Have you ever seen the flag of the Italian Navy?
It represents a coat of arms that gathers other 4 within itself.
They are the insignia of 4 cities that have made the history of the Mediterranean, the so-called Maritime Republics:
Amalfi,
Pisa,
Genoa,
Venice.
The flag was invented in the 19th century, but the history of the Maritime Republics begins 1.000 years earlier!
Therefore, if you decide to sign up your boat in the Italian Registers, you’ll be carrying with you the insignia of a millenary history. ![]()
Let’s discover it together soon. Stay tuned!

