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Monte Carlo, Monaco
EVENTS
Art and Riva
2019
Riva has long been associated with Left, a moment of the
celebrated creatives from cinema, wonderful night at the Boos
theatre, and the art world. For decades,
the Riva Tunnel during the
Cannes Boat Service has worked closely event art-montecarlo 73rd anniversary of the Italian
with Le Festival de Cannes. Each year in
May, Riva welcomes aboard cultural
icons such as Vincent Cassel, Justin
Timberlake, and Uma Thurman during
the world’s most famous film festival.
For many years, Monaco Boat Service,
the official Ferretti Group dealer for the
Riva brand in the French Riviera, has
championed a variety of artistic projects
including the Nouveau Musée National
de Monaco, artmonte-carlo, and Festival
Printemps des Arts. In November 2018,
Lia Riva was honored as a Chevalier
de l’Ordre Du Mérite Culturel, a title
bestowed upon her by H.S.H. Prince
Albert II of Monaco.
The Riva Tunnel frequently stages art
exhibitions and musical performances.
Most recently, it welcomed Ruffles, an
ambitious performance installation by
British artist Zoe Williams, which was
a highlight of artmonte-carlo 2019’s
opening night. artmonte-carlo is an
annual salon featuring international
Bridel, Luxembourg galleries and acclaimed contemporary
Beach Party artists. Based in the Grimaldi
in the Woods Forum and select venues around the
Principality, it brings Monaco alive
with art. Monaco Boat Service has been
For the second year in a row, the Boos a long-time collaborator of artmonte-
Lounge Club also known as Boos Kafé carlo and looks forward to showcasing
was the protagonist of a wonderful next year’s artistic innovation during
night last June 6: this unique place the 2020 edition.
well known for his peculiar and superb
sand-terrace hosted a private event
called Yachting Beach Party. The event
was organized in collaboration with
Yacht Consult, Ferretti Group exclusive
dealer in the Benelux area, in order to
gather enthusiasts and owners for a
rendez-vous where all Ferretti Group
activities in the area were highlighted,
together with all new launches and
product promotions for all the brands.
The evening started with a generous
barbecue buffet for everybody to share
experiences and opinions on yachting
and nautical life, and continued
until late night with the atmosphere
created by the groovy and chill music
of Madsax and Johan DJ-sets of the
Boos Kafé. The Schram et Fils, a well-
renowned vineyard in Luxembourg at
Mousel, participated as main partner
of the event, together with the BIL bank
and the Garage Intini Luxembourg.
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EMEA
Istanbul, Turkey
Italian Day in Turkey
Italian National Day celebrations
are very important for the Italian
Kafé; below, a picture of Community in Istanbul. This year’s
Republic was celebrated last June 13
with a traditional reception in the
gardens of the well-known Palazzo
Venezia, where the Italian Ambassador
resides. The event provides Italian
companies with the opportunity
to work closely with the Consulate
General in order to create a highly
visible showcase of "Sistema Italia”
in Turkey, a country of the utmost
strategic and economic importance
for Italy.
Once again this year, Dentur Turizm
ve Yatcilik Ticaret A.S., exclusive
dealer of Ferretti Group brands in
the Turkish territory, was a partner
of the event, with its own exhibition
stand to introduce all guests to Ferretti
Group brands, showing video of the Portorož, Slovenia Croatia, Montenegro
fleet and distributing catalogues EVENTS
and magazines. Dentur also invited A Great Yachting Happy Mennyacht 2019
a selected number of owners to the Weekend in Portorož to All
reception. Everyone had the chance to
enjoy Italian delicacies for dinner and
listen to a live music performance that This year, too, the Internautica International Boat Above, the Pershing 5X and MennYacht, Ferretti Group’s exclusive yacht owners, looked on and took part
lasted until midnight. Show 2019, now at its 22nd edition, was held at the Rivamare on display at dealer in several countries of the in the famous RC44 regatta from June
the 2019 edition of the boat
Marina Portorož from May 16 to 19, with an indoor
1 to 5 following a marvelous Saturday
Balkan peninsula, celebrated its 25th
and outdoor floor space of more than 35,000 square show Internautica anniversary in the best way possible by evening with Andrea Bocelli in concert
meters and 350 exhibitors. MennYacht, Ferretti opening new sales outlets in two of the on a floating stage off Mulini Beach,
Group’s exclusive dealer in the region, participated most exclusive locations of the Balkans: where Stjepan Hauser, soloist of
in the show by displaying a Pershing 5X and a the new ACI Marina Rovinj in Croatia 2Cellos, had previously performed.
Rivamare. and at Porto Montenegro. The Porto Montenegro office, located
Many visitors were attracted by MennYacht’s two Marina Rovinj was inaugurated in in this exclusive destination that is a
magnificent yachts and its beautiful stand. For the grand style at the beginning of 2019, favorite of yacht owners and Adriatic
occasion, MennYacht organized a cocktail party together with the new exclusive Sea boating lovers, is furnished with
on Saturday, May 18, offering its customers and tourist area of Monte Mulini and the Riva Brand Experience accent furniture:
prospective clients a cooking demonstration by Darko new luxury hotel, Hotel Park. A large Aquarama tables and stools, Aquariva
Klemen, winner of MasterChef Slovenia number of guests, including various lamps, and product sale corners.
and a very popular public figure.
Internautica was not only attended by exhibitors
of luxury yachts but also of vintage cars, water
sports, and sailing clothing. At the same time, the
fairgrounds hosted a song contest and the final
round of Miss Slovenia.
The Show also included the presentation of future
technologies and innovations aimed at promoting
environmental sensitivity and respect for the
environment and of the sea.
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