Conversazioni dal Mare

Conversazioni dal Mare: Giovinazzo's Cultural Summer

Every summer, the historic center of Giovinazzo—overlooking the Adriatic in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia—becomes the stage for «Conversazioni dal Mare», one of the most popular cultural festivals on the Bari coast. Organized by the Artemia Association, the event takes place in the picturesque cove of Cala Porto, the town's old harbor, where audiences gather at sunset to listen to leading voices in Italian journalism, literature, and culture.

An Open-Air Festival

Born to bring current events and civic reflection to the seaside, the festival offers three evenings of free meetings featuring top journalists, writers, historians, and public figures. The format is based on direct dialogue: each guest shares their work, a book, or a current topic in an intimate setting with a large, attentive audience. International reportage, stories of legality, democratic issues, and literary narratives make up a program that balances deep insight with the lightness of summer.

Words and Music Under the Stars

Alongside the talks, «Conversazioni dal Mare» always makes room for live music, with concerts and readings featuring the Apulian Philharmonic Orchestra in evenings dedicated to storytelling through music. Civic theater and narrative find their place thanks to guests capable of transforming a simple meeting into a performance of words and emotion.

Conversazioni dal Mare Young

The festival also looks to the younger generation with the «Conversazioni dal Mare Young» section, offering free reading and painting workshops designed to introduce children and teenagers to themes of inclusion and sharing. It is the festival's way of expanding its audience and cultivating new generations of readers.

A Project Uniting Apulia

From a local event, «Conversazioni dal Mare» has grown into a traveling festival that, after the evenings in Giovinazzo, continues in other locations across the region, such as Mattinata on the Gargano peninsula. With free admission to all events, the festival confirms its popular and inclusive spirit, offering residents and tourists an authentic cultural experience in the heart of the Apulian summer, between the stones of Giovinazzo and the breath of the Adriatic.