Davide Gnola

Davide Gnola is the Director of the Museo della Marineria (Maritime Museum) of Cesenatico, one of the most original maritime museums in the Mediterranean. The museum is located in the very Canal Port designed by Leonardo da Vinci in 1502, from which Garibaldi set sail in 1849. He is also the President of the Association of Mediterranean Maritime Museums (AMMM) and an Honorary Inspector for the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, specializing in the ethno-anthropological heritage of traditional seafaring.

He is dedicated to the promotion of maritime history and culture and has coordinated several major projects, including the nomination of the "Art of navigation with lateen sail and 'al terzo' sail" for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

His published works include Il mare oltre la spiaggia (2009), Corsari nel nostro mare (2014), Lalla, Palooza e i delfini di Cesenatico (2014), Il mare non è come un campo di grano (2018), and Sulle tracce di Leonardo. Il viaggio in Romagna per Cesare Borgia (2019).