On Sunday 14 January 2024 the artists of Silence Teatro will parade on the historic motor ship “La Capitanio”, in 1920s clothes, which will make a passage on the Lovere lakefront at 4.00 pm.

“Built in 1926, “La Capitanio” was originally equipped with a steam engine, but after a few years it was replaced with a diesel engine.
Her name was a celebration for the beatification of Bartolomea Capitanio, founder of the order of the Sisters of Charity, which took place in the year of the construction of the boat.
She was used as a ferry for the Steam Navigation Company of Lake Iseo, until its dissolution in 1932.
In the 1950s she was used as a tug for Italsider used to tow the railway barges from their plant in Lovere (today’s Lucchini RS plant) to the Paratico yard.
When she was decommissioned, she was purchased in succession by several private shipowners who saved her from disarmament and, through various refittings, brought her to her current wonderful form. The superstructures were changed numerous times, but the metal hull has remained the same since 1926.
Starting from 2023, the “La Capitanio”, thanks to a joint action of the new shipowners and the institutions, wants to become a heritage and historical memory of navigation on Lake Iseo, sailing towards the 100-year milestone in all her glory.”

Cover image credits: Tonsi Claudio