The Riviera Fiorita Regatta

As a vacation destination for Venetian aristocrats of the past, Riviera del Brenta most certainly led its locals to cultivate their burning desire to occasionally travel back in time and take a look at those florid times where nobles from across the globe would sail down the river Naviglio to stay in one of their summer holiday homes, the gorgeous villas.

In commemoration of that glorious past, every year on the second Sunday of September tourists and locals alike can watch Enrico III, King of France, cruising the extention of the Canal Grande from Stra up until Malcontenta. The royal vessel is followed by boats of the Venetian nobility and by the Doge.