10:30 am
Davide Poggi, Giuseppe Fornari
WHERE THOUGHT BREATHES: ZAMBONI IN BOSCO AND NIETZSCHE IN RECOARO
Two philosophers found in the Lessini Mountains a privileged place for their reflections and speculations: Giuseppe Zamboni from Verona, who spent his final years in Bosco Chiesanuova, and Friedrich Nietzsche who, due to health problems, spent his last summers in Recoaro Terme. In conversation with their colleague Giorgio Erle, Davide Poggi and Giuseppe Fornari, professors at the University of Verona, talk about the “need for mountains” of two great voices of philosophy, to nourish the “parts of the mind”, as Plato called them.
3:00 pm
Cristina Bellemo
NIGHT STORIES
“What's inside the night outside of me?” Falling asleep requires an act of faith, to move from seeing to dreaming. What happens during sleep is uncontrollable and sometimes remains secret. Cristina Bellemo, author of Poesie notturne (Topipittori, 2025) and Amelia (Il Castoro, 2020), is aware of this. The latter is the story of a sheep who is enchanted by the first evening star and, distracted, remains outside the barn. What will she discover about the night that scares her a little? What will she learn about herself?
4:00 pm
Manuel Panarotto
BEYOND THE LESSINIA PASTURES. IN THE REALM OF WILDERNESS
The landscapes of the Lessini Mountains are well known and often photographed—but what about its animals? In Oltre i Pascoli della Lessinia. Nel Regno della Natura Selvaggia (Beyond the Lessinia Pastures: in the Realm of Wilderness, wabisabi books, 2025), Manuel Panarotto reveals an extraordinary world of wildlife that only those with the patience and sensitivity to give it time can truly discover. The special guest is Ottavio, the inseparable dog who joins Manuel on every watch. Marta Bic
