Vespa riders take to roads in Rome to mark 80th birthday

World Italy Vespa riders take to roads in Rome to mark 80th birthday Hiljade vozača Vespi u velikoj paradi kroz Rim- Hiljade vozača skutera Vespa učestvovalo je u velikoj motociklističkoj paradi u subotu u italijanskoj prijestolnici, ispunivši historijske ulice šarenim defileom jednog od najpoznatijih italijanskih proizvoda.… pic.twitter.com/SByJHBWqYf— Anadolu BHSC (@aa_balkans) June 27, 2026 Relevant News Vespa riders take to roads in Rome to mark 80th birthday 27 June 2026 Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant cuts output due to high river temperature 27 June 2026 Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan 27 June 2026 newsroom 27 June 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The Vespa, the wasp-waisted scooter that put postwar Italians on wheels and went on to carry Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn through the streets of Rome, is returning to the capital this week to celebrate its 80th birthday. From June 25 to 28, Rome is hosting “Vespa Roma 2026 – 80 Years of an Icon”, a four-day gathering centred on the city’s Foro Italico and the Stadio dei Marmi, which has been turned into a Vespa Village of exhibitions, races, parades and club events. Launched in 1946 by Piaggio PIA.MI, the Vespa became a symbol of Italy’s rebirth after World War Two: cheap enough for a battered country, stylish enough to seduce the world, and practical enough to weave through the alleys of Naples, Milan and Rome. It has since become one of Italy’s most recognisable design exports, appearing in films such as “Roman Holiday” with Peck and Hepburn, advertisements and holiday brochures. Vespa has been in continuous production for 80 years, undergoing around 160 restyling updates and selling nearly 20 million units worldwide, including just over two million in the past decade. Today, the scooter is sold in approximately 100 countries, mainly across Europe and Southeast Asia, and is manufactured in three production plants in Italy, Vietnam, and India. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant cuts output due to high river temperature Strong earthquake hits Hindu Kush, shaking Afghanistan and Pakistan Police search for suspect after knife attack injures two women in Nicosia Interest rises in Cyprus contract soldiers as reforms improve pay and career prospects Tanker struck in Hormuz as Iran, US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal Hezbollah rejects US-brokered Israel-Lebanon security deal as ‘surrender’ 57-year-old Russian man found dead in sea area of Enaerios, Limassol Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.