A tract of the “Fosso Reale” just before passing below “Piazza della Repubblica”, practically a 220 meter wide bridge. Amidst all the white fiberglass motor boats you can see what seems a refurbished “gozzo a vela”, a wooden boat rigged with a triangular lateen sail.
More or less a century ago, the same kind of boats returning to the “moletto” (jetty) of Antignano after a day of fishing.See also: Piazza della Repubblica
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My fave would of course be the beautiful wooden boat.
I like the old boat...form, function and character!
I like the constrast of the modern boats in the old setting.
Passion of and for life. Wonderful picture. Please have a good Friday.
daily athens
The top photo makes me want to book a flight right now and see your beautiful city!!!
V
Beautiful post!
The wood boat does indeed present quite a contrast to the sleek new white boats. I am not enough of a boater to choose which I would like, but purely on looks, give me the wooden one.
I agree with Farmchick. I love them both.
Something about the angle of the furled sail evokes a bygone era.
The bridge has a fine decoration.
The wooden boat tell a story all by itself. But still a good shot. MB
I'll take the old one anyday.
I love the first photo, it's so pretty and of course the old one is classy!
A nice shot! Like the boats.
I guess I would have gone for a white boat, not because my surname is White, only because they look stylish and perhaps also comfortable.
Happy Weekend!
Your post always delight me, esp. when you feature boats and ships.
Interesting, VP! Could it be that the name of the Gozo Island in Malta comes from this "gozzo"?
Very pretty. I like the contrast of today and yesterday.
What a cool boat! I love the first photo wth the boats in a row :-)
Hope you're having a lovely week!
Love the gozzo a vela, the beautiful bridge and that green water of the Livorno canals.
The "century-ago" picture has such a charm to it!
God bless you!
Cezar
I'm not a sailor, so I cannot speak to function, but for form I'm choosing the wood one. I like how you show the present together with the past, VP.
It's the wooden boat that gets my attention! Bella barca!
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