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The medals of Geppino Micheletti, the hero of Vergarolla
Geppino Micheletti, the doctor who would become the hero of Vergarolla on August 18, 1946, was born in Trieste on July 18, 1905, for his determination and professionalism in caring for the wounded in the attack that had caused carnage on the Polesine beach where entire families were watching the Scarioni Cup swimming competitions. Over 100 people died, including at least 30 children, including the surgeon's two sons. On that blood-stained beach, he also lost his brother and sister-in-law. Despite knowing this, he continued to operate and save lives. His heroism, exemplified by the "Dr. Geppino Micheletti" Award, recently held...
4th Piran Sea Poetry Festival
The fourth edition of the International "Piran Sea Poetry Festival" Award has been announced, part of the festival of the same name conceived and directed by poet and critic Professor Enzo Santese. The initiative is organized by the Self-Governing Community of Italian Nationalities of Piran in collaboration with the "Giuseppe Tartini" Italian Community of Piran. Radio Capodistria's report: https://radiocapodistria.rtvslo.si/articolo/notizie/cultura/festival-della-poesia-del-mare/788358...
“The Vergarolla massacre” at Mittelfest 2026
As part of the 2026 edition of the Mittelfest theater festival, a preview reading of The Vergarolla Massacre, a play by Paolo Valerio, artistic director of the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia Il Rossetti, and historian Davide Rossi, will take place on Friday, July 24, at 17:00 PM in the Church of San Francesco in Stretta J. Stellini 15 in Cividale del Friuli (UD). Eighty years after the events, Mittelfest hosts a special presentation dedicated to one of the most tragic and forgotten episodes of the Italian twentieth century: the explosion of August 18, 1946, on the beach of Vergarolla in Pula, which caused dozens of civilian casualties.
Two batanas launched in Cittanova
Novigrad's Mandracchio harbor hosted the official launch of two Istrian batanas, an event marking one of the final stages of the European "TOFOLA" project and revitalizing the role of this ancient vessel as a symbol of local maritime heritage, an educational tool, and a new resource for sustainable tourism. The ceremony was attended by Novigrad's mayor and Member of Parliament, Anteo Milos; Boris Sabatti, director of the Istrian Development Agency (IDA); Luciano Beg of the Marservis company; the project's Croatian and Italian partners; as well as Novigrad's fishermen and Slobodan Simić Simo, designer of Novigrad's historic batana, which today...
The “verbalized history” of the Balkan fire
We thank Viviana Facchinetti, journalist and author of "...why the Fire Brigade is always there. Trieste and its Firefighters through centuries of history, news, and real life" (Associazione Italiani di Pola e dell'Istria - LCPE Odv, Trieste 2025), for allowing us to publish excerpts from her book regarding the fire at the Hotel Balkan, which occurred on July 13, 1920, at the end of a day of clashes between Italian and Slavic nationalists in Trieste. The riots were sparked by the news that on the night of July 11-12, a Croatian demonstration in Split had targeted the Italian community, requiring the intervention of the sailors of the Royal Navy...
Summer School 2026: Teaching on the Adriatic Border
The 2026 Summer School - Teaching the Adriatic Border will be held in Rome. Organized by the Working Group of the Ministry of Education and Merit - Association of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, which also includes the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia. Monday, July 13, 2026, 2:30 PM. Registration of participants. 3:00 PM. Institutional Greetings. 3:30 PM. "Eighty Years of Vergarolla" - Professor Guido Rumici. 4:10 PM. "The Exodus" - Dr. Marino Micich. 4:50 PM. "The Exodus to Rome and the Julian-Dalmatian Village" - Professor Donatella Schürzel. 5:30 PM. "The Parable of Adriatic Italianness" - Professor Raoul Pupo. 6:10 PM. Presentation and...
Second edition of the "Dr. Geppino Micheletti Award"
Go beyond the Hippocratic Oath. Commitment beyond one's contractual and institutional duties. Follow a calling and not simply practice a profession. Doctors, surgeons, and healthcare workers don't always receive sufficient respect and appreciation for the work they do. Incidents of medical malpractice and poor service easily grab headlines and fuel discussions on social media, but in doing so, they overshadow not only those who work within healthcare institutions to ensure everything runs smoothly, but also those who voluntarily dedicate extra effort, even at the expense of their own health and...
The 2026 edition of "The Chariot of Thespis. Italian Theater in the Square"
The traveling theater festival "The Chariot of Thespis, Italian Theater in the Square" reaches its fifth edition this year. Launched in 2022 at the initiative of COMITES Fiume and the Italian Drama Association, the event brings professional Italian theater performances to the Italian communities of Istria and, for the first time, Kvarner every summer. It showcases squares and places of historical and cultural interest, encouraging participation by an ever-wider audience thanks to Croatian and English subtitles. The article in the daily newspaper La Voce di...
25th Tartini Festival in Piran
Twelve concerts, featuring prestigious performers and a repertoire that emphasizes the music of Giuseppe Tartini and his contemporaries. This is the offering of the Tartini Festival, a tribute to the great eighteenth-century violinist and composer—an illustrious son of Piran—now in its twenty-fifth year. The service Radio Capodistria:
https://radiocapodistria.rtvslo.si/articolo/notizie/cultura/tartini-festival-al-traguardo-dei-25-anni/786910
Honorary Committee of the Sensa at the Dalmatian Pillars
On May 17, 2026, at the Monastery of San Nicolò on the Venice Lido, at the headquarters of the Global Campus of Human Rights, on the occasion of the Festa della Sensa 2026 and the "TI CON NU – NU CON TI" ceremony at the Dalmatian Pillars, the "Committee of Honor of the Sensa at the Dalmatian Pillars for Europe on both shores of the Adriatic" was established. The Committee was established as a free, non-profit, non-partisan, and independent civic, cultural, and moral association with the objectives of cultural promotion, historical memory, European dialogue, civic education, and the valorization of the cultural heritage of both shores of the Adriatic. The Committee draws inspiration from the millennia-old...
