Festival of Castellieri | Italy-Slovenia

29 Final press conference for the PRIMIS PLUS project General training course on digital accessibility (Italy)

8 Online Information Session on the Euro-MED Programme Call - MMM Coordinated Call

9 Veneto Region Info Day on the Calls under the Coordinated MMM Call

13 Inauguration of the new Immersive Room

INVITATION

You are cordially invited to the event

Festival of Castellieri and Conclusion of the Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction within the KAŠTellieri project

promoted within the project

KAŠTellieri

Sustainable cultural and tourist destination: Cross-Border Land of the Protohistoric Castellieri of the Northern Adriatic

The project is co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg VI-A Italy-Slovenia Programme.

Festival of Castellieri and conclusion of the Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction

The event will take place

Friday and Saturday, 5 and 6 June 2026

Programme

Friday, 5 June 2026

Praetorian Palace

Tito Square 3, 6000 Koper

8:45 a.m.	Registration of participants
9:00 a.m.	Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction and presentation of the newly established Mediterranean Archaeology Office. Dr. Maša Saccara
9:30 a.m.	Presentation of the preliminary results of archaeological research carried out within the Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction. Tina Nanut, Avgusta d.o.o.
10:30 a.m.	Presentation of the drystone construction workshops held within the Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction. Dejan Zadravec
11:00 a.m.	Presentation of 3D data acquisition and field data processing. Lan Višnar, Avgusta d.o.o.
11:30 a.m.	New data on the topography of the Elleri Castelliere Dr. Federico Bernardini
12:00 p.m.	Concept design for sensory points and an area for workshops and relaxation at the Elleri castelliere ELEMENTARNA, design and consulting
12:30 p.m.	Castellieri of Rest: a journey from protohistory to spaces of peace between sea, stone and people Nea Culpa, Agency for the Development and Communication of Cultural Tourism
1:00 p.m.	Exchange of knowledge and good practices among associations and opening of the exhibition of replicas of ancient Histrian jewellery Šparžin Association, Miljski hribi Association and David Hrvatin
1:30 p.m.	Ceremony for the awarding of certificates to the participants of the Cross-Border School for Archaeological Research on Castellieri and Drystone Construction
1:45 p.m.	Refreshments

Saturday, 6 June 2026

Sonček Centre (farm) Elerji

Premanzano 1, 6280 Ankaran

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.	Mystical gong sound bath at the castelliere. REGISTRATION
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.	Treasure hunt – archaeological sandbox for children
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Prehistoric weaving – demonstration of tablet weaving with the opportunity to try the technique
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Creative workshops for children: “Making your own clay jewellery”
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Making the Istrian folk instrument “nunalca” in the workshop “Whistle and be quiet!”
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.	Guided walk along the archaeological trail
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Dance performance by the Fiona Dance School and performance by the children’s choir of Hrvatini Primary School
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Musical performance by Romana Krajnčan
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.	Guided cycling tour along the castellieri route. REGISTRATION Meeting point: Sonček Farm, Elerji
5:00 p.m.	Opening of the Ex-tempore exhibition with a cultural programme Sonček Centre
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Activities throughout the day Castellieri market – local products and specialities Ex-tempore

The event will be held in Slovenian and Italian.

June

2026