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This vessel is a faithful replica of the Nao Santa Mar\u00eda, the flagship on which Christopher Columbus himself during the historic voyage of 1492 that led to the historic encounter between Europe and the Americas.\nThe Santa Mar\u00eda was a nao, a large ocean-going vessel typical of the 15th century, used for long voyages across the Atlantic.\nTo commemorate the 525th anniversary of this historic voyage, the Nao Victoria Foundation built this full-scale replica between 2017 and 2018 in Punta Umbr\u00eda, Spain.Based on extensive historical research, the ship faithfully recreates the appearance and characteristics of a 15th-century nao.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":168933,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[205],"class_list":["post-167777","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-velieri"],"yoast_head":"\nNao Santa Maria - Velar\u00eca Festival - Scalo alla Spezia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/velariafestival.com\/en\/portfolio\/nao-victoria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nao Santa Maria - Velar\u00eca Festival - Scalo alla Spezia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Questa imbarcazione \u00e8 una fedele replica della Nao Santa Mar\u00eda, l\u2019ammiraglia che trasport\u00f2 lo stesso Colombo durante lo storico viaggio del 1492 che port\u00f2 all\u2019incontro tra l\u2019Europa e le Americhe. 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