Thrills and adrenaline characterize the Corsa dei Vaporetti (“Steam Coach Race”), one of the craziest and most original events in Umbria. An event with a strong competitive and goliardic spirit that boasts more than sixty years of history and animates the charming streets of Spoleto’s old town for three days in June.

Vaporetti are small vehicles with metal wheels. The name derives from the steam coach, the ‘vaporiera’, which from 1902 to 1909 provided scheduled service, the first in Italy, on the Spoleto-Norcia route.

The crew of the vaporetto consists of two people: the pusher, who, running at breakneck speed, is in charge of pushing and braking, and the driver, who is in charge of staying on course along the serpentine road winding downhill from the historic center to Garibaldi Square.

Organisation: Associazione Corsa dei Vaporetti di Spoleto ASD.
Official website: www.vaporettispoleto.it