White, with the tricolour shield and the anchor: the flag of Viareggio
This flag is plain white. In the centre stands a shield divided into green, white and red bands, with a gold anchor and its cable twisted around it. A gold mural crown with a red lining sits above the shield, and a wreath of laurel and oak tied with a tricolour ribbon frames it. Below, in dark blue, are the words «Città di Viareggio».
Cosa dice lo Statuto
The Statute of the Comune of Viareggio says the Comune keeps the arms, flag and gonfalone already in use. The arms are a shield inlaid with bands of green, white and red, on which an anchor with a twisted cable stands out; after Viareggio was raised to the rank of city the arms were topped by the crown. The flag (bandiera) is a white cloth with the tricolour shield and the anchor in the middle.
One of the first tricolours in a town’s arms
Italian Wikipedia says the present arms were adopted by the town council on 17 April 1848 and formally granted on 17 May of that year, and that Viareggio was among the first comuni to have the Italian tricolour in its arms. It also says Viareggio was raised to the rank of city by a decree of 7 June 1820. The gonfalone, granted by royal decree of 4 February 1942, is white, with two pine branches at the sides and the arms above the gold inscription «Città di Viareggio».
A seaside city
Viareggio is in the province of Lucca, in Tuscany, on the Ligurian Sea, in the area of Versilia. Italian Wikipedia says it is known for its Liberty architecture and for its Carnival, and that it is an active centre of industry and crafts, above all of shipbuilding.
Per chi la sceglie
For anyone from Viareggio or Versilia, for those who live far away and carry their city with them, for the Comune, its offices and civic ceremonies, for the boatyards, clubs and bathing establishments, for the Carnival and its floats, for a restaurant, a shop or a business that wants to show where it belongs. We sew it to order, in the size and fabric you choose above, and you see the delivery date before you pay.