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16th Century

The sea has united but also divided the people on it and men have fought and killed each in the name of ideals and interests, to have built this massive floating war machines and submarines even more advance and more fearsome.

Romans

The sea is always the element that united all parts of the world's dry land and, with them, all people who live there or lived there. The sea is the means and the vessels, that men have invented and build, the vehicle.

Divers

The sea has united and divided people, but has also given thier resources and men have learned to discover, from its depths, to enjoy the treasures contained in it, inventing and building more and more advanced diving equipment.

Years '30 Transatlantic Ships

Time has allowed men to enjoy the sea, including its beauty and its peace. Were created veritable floating cities that have allowed, sailing, discover and appreciate extraordinary places around the planet.

Whenever you stands on sail on the horizon, everytime you top the pop on a cleat, each time the smell of diesel fuel is mixed with the fragrance of woods and the aroma of the waves is nice to think that all this is done by thousands of years and that before us, many have enjoyed these experiences of sea life.

THE HISTORICAL MARITIME SOCIETY is an international Organization created to preserve hystory and traditions od seafaring and diving and to protect the watery environment and to ensure that all those who came after us the opportunity to see, listen and enjoy the beauty of the sea and its great hystory.

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The Historical Maritime society want to aggregate all those who have the desire to preserve the historical and cultural heritage linked to seafaring and diving. more

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Ho vissuto di mare fin da quando ho aperto gli occhi e ne ho potuto respirare l’essenza. Ho sofferto di mare quando, lontano, mi ha strappato l’affetto paterno. Ho vissuto di acqua imparando a scoprire fin nel suo profondo e godendo delle sue bellezze e della sua vita... MORE

LAST EVENTS

"I SOMMERGIBILI DEL GOLFO" iconographic exhibition on submarines built in La Spezia. From 23 July to 02 August in La Spezia, near the Village of "Palio del Golfo".

"La Festa dei palombari", the Hard Hat divers festival in Le Grazie from 3rd to 8th September, during the event "Sulla rotta d'Imperia", biannual gathering of vintage boat.

NEXT EVENTS

"La Spezia, world's diving capital", a workshop organize by HMS on a project of Gianfranco Vecchio. La Spezia, in meeting room of CAMEC, Saturday, June the 18 at 06:00 pm.