Naples – The city of Naples enthusiastically welcomes the return of theAmerigo Vespucci, the historic Navy Training Ship, three years after its last visit. On the occasion of the thirteenth stop of its Mediterranean Tour, the Neapolitan Municipality has organized a series of meetings open to the public at the Villaggio IN Italia, set up in the Maritime Station area.
The arrival of the “most beautiful ship in the world” at Molo Beverello was celebrated this morning with a welcoming ceremony attended by civil and military authorities, and for the first time, a delegation of students from the Metropolitan City of Naples.
The Municipality, as an institutional partner of the Neapolitan stage, has prepared a rich program of cultural and in-depth events. Today, Tuesday 13 May, at 15.00:50 pm, the panel “Bene mio… XNUMX anni di una favola” will be held, a short dramatized lectio on the Neapolitan musical and theatrical tradition by Laura Valente, Ferdinando Tozzi and Mariano Baduin.
Tomorrow, Wednesday 14 May, again at 15.00:XNUMX p.m., the Budget Department will organize a moment of reflection and discussion on the state of implementation of the “Pact for Naples”, the agreement between the Municipality and the Government.
On Thursday, May 15, at 13 p.m., art historian Francesca Amirante and Andrea Mazzucchi, the Mayor's advisor for Libraries and Integrated Cultural Programming, will explore the deep connection between the sea and the city, analyzing it both from an urban planning point of view and through artistic and literary expressions.
On Thursday afternoon, at 18.30:XNUMX p.m., the House of Emerging Technologies (CTE) will present to citizens the City's commitment to promoting a digital, inclusive and innovative culture, but at the same time strongly rooted in the identity and artisan traditions of Naples, thanks to the collaboration with qualified technological partners. The meeting will be introduced by the Mayor's Chief of Staff, Maria Grazia Falciatore.
Thursday's day will end at 19.30:1895 pm with a speech by Professor Gennaro Rispoli, city councilor, who will tell the true story of the discovery of penicillin, which took place in Naples in XNUMX by Vincenzo Tiberio, researcher and medical officer of the Navy Health Corps, thirty-four years before Fleming's famous discovery.
The Amerigo Vespucci will resume its navigation on the afternoon of Friday 16 May, heading towards Cagliari, thus concluding its Neapolitan leg full of events and celebrations of the bond between the city and the sea.
Article published on May 13, 2025 - 15:27 pm
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The arrival of the Vespucci ship in Naples is a very important event for the city, I hope that there are many people who participate in the events organized. The history of the ship is very fascinating and important for the maritime tradition.