To Venice the European Day of the Sea is celebrated and the manifestation is concluded Open Port



In occasion of the European Day of the Sea, than it is celebrated today, on Venice the program of manifestations sets off on the conclusive phase that re-enter in the customary event anniversary "organized Open Port" from the Authority Harbour of Venice and dedicated to the discovery of the city, of its port and the sea. The main objective is to make to not only rediscover to the people who live to tightened contact with the port, but to all the inhabitants of Venice, which are the origins and the history of the port, the particular tie that the city has with the sea.

The program, rich of manifestations some of which they will continue for all the summer, has involved beyond 15 thousand people. In the edition 2011 of the Open Port some activity has had in particular the scope to raise awareness the public opinion on the synergies that can derive from integration between city life and harbour activity thanks to the strong one liaison with the sea.

Between the initiatives, also this year they have been programmed beyond 10 guided tours to the port for schools and university with the involvement more than 800 people between boys and students of all the ages. The visits comprise are the area of Marine that the commercial port to Marghera, where it is possible to live assist to the operations of cargo and drainage of the goods.

The conclusive day of Open Port Sunday in occasion of the second day of the Festivity of the Saint Water will hold organized Giuliano from Upsport, an initiative that aimed to develop and to diffuse between the students the acquaintance of own territory through the rediscovered one of the amphibious dimension of Mestre and its tie with Venice. Tomorrow and Sunday they will hold in Saint Tip Giuliano, on lagoon Gronda, the contests of dragonboat, kayak, slalom in dinghy from rafting and a sailing regatta.

"We are pleased - the general secretary of the Harbour Authority has declared, Franco Sensini - of stuffed promoters and to support these manifestations as the Festivity of the water in the splendid Saint frame Giuliano. We put many initiatives in the belief that the creation of a solid relationship between the harbour resource and all the other resources of the territory are an asset of strategic importance for throw again associate-economic of the port and the city. At last the success of public and presences, in constante increase every year, us is profitable particularly proud and it pushes to us to continue on this road. The Harbour Authority will be always an interlocutor available and careful regarding the most various formative and informative activities".