Venezia Terminal Passeggeri S.p.A., founded in 1997 by the Port Authority to improve the passenger activity in the Port of Venice, promotes the 2010 edition of the Venice Historical Regatta, the magnificent historical procession on the Grand Canal consisting of splendid boats complete with hundreds of figures in brocade costumes. Even now the Regata Storica is one of the most spectacular, picturesque and moving events of Venetian life, capable of both charming the tourists and exciting the locals