La Spezia Palio del Golfo – 99th Edition
Palio del Golfo is the most awaited event of the year for La Spezia and the nearby seaside villages! It’s a rowing challenge fought by handmade wooden boats of the thirteen seaside villages of the Poets’ Gulf. It’s celebrated every year, on the first Sunday of August. The event is preceded on the Friday before by a colorful and lively parade of the villages and other local products and fair events.
More at following site http://www.paliodelgolfo.it