A colourful two-wheel wave has flooded the streets of the historic centre of Rome. Around 25,000 Vespa riders from 67 different countries gathered in the Eternal City to celebrate 80 years of the world’s most famous and best-loved scooter.
The event "Vespa Roma 2026 - 80 years of an icon," running from 25 to 28 June, is drawing thousands of visitors and onlookers, turning the capital into the global hub of Italian motor culture.
The most spectacular moment of the celebrations took place on Saturday morning with the grand city parade. Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, officially set the procession in motion, proudly led by the presidents of the Vespa Clubs from the sixty-seven nations represented.
Setting off from the historic Baths of Caracalla, the long snaking column headed towards the Colosseum, circled the Altare della Patria in Piazza Venezia and then rode along the Imperial Forums, to the applause and camera flashes of thousands of delighted residents and tourists.
Vespa: eighty years of evolution and style
