50th Anniversary
of the rowing challenge of the sea republics - 5th of June 2005
This ancient rowing competition on traditional boats
has come to its 50th anniversary.
The event will take place on the 5th of June at 6.15pm local time in the
bay of Amalfi, and will be on national television (RAIDUE) since 6.05pm.
The rowing palio will be preceded by several events starting from the
28th of May. The week of celebrations will feature conferences, parades
in traditional costumes, and more. In the evenings a night tour of Amalfi's
alleys (Amalfi by night) will start (at 9 pm) featuring music and food
tasting.