‘Exploring the unknown’. This is the main theme of the seventh edition ofUlyssesFest. The event, organized by the publishing house EDT and presented today in Milan by Lonely Planet, will come to Ancona from 4 to 7 July.
“We have choosen Ancona and the Marche – explains Angelo Pittrodirector of Lonely Planet Italia – because, after having met the city administration and having listened to their project relating to tourism for the relaunch of the destination, we thought it was in line with our commitment to suggesting new destinations to our readers”.
A plus for the location chosen for the 2024 edition is the possibility of reaching the region both by plane and by train, with constantly improving connectivity, as underlined Angelo EliantonioCouncilor for Major Events of the Municipality of Ancona.
A widespread event
This year’s UlisseFest will be more than ever widespread eventwhich will embrace many of the most vibrant places in the Marche capital with guests such as Umberto Galimberti, Giobbe Covatta, Malika Ayane and Skin. “We will start on May 31st with the first preview at the Teatro delle Muse with Alessandro D’Avenia – specifies Pittro -. On July 2nd at the Mole Vanvitelliana there will be a musical reading dedicated to Tiziano Terzani, while the following evening it will be the turn of the cinema with three short films selected by the Banff Mountain Film Festival”.
The official opening will be iJuly 4th at 7.30pm in Piazza del Plebiscitowith a free concert offered by Switzerland Tourism.
The experiential soul of the event will be expressed through workshops and laboratories.
