print email comment close City of Venice: The Historical Regatta URL: http://www.comune.venezia.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/EN/IDPagina/135 Description: Background about the annual Venice, Italy, regatta in early September. The "rowing race [on the waters of the Grand Canal] is the most specifically Venetian of local competitive events and has always exerted considerable appeal for both Venetians and visitors." Covers history, details about the current regatta, specific competitions, the boats, and winners of past regattas. From the City of Venice. Publisher: City of Venice Extra Keywords Regata Storica Gondoliers LII Database Information: Record 26730 created by Jennifer English on 08/18/2008 Last modification on 08/19/2008 Published: 08/27/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26730