Historic Regatta of Venice

3 September, 2023, in Venice

The traditional Venice Historical Regatta, which takes place on the first Sunday of September,, is one of the most eagerly awaited and spectacular events offered by the city..

Enchanting tourists and locals alike, the famous historical procession precedes the race : a parade of dozens and dozens of typical 16th-century boats multicoloured and with gondoliers in costume, carrying the Doge, the Doge’s wife and all the highest offices of the Venetian Magistracy, in the glorious past faithful reconstruction of the the most powerful and influential Maritime Republics in the Mediterranean .

The regatta, the actual competition in which spectators participate passionately with shouts of encouragement directed at their favourites, is then following.