Dear Readers of The Pula Arena,

Dear Members and Friends of AIPI/LCPE Odv,

We have chosen to publish this issue on July 29th, the anniversary of the glorious founding of our Arena in Pula 80 years ago. It marks the beginning of a story that, we dare say, makes us proud, and we recall some details on page 11. This anniversary, which concerns us closely, is included in this issue among the pages of important events and facts, current affairs and news, which we summarize in the summary:

– The commemorative program for the Vergarolla tragedy: in Pula on August 18

– First Edition of the “Dr. Geppino Micheletti” Award – by Lorenzo Salimbeni

– Exhibition on Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Fiume – Press conference at Palazzo Grazioli in Rome – by Lorenzo Salimbeni

– The FLAGSHIP unites the peoples of the sea between Veneto, Istria and Kvarner

– July 3, 2025: ANVGD's best wishes to President Mattarella – by Renzo Codarin

Resolution in memory of the victims of Tito's communist regime approved in Brussels – by Fabio Tognoni, Deputy Vice President of FederEsuli

– 68th Pola Meeting – the emotions continue

– The Cathedral of San Biagio with its bell tower (Dignano) inlaid by Sorgarello as a gift to the parish priest Don Damir by Lorenza Caneva and Barbara Tarticchio

– JULY 29, 1945 – 2025 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE “POLA ARENA”!!! – by Viviana Facchinetti

– June 1945: Trieste freed by the “liberators” (part two) – by Lucia Bellaspiga

– The memory is young: Simone Turrisi: study, sport, passion and roots

– From the historical-geographical commentaries of Msgr. Giacomo Tommasini, edited by AnnaMaria Crasti

– The Balkan Fire – The Verbalized History – by Viviana Facchinetti

– The little song of our dialect – From the anthology of stories left to us by Roberto Stanich: Canfanaro

– Your letters with stories, emotions and memories

– The pages of the columns with Marina Parladori's itineraries, surnames, recipes, and a drawer of memories

– News and gleanings from everywhere

– Trieste Village in Bari is the focus of research by the Hellenic Institute of Culture.

– The third Remembrance Race in Novara on September 14th

– Dedicated to the memory of those who remain affectionately close in memory

– Completion of the photo story of the 68th meeting in Pula

Happy reading and see you next time!

Your director
Viviana Facchinetti