{:en}\u201cAll Crazy for the Seal,\u201d \u201cEcomondo,\u201d \u201cPacman\u201d and \u201cAdriano Celentano\u201d tied and \u201cThe Varazzina Wave\u201d at the back. This is the final standings of the Palio dei Comuni (Palio of Municipalities) of the 27th edition of CarnevaL\u00f6a, the great event organized by the Old Loano Association with the contribution of the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Municipality of Loano.<\/p>\n
This afternoon on the Loano waterfront was held the Palio dei Comuni (Palio of Municipalities), the playful and goliardic competition in which the allegorical floats made by the papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9 masters of the coastal and inland municipalities that joined took part: Tutti pazzi per la foca (from Bardino Vecchio), Adriano Celentano (Borghetto Santo Spirito), L'onda varazzina (Varazze), Pacman (Ceriale), Ecomondo (Ortovero).<\/p>\n
Also parading (out of competition) were the winner of the Palio dei Borghi, namely \u201cThe Ghost Vessel\u201d from Rocca Square, and all the other floats that competed last Sunday: Super Mario Bros (made by the Matetti Burdelluzi), Wonder Woman (Borgo di Dentro), Ancient Romans (Meceti), Frozen (Maina de Loa), and The Trolls (Prigliani). Opening the festive parade on the waterfront was the Clock Tower float (by the Old Loano Association) with Loano masks \u201cU Becianc\u00ecn,\u201d \u201cPu\u00e8 Peppin\u201d and \u201cCaptain Fracassa,\u201d and the Loano Rossello schools' float dedicated to all children.<\/p>\n
The jury of experts declared Bardino Vecchio's float as the winner of the Palio dei Comuni, followed by those of Ortovero, Ceriale and Borghetto (tied) and finally Varazze.<\/p>\n
In addition to the three winners, the jurors awarded special prizes to some floats: \u201cThe Varazzina Wave\u201d got the \u201cSympathy\u201d award, \u201cAdriano Celentano\u201d got the award for best choreography, and Rossello schools got the award for imagination.<\/p>\n
Accompanying the afternoon masquerade was the \u201cPancake Festival\u201d organized in cooperation with the Loano Brotherhood of Whites at the \u201cFishermen's Cottage\u201d on the seaside promenade.<\/p>\n\n\t\t