At the Book of Records Fair, there was great interest in the history of the Adriatic border
The 38th edition of the Turin International Book Fair closed its doors after setting a new visitor record: 254.000, half of whom were under 35. In this prestigious and popular setting, the events held at the Bancarella stand also attracted interest. The Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia together with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, in collaboration with FederEsuli, featured round tables, book presentations, and panels dedicated to schools.
Final day of the stall at the Turin Book Fair
La Bancarella has concluded. The Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia and the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, in collaboration with FederEsuli, has concluded. The fifth and final day of the event opened with the presentation of the new book by Mauro Tonino, a writer and essayist who is a member of the executive committee of the ANVGD Udine: The 40 Days of Terror. The Slavic-Communist Occupation of Gorizia and a Lapidary to Erase the Omissions of History, published by Signs...
MEDIF and Travels of Remembrance to raise awareness of the history of the Adriatic border
Trieste is multiethnic, Trieste is the moral capital of the exodus, Trieste is a city contested in the twentieth century by nationalism and totalitarianism, but Trieste is above all a city of culture. This last aspect was explored at the opening of the fourth day of the Bancarella. The Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, taking place within the 38th Turin International Book Fair, featured a magazine published in the 1920s entitled Femmina. The event, organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia in conjunction with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, with the...
Transmitting the history of the Adriatic border to young people
The third day of the Bancarella will feature a dedicated opening event dedicated to Rijeka. The Eastern Adriatic Book Fair is currently taking place in the prestigious setting of the 38th Turin International Book Fair. After presenting Massimo Superina's book, "Rijeka at Work. Industries, Shops, and Crafts between the 19th Century and 1946," the previous evening, in collaboration with the Turin Provincial Committee of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, at the Circolo Culturale Istriani Fiumani e Dalmati in Turin, the Association of Rijeka Italians in the World brought to the attention of the book fair the publication edited by journalist...
Stories of the Adriatic border, both large and small, are featured at the Turin Book Fair with La Bancarella.
May 15, 2026 - Istria, its history, and the indigenous Italian community from new perspectives opened the second day of the Bancarella. The Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia together with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, in collaboration with FederEsuli, as part of the 38th edition of the Turin International Book Fair. The morning opened with the presentation of Bruno Zaro's book Terra d'Istria. A walking journey through memories and testimonies where "every house has its own story to tell" (Lar Editore, Turin 2024),...
La Bancarella is back at the International Book Fair
This year, the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, together with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, has organized, in collaboration with FederEsuli, La Bancarella. Salone del Libro dell'Adriatico Orientale (The Bank. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair) in the prestigious setting of the Turin International Book Fair. The stand in the Oval Pavilion showcases not only the book production of the main associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian exiles, but also presents the Exhibition of Dalmatian Exiles from Istria and Rijeka (MEDIF) with a summary of the multimedia installation created inside the Vittoriano.
“La Bancarella” returns to the Turin International Book Fair
The National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, together with the Multimedia Documentation Center of Julian, Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Culture, in collaboration with the Federation of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exile Associations, and coordinated by Engineer Mauro Runco, is once again organizing "La Bancarella. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair" as part of the Turin International Book Fair. The 38th edition of this prestigious book fair will be held at Lingotto Fiere from May 14th to 18th. La Bancarella, which will highlight the history, culture, and future prospects of Adriatic Italianness, will be...
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...
The FertiliArt Award was awarded to Minister Calderone
"The Arsia mining tragedy must be known throughout Italy, and the Ministry of Labor will do its part by awarding the Star of Merit for Labor in memory of that massacre of 185 compatriots," said Minister of Labor and Social Policies Marina Elvira Calderone, who today received the FertiliArt 2025-2050 award at the Bancarella. Eastern Adriatic Book Fair, currently taking place on Riva III Novembre in Trieste within the Barcolana Village. Trieste's Mayor, Roberto Dipiazza, spoke on behalf of the city, conveying greetings to the distinguished guest of the event organized by the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia...
Trieste and Alghero join forces in the name of Fertilia
Trieste, the moral capital of the Exodus, and Fertilia, the city where it was founded that welcomed hundreds of Istrian, Fiume, and Dalmatian exiles to Sardinia, are consolidating a relationship of collaboration and cultural planning at the institutional level. Trieste's mayor, Roberto Dipiazza, visited the village north of Alghero for the inauguration of the Egea Ecomuseum, dedicated to the history of the Exodus and to Egea Haffner, the famous "girl with the suitcase," whose photo has become a symbol of the abandonment of their homeland by 350.000 Julian-Dalmatians. In 2023, Dipiazza welcomed the crew of the Klizia vessel, which had...
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