The Palio of the Ancient Maritime Republics
The annual competition between Venice, Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi!
The Palio of the Ancient Maritime Republics is a agonistic competition remiera which calls into question the historical rivalry between the four Italian maritime Republics: Amalfi, Genoa, Venice and Pisa.
In a day between the end May and early June four cities take turns hosting the event. In the presence of the President of the Italian Republic crews representing the Historical maritime powers are challenge along a path of two km. In the Venetian lagoon, along the river Arno Pisan, or Mediterranean Sea on which overlooking the Amalfi and Genoa gareggeranno athletes to obtain the scope trophy.
To inaugurate the Palio of the Ancient Maritime Republics is a long parade in costumes of that era revisits some historical episodes of their city.
The organisational entity of the Palio, born in 1954, is composed of: Judiciary of the Regatta, Committee General Committee and the Citizen, while the supreme body of the entity composed of four mayors of marinate city.
Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa, Venice. A secular competition for the domination of the seas once again traditionally each year for recall the splendour of the ancient maritime republics.
To turn the four cities are annually prepared to host un'agguerritissima challenge remiera in its waters, giving life to famous Palio of the Ancient maritime republics, "great event (says proud even the mayor of Venice) to pull together for a glorious day four spent on the sea".
Galleons eight oars travel avoiding repeated waves ready to mark the pace of athletic challenge. All the same fiberglass, boats manage to distinguish themselves for gaudy colors of their belonging maritime Galleon green Venetian with winged lion; galleon Pisan with purple eagle, galleon of Amalfi with blue winged horse, white galleon Genovese with Grifo. The colors are another at a strong pace tingendo the sea along the two km route racing. A historic trophy to await the first that will cut the target will be jealously guarded by samples in office then assigned to the winners of future.
Fiorito in 1954, the Palio has from the beginning also the presence of a spectacular procession of four hundred appearing in costume ready to inaugurate the competition. Flags, trumpets, drums, horses and costumes vintage are intent to revisit the myths and the most celebrated episodes dell'escursus of these historic four glorious city marinate. The representation is not thrilling even during the appeal fails the first edition of Experimental Palio, which took place in 1955 in Genoa. A missing are the galleons to eight oars, rebuilt in Venice at the event, and launched on June 9, 1956 to presence by the then Patriarch the city soon became Pope John XXIII.
Venezia 29 victories, Amalfi 9, 8 Genoa and Pisa 6. The hegemony Maritime then reflected agonistici in the results today. Venice wins but leaves sporting win if you beat from its historical opponents: Venice did not forget ". at the same time (as the Mayor Cacciari) that the Palio represents a moment of socialization which participating graditissimi spectators, guests of any else in the world. The solemn reinterpretation of a competition remiera between representatives of Amalfi, Genoa, Pisa and Venice is, in the form of an evocation a medieval reality, a when reappropriation and confirmation of traditions. Therefore a moment of legitimate pride affirmation of our identity".
