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GENOVA AQUARIUM - WELCOME ADDRESS COCKTAIL
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Thursday
May 20th at 7.30 p.m.
- included in
registration fee
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The
Aquarium of Genoa
is the largest
aquarium
in
Italy
and the second largest in
Europe.
Built for the
Genoa
Expo '92, it is an educational,
scientific and cultural centre. Its mission is to
educate and raise public awareness as regards conservation,
management and responsible use of aquatic environments. It
welcomes over 1.2 million visitors a year. The Aquarium of Genoa
is coordinating the EU AquaRing project. It also provides
scientific expertise and a great deal of content for AquaRing,
including documents, images, academic content and interactive
online courses.
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This
fascinating Aquarium offers the opportunity to see the
beautiful water environments from around the world close up: it
goes from the barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea to the
reconstruction of the forest of Madagascar Tsingy of Bemaraha.
People can experience the spectacular biodiversity of the Great
Blue Ship, and find themselves face to face with young
crocodiles. A new large exhibition area
recreates the sub-Antarctic environment and welcomes two species
of penguins. There are a lot of sea species such as sea horses,
sharks, starfish, eaglefish, and octopus
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TRIP TO PORTOFINO
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Saturday afternoon
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Portofino was originally a modest fishing village, extended as
a moon arch: today it is considered one of the most beautiful
Mediterranean ports and it is a popular tourist destination.
Located in a small bay running inland from a natural little
port, it is rimmed by colourful old houses overlooking a tiny
square.
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This sort of
small village was founded by the
Romans
and named Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphin, because of
the large number of
dolphins
that inhabited the
Tigullian Gulf.
In 1171, together with the town ‘Santa
Margherita Ligure’,
it was included in
Rapallo's
commune jurisdiction. After 1229 it was part of the
Republic of Genoa.
The town's natural
harbour
supported a fleet of fishing boats, but was somewhat too
cramped to provide more than a temporary safe haven for the
growing
merchant marine
of the Republic of Genoa.
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Shopping is high
class in Portofino, with its pretty harbour and its
characteristic city-centre.
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