Ridge Line Friday 31 July 2026 – Palazzo delle Feste Across the Atlantic with Vittorio Meano and Beneath the Alps with the people of Biella: two epic feats of Italian ingenuity from the 19th and 20th centuries 5.30 pm – Vittorio Meano from Gravere, Architect of the New World: a fascinating account by Daniel Martinez, journalist for the BBC and ESPN6.30 pm – Historians Danilo Craveia and Anna Bosazza discuss the pivotal role played by engineers and labourers from Biella in the Fréjus railway tunnel Saturday 1 August 2026 – Palazzo delle Feste Land of Champions, Sport and Alpine Feats5.30 pm – Stefania Belmondo – I Learnt to Win (Graphot Editrice)6.30 pm – Paolo De Chiesa and Sergio Barducci – I Skimmed the Sky (Edizioni Minerva) Discussions moderated by Daniel Martinez, BBC and ESPN journalist Saturday 2 August 2026 – Palazzo delle Feste Origins, Territory and Alpine Communities5.30 pm – Franco Faggiani – Escartons, the Free Communities of the Occitan Valleys (Fusta Editore); Andrea Dematteis – The Betrayed Valley (Fusta Editore)Moderator: Antonella Filippi Free admission
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