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Remembering Vergarolla: Round Table of the Istria Circle
On June 23, 2026, at the Auditorium of the Casa della Musica in Trieste, the Circolo di Cultura Istro Veneta "Istria" organized the round table "Remembering Vergarolla" on the eightieth anniversary of the massacre. Reflections were offered on the significance of the tragic event that profoundly affected the fate of Pula and Istria on the 80th anniversary of the massacre of August 18, 1946. The significance and historical context of a disaster must be understood and studied to foster, by transmitting its memory to younger generations, a new era of dialogue, understanding, and coexistence in this area. Speakers included: Ezio Giuricin, president of the Circolo...
Commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the martyrdom of Nazario Sauro
I die with the sole regret of depriving my dearest and most kind children of their beloved father, but you still have the Fatherland, which will take my place. And by this Fatherland, swear, Nino, and make your brothers swear, when they are old enough to understand, that you will always, everywhere, and above all be Italians. Only a few days remain before the Kingdom of Italy declares war on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and the irredentist Nazario Sauro, born in Koper on September 20, 1880, who took refuge in Venice when the First World War broke out to avoid having to fight in the Habsburg army, has given his journalist friend Silvio Stringari a letter addressed to his firstborn...
Over 250.000 visitors to the Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume at the Vittoriano
The MEDIF Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume, the result of an agreement between FederEsuli and the ViVe Institute (Vittoriano and Palazzo Venezia) under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, has surpassed 250.00 visitors. Inaugurated on October 24, 2025, in the presence of Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli, the Exhibition is housed in the Sala del Grottone within the Vittoriano Monumental Complex, one of Rome's most famous monuments and a symbol of Italian Unification, welcoming over 4 million tourists each year. MEDIF is a free-access, fully digital exhibition, whose texts are...
The new Julian Voice of August 2026
The August 2026 issue of La nuova Voce Giuliana, the monthly magazine of the Association of Istrian Communities, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: https://www.arcipelagoadriatico.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/LNVG-501_AGOSTO.pdf This issue features extensive coverage of the activities of the Pullino Nautical Society, which has won several competitions, and the events leading up to the celebrations of two anniversaries, the 80th of which is this year: the Vergarolla massacre and the martyrdom in hatred of the faith of Blessed Don Francesco Bonifacio. Editor-in-chief Antonio Schiavulli offers a brief overview of Istria. Its beautiful, historically rich lands...
2026 "Dr. Geppino Micheletti" Award Ceremony
Thirty-two stories of dedication to the medical profession from across Italy. Passion, generosity, and a calling to altruism far beyond the bounds of the Hippocratic Oath. Just like Geppino Micheletti, the Trieste surgeon (1905-1961) who, on Sunday, August 18, 1946, operated for over 24 hours on the wounded who were arriving continuously at the Sartorio Hospital in Pula from the nearby Vergarolla beach, where a cache of defused mines had been detonated, causing carnage among the families who were watching the Scarioni Cup swimming competitions while awaiting the evening celebration that would celebrate the 60th anniversary.
The Istrian anthology of the “Favelà” literary prize
The historic Palazzo Bradamante in Dignano hosted one of the local community's most vibrant traditions. The anthology of the "Favelà" literary prize was presented on the evening of Saturday, July 25th. This volume encompasses the prize's output from 2003 to 2022 and celebrates the first twenty years of an event created to preserve the ancient Romance dialect. The event, opened by Maurizio Piccinelli, President of the Italian Community of Dignano, reviewed an extraordinary cultural journey uniting exiles and those who remained. The article in the Italian-language newspaper La Voce del...
Pula Arena July 2026
Dear AIPI/LCPE members, dear readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, July has been a decidedly busy month, fitting in with our constant and passionate commitment to reporting on the significant number of events we've followed, experienced, and shared. Our president Lucia Bellaspiga explains this well in her article, announcing the upcoming commemoration in preparation for the tragic anniversary of Vergarolla. Our cover title reaffirms the expression that, with conviction and heartfelt, often comes from our hearts: distant yet close. ...and this time with a phrase that is typically ours: SPARNISSADI but united, reiterating the words with which our unforgettable...
Concert for the 130th anniversary of the Tartini monument in Piran
An important anniversary is approaching for the town of Piran and the Italian community named after violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini. He is the focus of the celebrations planned for this weekend, when, on Sunday, August 2nd, the 130th anniversary of the unveiling of the monument, created by sculptor Antonio Dal Zotto, which the people of Piran dedicated to him, will be marked. The central event is scheduled for 9:00 pm in Tartini Square, where a celebratory concert will be held. The article in the Italian-language newspaper The Voice of the People: https://lavoce.hr/cronaca/capodistriano/evento-celebrativo-dedicato-a-tartini
Fiume literature enters the Trieste Literature Museum
Rijeka literature officially joins the collection of LETS – Trieste's Literature Museum. Yesterday morning, the complete collection of five bilingual boxed sets, produced by the Association of Rijeka Italians in the World in collaboration with the Italian Community of Rijeka and the Department of Italian Studies at the University of Rijeka, as part of the "Cultural Return to Rijeka" project, was handed over to director Riccardo Cepach, with the support of the Municipality of Trieste – Department of Museums. The series includes volumes dedicated to the great protagonists of 20th-century Rijeka culture, published regularly...
"Route 230° Return to the Land of the Fathers" at the Italian Film Festival
The documentary film "Rotta 230° Ritorno alla terra dei padri" (Directed by Igor Biddau) will be screened in the Documentary section of the Italian Film Festival - Le Stelle d'Argento on Tuesday, July 28th at 17:45 PM in Screen 2 of the Nuovo Cinema Caporali in Piazzetta San Domenico in Castiglione del Lago (PG). This is a prestigious achievement for the film, which retraced the journey undertaken in the summer of 2023 by the crew of the Klizia, the vessel that brought exile Giulio Marongiu back to Pula for the first time after circumnavigating Italy from Fertilia, Sardinia. The film thus retraced the journey that had begun in the spring of 1948...
