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eStoria Festival: Walk of Peace – From the Horrors of World War I to a Story of Coexistence and Respect

28. 5. 2026 15:00 - 16:00 Interpretacijski center EPIC - Dvorana EPIC

Slovenian and Italian experts will analyze the religions that coexisted in the areas affected by World War I between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea: Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, and Islam. The church in Javorca, the Russian chapel below Vršič, the mosque in Log pod Mangartom, the Austro-Hungarian cemetery in Trieste, and the ossuary in Timavo will be presented as symbols of remembrance, faith, and reconciliation among nations.

Speakers: Vinko Avsenak, Damjana Fortunat Černilogar, Uroš Košir, Luca Piacquadio, Petra Svoljšak, Roberto Todero

Event time: 3:00 PM

Organizer: “Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation”

Simultaneous interpretation into Italian and Slovenian will be available.