èStoria

History Told in Gorizia

For over twenty years, every spring, Gorizia has become the Italian capital of historical dissemination thanks to èStoria, the International History Festival. For a week, the border city fills with conferences, debates, lectures, book presentations, and meetings with major figures from the academic, cultural, and journalistic world, in a program that revolves around a different theme each year.

Organized by the èStoria Cultural Association, the festival has made Gorizia a reference point for anyone who loves history, from scholars to students, from the simply curious to enthusiasts. Its location, in a city symbolic of 20th-century Europe and now a European Capital of Culture along with Nova Gorica, reinforces its international vocation and its ability to interpret the past in a European context.

Hundreds of Events in Squares and Theaters

The heart of the festival is the Erodoto Tent, the symbolic space that hosts many of the meetings, but the events spread throughout the city: from the Giuseppe Verdi Municipal Theater to Palazzo de Grazia, from university auditoriums to historic city center locations. Each edition features hundreds of events and hosts hundreds of guests, including renowned historians, writers, journalists, and witnesses.

Alongside the program of meetings, èStoria annually awards the èStoria Prize and special prizes to personalities who have distinguished themselves in historical research and dissemination. The festival also hosts the èStoria Film Festival, the film review that complements the spoken word with the language of cinema, with screenings and meetings with directors and authors.

A Festival to Understand the Present

More than just a festival, èStoria is an opportunity to use history as a key to understanding the present. Each edition tackles a major theme—from wars to revolutions, from migrations to religions—inviting the public to reflect on the roots of our times. It is an event that attracts thousands of visitors from all over Italy and abroad, contributing to making Gorizia a city of culture open to the world.