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Remembering Norma Cossetto in Trieste
It was the night between October 4th and 5th, 1943, when Norma Cossetto, a 23-year-old Istrian student, was thrown into a sinkhole after cruel violence and abuse. For a month, the Istrian hinterland had been at the mercy of Yugoslavian communist partisans, who had taken advantage of the power vacuum created by the political, military, and institutional collapse following the announcement of the armistice on September 8th, 1943. Nearly a thousand people would be victims of an insurrection that had targeted the main representatives of the Italian state in the area: fascism had already been overthrown on July 24th; this political purge, which also occurred in Split and Šibenik, was a precursor...
The Cultural Heritage of the Serenissima on Display in Gorizia, Rijeka, and Lussino
Three cities, three exhibitions to raise awareness and promote a unique cultural heritage. From October 13 to November 4, 2026, Gorizia, Rijeka, and Lošinj will host the exhibitions created as part of the project "Serenissima Cultural Heritage from Veneto to Istria, in Dalmatia, Kvarner, and Venezia Giulia." The exhibitions—following the 2024 exhibitions featuring works by schools in Venice, Vicenza, Treviso, Rovinj, and Pula—represent the culmination of the second phase of a cross-border project involving students, teachers, school administrators, historians, researchers, Italian communities, associations, and universities. A collaborative effort that explored the legacy...
Pula Arena September 2026
A new issue of our Arena, another month has passed, packed with events and projects. Events and projects, which we strive to follow closely; which, as the title and photographic synopsis on the cover suggest, continue in history and memory, along the shores of the Adriatic, and beyond, promoted and implemented by our Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile - and especially by our President Lucia Bellaspiga - and others. We discuss and illustrate them in these pages. The summary of the September 2026 edition of the Arena di Pula: - A September buzz of meetings: the presentation in Milan of the book Amapola, the new Museum...
The "A Rose for Norma" demonstration was presented in front of the Chamber of Deputies.
The national patriotic event "A Rose for Norma Cossetto" was officially launched on Wednesday, September 30th in Rome. Now in its eighth year, the event will take place in over 400 cities in Italy and abroad on Saturday, October 3rd, Sunday, October 4th, and Monday, October 5th, 2026. A brief but heartfelt ceremony with the laying of a red rose took place in front of the Chamber of Deputies in Piazza Monte Citorio. Silvano Olmi, the national president of the February 10th Committee, and Maurizio Federici, the event's creator, were present. The patriotic event in memory of the young Istrian martyr, Norma Cossetto, kidnapped, tortured, raped, and thrown into a sinkhole in...
Te gò preparà: Gusti di Frontiera received great praise for its Istrian cookbook.
Te gò preparà, the cookbook created by the Young People of the Italian National Community dedicated to the traditional cuisine of Istria, Veneto, and Dalmatia, was presented in Gorizia as part of the 21th Annual Youth of the Italian Republic. This project collects recipes and testimonies to preserve a gastronomic and cultural heritage and, at the same time, make it alive and accessible to new generations. And this same heritage, in the pages of the recipe book, also speaks through dialect, an authentic expression of the communities and stories that...
“Adriatic Coordination” Bulletin 3/2026
Issue 3/2026 of the Coordinamento Adriatico bulletin, a quarterly magazine of culture and information published by Coordinamento Adriatico APS, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: https://www.coordinamentoadriatico.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CA-03.26.pdf SUMMARY Articles Understanding and Commemorating the First Massacre of the Italian Republic – Lorenzo Salimbeni “Make All the Oceans Our Sea!” The Ship, D'Annunzio, and the Adriatic – Adele Tosanotti Outside the Frame. The Words of the Exodus – Petra Di Laghi More Fragile, More Evanescent – Davide Giardina Roberto Ferruzzi's Madonnina. The Adventure of a Canvas…
The 32nd Ex Tempore of Grisignana, in the artists' village
A weekend of art and culture, among the picturesque hills in the heart of Istria, where beauty and color reign supreme. This is how the "Ex Tempore Grisignana" event reached its 32nd edition, confirming its position not only as a well-established international fine arts competition but also as an unmissable event, attracting numerous artists, painting enthusiasts, and visitors year after year. From September 24th to 27th, the Istrian village, in addition to the art competition—this year's open-theme competition attracted 171 artists, with 312 canvases stamped and 228 submitted—enlivened by exhibitions,...
Amapola: An Istrian family in the storm
Pula, February 1947. The steamship Toscana pulls away from the dock, and with it, a family bids farewell to their past, entering a present of uncertainty. This is the story of the Lombardi family, Ottorino and Francesca, and their two children, Rino and Lina, swept away by the events that shook their beloved city after the arrival of Tito's regime. Forced to leave their home and their land, they face the fate shared by thousands of Istrian exiles, suspended between the pain of abandonment and the hope of a better future. Through her family's memories, Daniela Lombardi retraces one of the most...
The XIV Istrian Festival
From September 30 to October 3, 2026, the Istriot Festival returns, four days dedicated to the Istriot dialects, a key linguistic and cultural component of the Italian National Community. This event brings together five Italian communities (Rovigno, Valle, Dignano, Gallesano, and Sissano) in a cultural program of meetings, sharing, and initiatives dedicated to promoting Istriot and the cultural heritage it represents. The Festival is an opportunity to rediscover the roots of the indigenous Italian community in Istria, keep traditions alive, and create new opportunities for communities to meet. Five communities, one language,...
A documentary for the 55th anniversary of Tele Capodistria
"Colors, stories, voices, and faces without borders": a title that sums up the history and mission of TV Koper-Capodistria, a station founded as a point of reference for the Italian national community and which, over the decades, has become an important tool for communication and dialogue in the Northern Adriatic region. TV Koper-Capodistria was launched on May 8, 1971, with the broadcast of the first news program in Italian. In 1987, it became the first channel entirely dedicated to sports, destined to attract a large audience even beyond the border. In 1995, in the now independent Slovenia, TV Koper-Capodistria joined forces with Radio Koper and with the two programs...
