Language
English
The Dalmatian of October 2025
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: IL DALMATA - October 2025. Ample space is dedicated to the 71st Dalmatian Gathering held in Senigallia (AN), and great satisfaction is expressed for the rebirth of the Italian Community of Zadar, which is finalizing its affiliation process with the Italian Union but has already been named after Girolamo Luxardo. Current news also includes the inauguration of the Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume (MEDIF) at the Vittoriano, the awarding of the FertiliArt prize...
The Treaty of Osimo was not a good agreement for Italy
Half a century after the signing of the Treaty of Osimo, the conference "The Treaty of Osimo 50 Years After the Signing: Was It a Good Agreement?" organized by the Lega Nazionale on Monday, November 10, in the Sala Maggiore of the Venezia Giulia Trieste Gorizia Chamber of Commerce offered an opportunity to reflect on the value of that agreement and its consequences, not only diplomatic but also human. The conference featured powerful testimonies from those who experienced firsthand the months and years leading up to the treaty's signing and those who, even before that, fought for the Italian cause. Historians and scholars spoke, reconstructing the long diplomatic journey and the complex issue...
The new Julian Voice of November 2025
The November 2025 issue of La nuova Voce Giuliana, the monthly magazine of the Association of Istrian Communities of Trieste, can be freely consulted online or downloaded in PDF format: La nuova Voce Giuliana - November 2025. The magazine, edited by Antonio Schiavulli, opens with the inauguration of the Exhibition on Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume (MEDIF) at the Vittoriano in Rome. Ample space is also given to the ceremonies held in Trieste in memory of Norma Cossetto. Association life includes the gathering of the people of Albonese, the celebrations for San Mauro (patron saint of Isola d'Istria), and the centennial of the Nautical Society...
The Trieste uprising of November 1953
We remember the days in November 1953 when the police forces of the Allied Military Government of Zone A of the Free Territory of Trieste repressed demonstrations for Italianness, resulting in deaths and injuries. We share this text from the website of the National League of Trieste by the late Professor Giuseppe Parlato, former President of the Scientific Committee of the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istria, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture. The Trieste Uprising of November 1953 The events of 53 constitute a highly unusual development of much more complex phenomena, rooted in the end of the war and diplomatic relations. For some time now...
Glory, apotheosis of the unknown soldier
On November 4, 1918, Italy defeated Austria-Hungary in what for many of its compatriots was the Fourth War of Independence, the one necessary to complete the Risorgimento's journey toward national unification. It was a devastating conflict for all of Europe, and contemporaries called it the Great War. The human cost borne by Italy was over 650.000 dead and 1.5 million wounded, maimed, and disabled. The fury of the fighting and the destructive power of the new weapons left countless bodies unaccounted for on all battlefronts, and the "Unknown Soldier" entered the collective imagination as an example of absolute dedication and ultimate sacrifice for...
The exhibition on Dalmatian exiles from Istria and Fiume has been inaugurated at the Vittoriano.
The Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Rijeka (MEDIF) opened on Friday, October 24, in the presence of the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli. A unique tale of images and testimonies recalling the tragedy of the foibe and the 350 Italian exiles forced to leave their homeland to preserve their cultural and historical identity. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, the story of the exiles from Rijeka, Dalmatia, and Istria finds its home in the Vittoriano, a museum that is the beating heart and living memory of our homeland. Today, it is led by Director General Edith Gabrielli, a member of the exhibition's scientific committee. Through documents,...
The renewal of the ADIM-LCZE bodies
The Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zadar in Exile has released its October 2025 newsletter - The Dalmatian, containing the electoral guidelines for the renewal of the statutory bodies, as approved during the recent Dalmatian Rally in Senigallia (AN). ADIM-LCZE President Antonio "Toni" Concina's eloquent editorial reads, "To the polls, folks!" Enough talk!... Zadar is calling!... So, everyone, vote quickly and wisely, following the precise guidelines below. ADIM-LCZE must restart quickly, also to strongly support the reborn "Girolamo Luxardo" Italian Community of Zadar, which expects our support and assistance. This time...
The Madonna dell'Esilio altarpiece in the Giuliano-Dalmata district of Rome has been restored.
A major restoration project presented, overseen, and implemented by the Rome Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, and funded by Law 72/2001, has been completed. The project involved the recovery and enhancement of the altarpiece depicting the Madonna dell'Esilio, an oil painting by the Zadar-born painter Andrea Fossombrone, which was donated in 1950 by the Bracco family of Lussino to be placed in the parish church of San Marco Evangelista, in the Julian-Dalmatian district of Rome. The necessary restoration work has been fully completed, and on Monday, October 13th, the altarpiece was officially unveiled inside the church...
62nd AFIM-LCFE meeting in Fiume
The Association of Italian Fiume citizens in the World - Free Municipality of Fiume in Exile is organizing the 62nd meeting of the association, which will take place in Fiume from October 29 to November 3, 2025, with the following program:
For more information: info@fiumemondo.it
For more information: info@fiumemondo.it
Positive results for the Bancarella at the 57nd Barcolana
October 13, 2025 - Over 1.800 sailboats in the waters of the Gulf of Trieste graced the 57nd edition of the Barcolana, now the largest regatta in the world. Among the many boats competing seriously or simply enjoying a pleasant Sunday at sea, Victoria – Algheroexperience, owner Salvatore Taccini's vessel, also made a strong impression. She flew the flag of Fertilia, a city of welcome and inclusion, and the symbol of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, finishing 312th overall and 37th in her category. Participation in the sporting event sealed the calendar of...
