The second edition of the Festivity of the Marineria has closed down with about 250.000 presences



The second edition of the Festivity of the Marineria, held last week to, has closed down with about 250.000 coming presences between spezzini and tourists from all Italy and from abroad. Beyond 200 appointments in the four days of the manifestation they have been all marked from a meaningful presence of public, from the morning until late evening.

"Nella Festa of the Marineria - the mayor of has declared, Massimo Federici - the city recognizes itself with pride, because it is the glare of our history, of that we are and that we can realistically aim at to being. To many the Italian and foreign visitors we have been able to show with pride of being a great city of sea, detentrice of historical, technical, technological and cultural a patrimony only, not only on a national level. After these two first editions of great success, the Festivity of the Marineria is destined more and more to become the event to which the Italian marine culture and that international one looks as to a point of reference".

"It has been - Harbour president Autorità of has confirmed, Lorenzo Forcieri - a great collective festivity that this year is anticipated by the visit of president Napolitano and by the Festivity of Marina, two exceptional occasions that "have heated" the climate to leave already from the 9 of june. The things have gone well, also under the commercial aspect and regarding two years ago the organization and the quality are improved. Merit of who it has worked to the manifestation, which a particular thanks goes. But the greater thanks goes to all the spezzini that with their participation and enthusiasm, from the evening of the concert with Banda Musicale of Marina, to the last evening with the Disembarkation of the Pirates, they have returned extraordinary all the events. It is obvious that we will try to improve more and more and, to this end, are very accepts critical suggestion, points of view and also, precious allied in order to grow the Festivity".

Between the events that have recorded the greater number of presences, the inaugural evening with the show "the Black Privateer - The Abyss" by the Corona Events Company, to which Howie B has participated to the international artist, has seen an inflow of about 30.000 visitors, while the day of saturday culminated with the Blue Night, in spite of the not optimal meteorological conditions, has recorded full house with about 90.000 presences.

The economic fallen back ones on the city, from a first counting, are estimated around two the million euro. The manifestation has counted on a total budget of 878.000 euros, of which 612,000 of the partner institutional, 220,000 proceeds from sponsorships and 36,000 from several proceeds, from the sale of the commercial spaces to the merchandising.