Newsletter Il Dalmata n. 29 - 2026 2026 GATHERING IN ZADAR The die is cast… Here your nobility will be displayed… Last April 17, the Board of Directors of our Association unanimously decided to organize the 72nd Gathering of Italian Dalmatians in Zadar, combining the traditional Gathering with the trip on All Souls' Day. The tentative dates will be from October 29 to November 2-3, 2026. This is a decision and an opportunity that we are communicating well in advance so that everyone is informed in time. We have started working on the travel arrangements, accommodations in the city, and plans for the days spent in Zadar, and finalizing the...

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 71st Dalmatian Gathering, organized by the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zara in Exile, took place from September 26th to 28th in Senigallia, in the province of Ancona. Over the course of the busy weekend, the association's bodies, under the expert guidance of President Antonio "Toni" Concina, deliberated, among other things, the statutory amendments necessary to formalize the association's membership in the Third Sector, and elections were held for the renewal of the offices. Once again, as part of the Encounter with Dalmatian Culture, Professor Adriana Ivanov conducted a broad and detailed review of publications published in the last 12 months on...

The 70th National Gathering of Dalmatians in Pescara - held on 5 and 6 October - helped cement a decades-long relationship with the city of Pescara thanks to two factors. On the one hand, the settlement of numerous families of refugees from Istria and Dalmatia, always welcomed; on the other, a political class of administrators increasingly attentive and sensitive to the tragedies of the Foibe and the Exodus from the Italian lands of the eastern Adriatic. The rich program, sponsored by the Municipality, was attended by the highest representatives of local institutions. On Saturday 5, the works opened at the Hotel Regent with a space dedicated to the most recent publications and studies...

We are on the eve of the annual events organized by the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zara in Exile that will take place in Pescara on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 October 2024 at the Hotel Regent: the 70th National Gathering of Dalmatians, the 29th Meeting with Dalmatian Culture and the awarding of the 28th "Niccolò Tommaseo" Prize. We would like to highlight some particularly significant moments from the program of the two days that we report below. The 29th Meeting with Dalmatian Culture will take place on Saturday 5 from 9:30 to 11:30, organized by Franco Luxardo according to this schedule: 1 - Greeting Adriana IVANOV DANIELI - Councilor for Culture...

The Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zara in Exile announces that the 5th National Gathering of Dalmatians, the 6th Meeting with Dalmatian Culture and the awarding of the 2024th "Niccolò Tommaseo" Prize will take place in Pescara on Saturday 70 and Sunday 29 October 28: the headquarters of the events will be the Hotel Regent (Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo, 64 - Pescara - info@rhotels.it). PROGRAM Saturday 5 October 09.30 - 11.30 Hotel Regent, Conference Room - "29th Meeting with Dalmatian Culture" Presentation of books on Dalmatia written by Dalmatians or friends and published in the last year 11.45 Transfer of the participants from the Hotel Regent to the Palazzo della...

It was 1953, 70 years ago: 7000 Dalmatians, many of them our parents, gathered for the first time after the exodus to Venice, the heart of the Dogado. Ti con nu, nu con ti, under the wings of that lion that for centuries has represented our bulwark, our identity, our culture. 2023: here we are, under the wings of the lion that stands out on the façade of the Bo, home to the prestigious University of Padua, in the Stato da Terra, celebrating our annual gathering, we of the Stato da Mar. Ti con nu, nu con ti. All in what Niccolò Tommaseo called “The University of the Dalmatians”, so much so that those of us who can boast like him of having graduated here claim it with...

Last Saturday and Sunday, under the patronage of the Municipality, the 69th National Gathering of Italian Dalmatians in the World and the National Assembly of the Free Municipality of Zara in exile were held in Senigallia, in the conference room of the Cancelli church. It was a weekend of meetings between Dalmatian exiles and the highest levels of the Council and the Executive of the Free Municipality of Zara, and with guests from all over Italy. It is now the sixteenth time that Dalmatian exiles from all over the world have chosen Senigallia as the ideal place to meet. Among the most important events this year, we should mention the awarding of the “Niccolò Tommaseo” Prize,...

On the eve of the 68th International Dalmatian Gathering that will take place in Senigallia, in the province of Ancona, on October 1-2, the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World - Free Municipality of Zara in Exile last Saturday on its portal Italian Dalmatians dedicated an article, accompanied by many images, to the gestures of volunteering and solidarity that are helping the Marche town to overcome the damage of the recent flood. We Dalmatians will be in Senigallia on October 1 and 2 for the 68th International Gathering and we would like to thank the volunteer teams from Veneto and all of Italy, the ANA Alpine troops and the Metropolitan City of Venice groups who continue to work in the land...

Message on behalf of the Dalmatian Community by Toni Concina, President of the Association of Italian Dalmatians of the World and Mayor of the Free Municipality of Zara in Exile. Senigallia is our home. Senigallia is the home of us Dalmatians. And we will be home again on October 2st and XNUMXnd for our annual Gathering! We will be back in the wounded city, to accompany it in its recovery and recovery. In our own small way, we want to give a sign of closeness and solidarity with the hope that our reconfirmed presence will support the economic activities that have been so severely hit. Senigallia! We are coming!… Antonio Concina Source: Dalmati Italiani -...