […]