Credits photos: Vela Spa.
During the annual festival, regattas and parades of rowboats take place between the Bacino di San Marco and Lido, in the body of water facing the island of Sant'Elena, only a few steps from our hotel.
Traditionally, the Doge, today represented by the city Mayor, on the Bucintoro (a replica of the opulent double decker vessel) received the Bishop’s blessing and sealed his marriage to the sea by throwing a gold ring into the lagoon.
