The Amerigo Vespucci is arriving in
Australia for the first time: from October 3 the ship will be in
Darwin. This is the twenty-fourth stop of the world tour that
began in Genoa in July 2023.

   
In the Australian stop, the historic sailing ship – which has
reached 93 years of history and is the emblem of the Navy – will
once again be joined by Villaggio Italia, the traveling world
exhibition of Italian excellence that offers visitors the
opportunity to discover the beauty of Italy through its art,
culture, music, food, cinema, technology and scientific
research.

   
The ship and the expo will stop in Darwin until October 7.

   
“The stop in Darwin represents not only a unique opportunity to
promote Italian excellence, but also a symbolic moment to share
a message of solidarity and inclusion. The crews of the
‘Vespucci’ and the ‘Spirito di Stella’ are driven by the same
passion and sail the same seas with determination, proudly
carrying the tricolor and our values ;;around the world”,
comments the Minister of Defense, Guido Crosetto.

   
In Darwin, the Deputy Minister of Business and Made in Italy,
Valentino Valentini, the Ambassador to Australia Paolo Crudele,
the President of Difesa Servizi Gioacchino Alfano, the President
of the ‘Lo Spirito di Stella’ Association, Andrea Stella, and
Manuel Bortuzzo, swimming bronze medalist at the Paris 2024
Paralympic Games, will be present.

   
In addition, at the Italian Village in Darwin, there will be
in-depth sessions on the research activity dedicated to marine
ecosystems in which the Navy and the Amerigo Vespucci ship are
constantly engaged together with the Istituto Superiore di
Sanità.

   
The CEO of Difesa Servizi, Luca Andreoli, added: “Also in Darwin
there will be an Italian Village that expresses Italian
ingenuity, from Leonardo da Vinci to Marconi, whose discovery
gave rise to today’s modern society and who we will remember in
Australia on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth.

   
“In Darwin we will also find the catamaran Spirito di Stella
with the Wheels on Waves (WoW) project, also promoted by the
Ministry of Defence, as an initiative that, like the great
social initiatives in history, we hope will reverse course and
trace a new path for such an important theme as disability and
inclusion”.

   
Among the excellences in Darwin there will also be Italian
cinema, in collaboration with the Venice Biennale International
Film Festival, the exhibition of the work “La David” by the
artist Jago, the Italia Geniale (Genius Italy) exhibition
created by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy and the
Ministry of Defence in collaboration with the ADI Design museum
dedicated to Italian design.

   

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