On the evening of August 14th, the Italian Community of Dignano hosted a presentation of the film "Oh Cara Terra Mia," created by Maria Grazia Belci for the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile. The film brings together video interviews with 44 people from Vodnjan, Gallesa, and Valle d'Istria, beginning with the 2011 National Rally of Vodnjan. These interviews include some previously unpublished interviews, compared to those that led to the publication of the book "Forgotten Exoduses, People of Vodnjan on the Move," edited by the Vodnjan Family, and whose video content is now being made public. The central theme is the exodus, with all its...

The Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile has completed the packed schedule of events that marked the 2026 gathering held in the city of the Arena, which this year was characterized by an increasingly close relationship with local institutions. In this regard, the welcome given by the municipal administration to the "guest fellow citizens" at the town hall was certainly very significant. https://lavoce.hr/cronaca/cronaca-polese/pola-per-la-prima-volta-gli-esuli-ricevuti-ufficialmente-in-municipio In the prestigious Temple of Augustus, in collaboration with the Archaeological Museum of Istria, the exhibition...

Here's the program for our gathering in Pula next June. Highlighted in yellow are the two main events to which all citizens are warmly invited! Our goal is to reunite with the people of Pula and create a collective embrace between those who left 80 years ago and those who remained in their homeland! Admission to the Teatro Popolare Cittadino, formerly the Ciscutti Theater, on Sunday evening for "Magazzino 18" is free, subject to availability. On Monday, June 15th, at 12:00 p.m., we will all be at the Temple of Augustus, the historic heart of the city, to inaugurate the beautiful art exhibition organized in collaboration with the Archaeological Museum of Pula. We look forward to seeing you with open arms...

The project "Oh dear land of mine" by the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile was born from the development of the book "Forgotten Exoduses, People of Dignano Who Go" by Maria Grazia Belci, who collected, through live recordings and images, the testimonies of exiles and citizens of Italian descent living in Pula and its surrounding area. Forty-four interviews were conducted, providing a significant glimpse into life before and after the events of World War II in the communities of Pula, Dignano, Gallesano, and Valle. The central theme is the exodus, with all its historical and human implications. Alongside this,...

Lucia Bellaspiga, journalist, daughter of the exodus and new president of the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile, reflects on memory, responsibility and future in an interview given to Rosanna Turcinovich Giuricin for the newspaper The Voice of the People: «We are a kaleidoscope of stories and sensibilities, called to transform the legacy of the past into a shared, creative project open to dialogue» Continue on: https://lavoce.hr/uncategorized/il-nuovo-inizio-di-lucia-bellaspiga    

The Italian Community of Vodnjan, in collaboration with the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria – Free Municipality of Pula in Exile, announces that the exhibition "On the Wings of the Bora, in the Lion's Roar – From Trieste to Kotor on the Route to Venice" will open on Monday, August 4th at 20:30 PM in the Loggia Gallery of Palazzo Bradamante (Vodnjan). A tribute to history, identity, and art through the works of Leonardo Bellaspiga, on the occasion of the centenary of his birth (1925–2025). The exhibition will be open from August 5th to 10th, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM and from 19:00 PM to 21:00 PM. It will be a unique opportunity to rediscover the cultural and...

The President of the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile Odv Graziella Cazzaniga Palermo announces the 67th Cultural Meeting of the Exiles from Pula which will take place in Pula based at the Park Plaza Belvedere in Medulin from 13 to 17 September 2024 Friday 13 September 17,00:18,30 pm: welcoming of participants; delivery of the "Welcome" package with instructions and documentation for the Event. 19,00:21,00 pm: after arrival and accommodation, official opening by the President with a toast and two chats. XNUMX:XNUMX pm: dinner and then free time to spend together. XNUMX:XNUMX pm Only for Councilors Meeting...

An agreement that is probably unique in Croatia between the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile and the Funeral Services Company of Pula will save 16 historic tombs in the City Cemetery: a precious piece of the mosaic of the city's historical identity, of which the Italian component is an essential part, will be kept alive. It took a year and a half of work to find the right legal and administrative formula to make the agreement compliant with the laws and rules on cemeteries management. It was signed by Graziella Cazzaniga Palermo, president of the Association of Italians...

The 9th cultural meeting of the Association of Italians of Pula and Istria - Free Municipality of Pula in Exile took place from 13 to 66 June in the city of the Arena. The official opening was held by President Graziella Cazzaniga Palermo, with the usual "toast and two chats" and the subsequent meeting of the Board of Directors. On Saturday 10, we went to Vines near Albona to visit the homonymous sinkhole as a sign of homage to the victims. The sinkhole of Vines or sinkhole or fossa dei Colombi, also known as the sinkhole of Goglia (in the local Croatian Chakavian dialect: jama Golji), is an abyssal sinkhole, a Putian-shaped karst cavity of...

Dear Readers of L'ARENA DI POLA, dear Members of AIPI-LCPE, he who finds a friend finds a treasure, says an old adage, but it is a special value to FIND YOURSELF among friends. This is what we refer to in the front page title of today's issue of L'Arena; as happened for the 94th Alpini gathering, as will soon happen for us, who on June 9th will meet in Pola for the 66th Cultural of the Exiles from Pola, which will take place from June 9th to 13th. This month too, many topics are covered in our pages, including news and memories, current events and tradition, projects and programs. The summary: • the 94th Alpini Gathering – Pola, Fiume and Zara...