EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS

Seventeen, a magic number for great events.
April 1524, Giovanni da VerrazZano discovers the New York Bay
April 1967, at New York Nino Benvenuti is middleweight world champion
Two dates celebrated on Verrazzano Day held on April, 17th at Greve in Chianti

Seventeen, a magic number. At least for Giovanni da Verrazzano and Nino Benvenuti. On April 17th 1524 the Navigator from Greve in Chianti discovers the current Hudson Bay. The same day several years later, in 1967, the boxer from Isola D’Istria wins the middleweight world title vs Emile Griffith. Events linked by a communality that finds its celebration on April 17th onVerrazzano Day, an event that Cappellini family, owner of Castello di Verrazzano in Greve in Chianti (FI) and Verrazzano Historical Studies Centre, in collaboration with the Municipality of Greve in Chianti, organize every year to commemorate the discovery of the New York Bay...

Verrazzano Day 2010