June

Coppa dei Risiatori

The first of the three most important rowing races that take place in Livorno every year.
Coppa dei Risiatori - the Finishing LineCoppa dei Risiatori - the Finishing LineIt takes place on the second Sunday in June. Unlike the other two (Coppa Barontini and Palio Marinaro) the Coppa Risiatori involves two different routes, one for the 10-man boats and one for the smaller gozzette. The ten man teams depart from the Meloria Tower out at sea (about 5km from the entrance to the Port of Livorno). The finishing line is on the Scali Novi Lena, in the heart of the Borgo Cappuccini district.

Coppa Ilio Barontini

Coppa Barontini after dark on the Medici canalsCoppa Barontini after dark on the Medici canalsThe Coppa Ilio Barontini takes place after dark on the last Saturday in June. It is named after a local resistance fighter who died in a road accident in 1951. The race was founded in 1966 in his honour. 

2 June - Festa della Repubblica

Festa della Repubblica (literally Festival of the Republic) is celebrated in Italy on the second of June each year.

The day commemorates the institutional referendum held by universal suffrage in 1946, in which the Italian people were called to the polls to decide on the form of government, following the Second World War and the fall of Fascism.

With 12,717,923 votes for a republic and 10,719,284 for the monarchy, the male descendants of the House of Savoy were sent into exile.

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