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The VI Summer Training School on Teaching the Adriatic Border
The 2026 Summer School - Teaching on the Adriatic Border, the sixth edition of the training event promoted by the Working Group of the Ministry of Education and Merit - Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, was held in Rome. This event culminates a training program that also includes regional and national training seminars, both online and in person, and also involves students in the national competition announced each school year, whose awards ceremony coincides with the institutional ceremonies of Remembrance Day. The opening day of the sixth Summer School took place on Monday, July 13th, after the greetings...
Libertas: Rowing and Patriotism in Koper
Rowing, amid wars, border changes, and the relationship with the sea, was the theme of the conference "Sport and Rowing between War and Peace in Koper," held Thursday as part of the "Incontri in Contrada" series dedicated to the maritime world, organized by the "Histria" Humanistic Society. Franco Stener, a publicist and expert on the area's historical heritage, was invited to speak. Dean Krmac, on behalf of the promoters, introduced the evening, welcoming the audience and, in particular, a special guest: Mario Fonda, son of Renato Fonda, the last president of "Libertas." The report of the...
“The Dalmatian” of June 2026
The new issue of Il Dalmata, the publication of the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: https://www.arcipelagoadriatico.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Il-Dalmata-129b_giugno-2026.pdf This issue dedicates ample space to the activities that have recently taken place in Zadar, thanks to the enthusiasm and fervor of the reconstituted "Girolamo Luxardo" Italian Community. It is no coincidence that the next Dalmatian Gathering will take place in the capital of Dalmatia, as fully illustrated in the section of the issue dedicated to the first association meeting to be held in the city...
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 documentary film "The Gold of Venice" wins an award
The film production company Venicefilm is pleased to announce that the documentary film "The Gold of Venice," produced in co-production with SD Cinematografica and directed by Nicola Pittarello, has been awarded the following prizes in the "Archaeology Channel International Film Festival" competition: - "Special Mention by Jury for Portraiture of Tree Reforestation" - "Honorable Mention for Animation and Effects" - "Honorable Mention for Cinematography." This is a great recognition for this documentary film, which also discusses the Istrian forests near Motovun, which supplied the Serenissima Republic of Venice with valuable timber, and for the company...
“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, historian Davide Rossi, and journalist Lucia Bellaspiga, will take place on Friday, July 24, at 17:00 PM in the evocative setting of 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...
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...
