Società Canottieri Sirio

The club was established in 1887, when several residents of nearby Ivrea, passionate about rowing and keen to have a base by Lake Sirio to store their boats, rented a small house, later known as the Chalet, connected to the lakeshore by a short path. Within just four years, Canottieri Sirio had grown enough to become a legally recognized association.^[1][2] It went on to purchase the building it was housed by on 26 May 1911.^[1][2][3]

Over the following years, the club's popularity steadily increased, and its growing membership allowed it to expand both its facilities and its range of services.^[1] A restaurant with a full kitchen was opened for members, and a boathouse was built to accommodate an increasing number of boats. An elegant ballroom,^[1] built between 1928 and 1929,^[2] further enhanced the club's social life. By 1930, membership had surpassed 600, a notable figure given the size of Ivrea's population, from which most members were drawn.^[1]

After the Second World War, the club continued to grow, further enhancing its outdoor amenities. Activities expanded beyond rowing to include general recreation and swimming. A second lakeside building, the Casetta Jona, along with changing cabins, was added. Special care was also devoted to landscaped green spaces, where parking areas and facilities for tennis, five-a-side football, bocce, beach volleyball, basketball, and padel were developed.^[1]

The club features an Art Nouveau style building that houses its administrative offices and restaurant, complete with a spacious terrace overlooking the lake.^[3] The boathouse is distinguished by its finely wrought iron gates and fence, and by its decorative trim.^[3]