Geografie sul Pasubio

A reportage festival between Rovereto and Pasubio

Geografie sul Pasubio is a cultural event conceived and organized by the Trentino-based publishing house Keller Editore, dedicated to reportage in its most transversal and original form. Launched as a project in 2016 and held for the first time in 2017, the festival interweaves encounters with authors and journalists, mountain trekking, and mountain hut hospitality, moving between the city of Rovereto and the vast Mount Pasubio massif, which stretches between Trentino and Veneto, offering a blend of natural landscapes and deep historical layers linked to the Great War.

Narrating places and peoples

The festival's historical subtitle, Narrating places and peoples, summarizes its spirit: telling the stories of territories and everything that traverses or inhabits them—landscapes, cities, rivers, peoples, memories, animals, nature, society, political and historical events, and individual lives. Each edition brings together national and international reporters and writers to address hot topics in geopolitics, from travel and the environment to conflict zones and Europe's lesser-known regions.

Ascending to discuss

The format is that of a widespread, walking festival. After an opening preview in Rovereto, the ascent along the Pasubio trails leads to the dialogue venues: the Rifugio Lancia and high-altitude mountain huts become open-air meeting rooms, dotted with characteristic small stone structures once used by farmers for summer haymaking. Participants can choose to live the entire multi-day experience—by signing up for the trek and staying in the huts—or simply attend individual meetings.

Culture and mountains in Trentino

The festival takes place in the Municipality of Rovereto, in the province of Trento (Trentino-Alto Adige), and in the municipalities of the Pasubio area (Posina, Terragnolo, Trambileno, Vallarsa, Valli del Pasubio), with the support of the Autonomous Province of Trento. Meetings are free and open to the public, while the trekking with overnight stays requires registration as space is limited.

• Where: Rovereto and Mount Pasubio (Rifugio Lancia, high-altitude mountain huts)
• When: Mid-July
• Who: Italian and international reporters, writers, and journalists
• Organizer: Keller Editore

Geografie sul Pasubio thus proposes a different way of combining reflection, in-depth study, and nature, transforming the Trentino mountains into a large open-air laboratory for storytelling about the world.