Umbria at the Rimini Meeting 2023: a successful start for the Umbria Region stand made and managed by Sviluppumbria
20 - 25 August 2023
Umbria is present at Meeting di Rimini 2023
with a stand dedicated to the regional tourism offer and to the promotion of walks and outdoor activities with a special focus on family holidays. Visitors and guests are discover the green heart of Italy through the Via di Francesco, the small villages found throughout the area, workshops for children, open-air sports and contact with nature. Numerous guests are enlivening the Umbria stand and the many visitors present.
Umbria is the ideal destination for family holidays: a lively and hospitable territory. There are so many experiences and proposals for spending time with friends, having fun and being together. Games, workshops, shows, readings and surprising encounters to accompany young visitors on their discovery of the green heart of Italy. The Gnefro, the elf of the Valnerina, tells children the legend of the love between the shepherd Velino and the nymph Nera, a mythological tale that, starting from the Marmore Falls, explains the close link between water, the nature of the place and the magic of the territory. An expert entomologist teaches the art of building houses for bees and insects to learn first-hand the importance of biological control and biodiversity protection. Another surprise on the stand are the comics of Pimpa, the little red-spotted dog from the pencil of Altan, who wanders around the National Gallery of Umbria proposing a journey through Umbrian art history among the paintings of Perugino and other artists. An exceptional guide able to bring younger visitors closer to art.
The Umbria Region stand is managed and created by Sviluppumbria. The regional presence is financed with ERDF funds, intervention line C, action 871.
The Umbria stand is located in Pavilion C1. Link ->The Rimini Meeting takes place from 20 to 25 August 2023 from 10.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Rimini Exhibition Centre. The Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples in Rimini is a popular event in the panorama of events taking place in Italy and Europe, an important opportunity to promote the values of Umbria.
The President of the Umbria Region, Donatella Tesei, also visited the Umbria stand.
On Monday 21/08/23 at 5.00 p.m., she took part in the meeting 'EUROPE OF STATES OR EUROPE OF REGIONS?' together with Francesco Acquaroli, President of the Marche Region; Sergio Emidio Bini, Councillor for Productive Activities and Tourism of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region; Maurizio Fugatti, President of the Autonomous Province of Trento. The event, moderated by Andrea Simoncini, Vice-President Meeting Foundation for Friendship Among Peoples ETS, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Florence, can be viewed on the social channels of Meeting Rimini. Link ->to illustrate the Umbria Region's exhibition area set up and managed by Sviluppumbria. During the day, Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forestry, also visited the Umbria stand and met with Dr. Sciurpa. The green heart of Italy's commitment to sustainable growth.
Institutional visit also for the Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, together with the Hon. Raffaele Nevi at the Umbria stand at the Rimini Meeting.
