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150 years of the unification of Italy-The schooner Galleria Garibaldi in

And the schooner Garibaldi landed in Milan Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele

Back in Milan Whaling "Lion of Caprera, stored for years in the Caves of Marina di Camerota and before the Science Museum. The schooner

specific name is a tribute to the "Lion" Giuseppe Garibaldi: A name that has brought her luck, as the schooner succeeded in 1880 in a real company, Uruguay crossing to Italy. The Lion of Caprera - the nine-meter schooner whose name is linked to the nickname of General Garibaldi - back to Milan after 16 years of absence.
From March 16 to 22 at the Octagon you can admire the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. From March 22 until April 30 will instead be in Largo Cairoli, beneath the monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi.

mentelocale.it went to see how it was received on his return to the small whaling town. In the early afternoon there were many curious to learn more about the sailing ship "anchored" a few steps from the Duomo.

The Lion of Caprera he starred in 1880 of an ocean crossing from Uruguay to Italy led by Vincent Fondacaro original Bagnara, Peter Troccoli, from Marina di Camerota and Grassoni Orlando, Ancona.

Game 3 October 1880 from Montevideo, the ship came after more than three months at sea and endless difficulties, Las Palmas, Canary Islands. On 9 June 1881, the boat arrived in Italy, landing first at Villa Reale in Monza, then in the garden of the Museum of Science Leonardo da Vinci in Milan. Subsequently, the schooner was transferred to the caves of Lentiscelle in the province of Salerno's and then moved to Livorno, where he played a long period of restoration.

The title is a tribute that brings that Vincent Fondacaro, commander of the expedition and founder - made the Hero of Two Worlds. An adventure, that of the three brave sailors who braved the ocean, which then caused a sensation. Here's what he wrote to the Italian magazine illustration in this regard:



"Foreign newspapers are full of admiration for the resourcefulness of our sailors who have completed a wonderful journey over a nutshell ... What a journey! All sailing! With only three men on board! American, British, French people are amazed at such a tour de force! "

A page of the sea and adventure starring three sailors who "normally exceptional." An Italian story to think about.