Roberto Dipiazza
His administration claimed to have renovated the old town and to have revived tourism thanks mainly to the new Porto S. Rocco, considered one of the most highly rated yacht clubs in the northern Adriatic Sea, built with international entrepreneurs' support.In 2004, the Italian financial newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore rated Trieste as the best city in Italy for urban quality of life and services.In the same year (2004) he was named "grande ufficiale" (another official title awarded for services given to the Republic of Italy) by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (President in 1999–2006).His administration claimed to have started a "renaissance" of the city, fuelled by new initiatives in scientific research and by the policy of making Trieste an exclusive centre for tourists, both from Italy and from central eastern European countries.The increase of holiday cruisers calling in Trieste, a result actually achieved by the Autorità portuale (an apolitical port-related institution), and the newly reconversion of the old fish market building into a contemporary art gallery were seen by his supporters as important steps in this direction.