In the event "Sulla rotta d'Imperia", a biannual gathering of vintage boats, will be held to Le Grazie, in the Province of La Spezia, The HARD HAT DIVERS Festival, an important occasion for meeting and discussion between all those interested in diving history. From 3rd to 8th September next, at the Boatyard Valdettaro curing the whole organization of the event, The Historical Maritime Society, in collaboration with "Le Grazie, City of divers", manage exhibition area - demo which will be held alongside the exhibition of objects and instruments relating to underwater historical and demonstrations by Italian Police dep. divers (CNES) and the Italian Navy divers and seal (COMSUBIN) .

For the duration of the event will be staged a special pool where all children can experience the thrill of immersion in water accompanied by State Police divers, from the Comsubin Divers and Instructors by the Lega Sub UISP that, for occasion, also use a helmet open type "Shallow water".

During the Hard Hat divers Festival, great emphasis will be given to underwater historical fact with a display of historic pieces of the Italian Navy, Italian police and the Lega sub UISP.

Huge interest will then be around Giancarlo Bartoli, heir to the great family Galeazzi diving equipment manufacturers, that build throughout the period of the event, a helmet according to ancient traditional Galeazzi construction procedures.

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As we celebrate the next Palio del Golfo of Spezia (ITA) in 2010, an important race rowing between all the villages bordering the gulf. The Maritime Historical Society, assisted by the designer and photographer Irene Taddei, promotes the iconographic exhibition "The Submarine in the Gulf" to be held at the Village of the Palio, on the "Morin" Promenade in La Spezia, from July 23 to August 2 next.

The exhibition, sponsored by the City of La Spezia and Villages Committee of the Palio of the Gulf, wants to create a chronological history of submersible vessels built in La Spezia, highlighting the characteristics of those who have had special operations. A historical journey which recognizes the city's importance in the construction of over 70 boats submarines during and before the Second World War, have been one of the world's largest submarine fleet.
An exhibition featuring the images made available by the historical archive of Muggiano of the Fincantieri Foundation, the Naval Museum of La Spezia, the Directorate of Navy of La Spezia and the Office of the Historical archive of italian Navy of Rome. And 'thanks to the contribution of the Italian Navy, through the military command's of Tyrrhenian Sea, and Fincantieri, through its foundation, it was possible to retrieve important photographic evidence and the contribution of the Municipality of La Spezia, through the video library media center "Dialma Ruggiero" which provided important evidence video, this show may bring many visitors to the village of Palio.
Substantial and decisive contribution of the "Cassa di Risparmio of La Spezia" Foundation, which through its subsidiary "Fondazione Eventi", has guaranteed support for the realization of this important initiative. Support that shows the great care taken by the Foundation in La Spezia bank support initiatives, sponsored by the city who want to help nominate the city of La Spezia as a place where history and traditions of the seafaring and diving can find a home.
A commitment that the Association "The Historical Maritime Society" promotes since 2008 with initiatives, projects and campaigns.
An invitation to all fans of the history of submarines, to relive all the great epic of vessels built in the Gulf and help to preserve the history and traditions of seafaring and diving.