The first edition of the “Week of the Sea” is proceeding at the sent rhythm, scheduled in Diamante until May 18thwho is enjoying enthusiasm and participation. Thursday the event – organized by the Municipality of Diamante in collaboration with the Calabria Region, Arsac, Extraordinary Calabria, Marine Parks Calabria Region – will be enriched by the conferences. In fact, from tomorrow, Thursday 15 May, the second phase of the “Week of the Sea” will start closely linked to the first on the push of the concrete actions to respect the resource of the sea and know how to collect, in a wise way, its fruits also from a social, tourist and economic point of view.
The first of the talk scheduled is “Patrima is Marinar”, which will be held on Thursday 15 May at 19.30 at the parish oratory “Don Tonino Bello”. The title of the meeting is emblematic, focused on the tradition of the Feast of the Madonna dei Pescatori di Diamante, which is renewed, between rites, symbols and faith, Sunday 18 May. Speakers: Don Franco Liporace, priest parish “Jesus good shepherd” by Diamante, Don Michele Coppa, priest parish “Immaculate Conception” of Diamante, Mariano Casella, president of the City Council of Diamante, Martina Presta, Councilor for Common Culture Diamond. Local fishermen and the heirs of those who made the history of local fishing will tell, during the event, anecdotes, customs and traditions of the party of the third Sunday of May. The interventions, moderated by the journalist Alessia Antonucci, will be interspersed with Enzo Ritondale with recitals of poems in the vernacular.
On Friday 16 May, at 7.30 pm, the Talk “Sea and land is scheduled on the Mancini/Fabiana promenade: resources and perspectives for new forms of sustainable tourism”. Mariano Casella and Francesco Bartolotta, respectively president of the Council and Councilor for Tourism of the Municipality of Diamante will take the institutional greetings. Speakers: Enzo Monaco, president “Italian Academy of Chili pepper”, Achille Order, mayor of the Municipality of Diamante, Fulvia Caligiuri, general manager Arsac. The conclusions of the talk on the Blue Economy – moderated by the journalist Alessia Antonucci – will be entrusted to Gianluca Gallo, agriculture councilor, agri -food resources and forestry forestry Calabria.
Saturday 17 May, always on the Lungomare Mancini/Fabiani, at 19.30, the meeting “territory and protection of biodiversity will be held: CETS for governance and ethical tourism in Calabria”. The commissioner Bartolotta and the commissioner with delegation to the University of the Municipality of Diamante, Micaela Belcastro, brought the institutional greetings. The interventions of Antonino De Lorenzo, mayor from the Mare, of the Marshal Chiara Liparulo, commander of the Carabinieri Forestali Scalea, by Antonio Rancati, president of “Octopolis Foundation”, by Francesco Sex, world champion of underwater photography and researcher of the Department of Engineering of the Environment Unical, are planned. The meeting will be moderated by the journalist Francesca Magurn. To conclude the works Raffaele Greco, General Manager of the Marine Parks Authority Region Calabria.
The part of the conference will be joined by the one dedicated to live concerts, sports activities on the beach and water, workshops and games for children. There will be itinerant shows and food and wine tastings that will lead to the discovery of new flavors and original combinations. On Friday 16, at 6.00 pm, the areas of the Sea Week will be inaugurated on the Mancini/Fabiana promenade: the “Calabria pavilion”, which until Sunday will host aperitifs and show cooking; the area of taste; the tasting area with exposed products; The Blue Kids area.