Palio del Golfo | |
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Status | active |
Date(s) | early August |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | La Spezia |
Country | Italy |
Inaugurated | 1932 |
Most recent | 7 August 2022 |
Next event | 6 August 2023 |
Organised by | Comune di La Spezia |
Website | Palio del Golfo |
The Palio del Golfo is a rowing challenge that is held every year, on the first Sunday of August, in the sea of the Gulf of La Spezia. [1]
The Palio founded in 1932. There are 13 borgate that challenge in the regatta: Porto Venere, Le Grazie, Fezzano, Cadimare, Marola, La Spezia Centro, Canaletto, Fossamastra, Muggiano, San Terenzo, Venere Azzurra, Lerici, Tellaro.
Edition | Year | Winner |
78 | 2003 | Marola |
79 | 2004 | Fezzano |
80 | 2005 | Marola |
81 | 2006 | Marola |
82 | 2007 | Cadimare |
83 | 2008 | Muggiano |
84 | 2009 | Canaletto |
85 | 2010 | Cadimare |
86 | 2011 | Muggiano |
87 | 2012 | Lerici |
88 | 2013 | Marola |
89 | 2014 | Le Grazie |
90 | 2015 | Fezzano |
91 | 2016 | Marola |
92 | 2017 | Lerici |
93 | 2018 | Fezzano |
94 | 2019 | Cadimare [2] |
95 | 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] |
96 | 2021 | Fossamastra [4] [5] |
97 | 2022 | Fezzano [6] |
98 | 2023 |
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