Festival

di letteratura di montagna, viaggio, avventura

Welcome to LetterAltura 2013

Seventh Edition



Verbania: 
27 – 30 June 2013

Valle Antrona (Antronapiana e Viganella): 5 - 7 July 2013

Lago d’Orta (Ameno): 13 - 14 July 2013

Valle Vigezzo (Santa Maria Maggiore) and Vallemaggia (Cevio): 20 - 21 July 2013



For the seventh year running, a Cultural Festival not to be missed – Lago Maggiore LetterAltura 2013: 45 events, meetings with authors, performances, and creative workshops and more than 50 national and international guests to focus attention on the mountains and promote them as one of the global priorities of humanity; the only source of water that can guarantee a future for next generations.

Joining us, among others, will be: the writers Jon Stefansson, Rachel Joyce, Marcello Fois, Mirella Tenderini, Marco Albino Ferrari, Maria Perosino, Wu Ming 1, Enrico Camanni, Sebastiano Vassalli, Andrea Vitali, the actor David Riondino, the musicians Fanfara Taurinense, Yo Yo Mundi, Banda di Piazza di Caricamento, Luciano Pompilio, the climbers Daniele Nardi and Pietro Giglio, the architects Giovanni Simonis, Christoph Mayr Fingerle, Michele Merlo, Stefano Boeri,  the photographers Lorenzo Di Nozzi, Claude Marthaler, the landscape expert Michael Jakob, the historian Philippe Daverio, the director Amos Gitai.

The programme framework remains unchanged from last year: from moning meetings to late night performances, the public will be able to meet the authors, participate in debates, reflect on our chosen themes and enjoy many other interesting activities.

In the programme, however, there are some interesting new activities that can be found in the online version.

THEMATIC PATHS: Architecture and Alpine Landscape, Honey, Climbing, Bees, CAI (Italian Alpine Club) 150: these are the themes that, following the common threads of the mountains, travel and adventure, have guided the inspiration of many of the activities of LetterAltura 2013.

KID’S SPACE! LetterAltura is a festival for everyone: adults and children. Kids of all ages will be able to get involved by joining in our special activities provided just for them. These include: meetings with specific authors and funny musical and creative activities.

Lago Maggiore LetterAltura 2013: an occasion to discover a wonderful place together with well-known personalities of international culture.