The Andersen Festival, one of the most important cultural events on the Italian calendar, reaches its 28th edition this year, from 5 to 8 June in Sestri Levante, Liguria.
A cultural event of extraordinary importance
With a total of 44 events this year and some 80,000 visitors per edition, the Andersen Festival's evocative locations are ready once again to welcome guests with a programme packed with events. “The Andersen Festival is a cultural event of extraordinary importance, not only for Sestri Levante, but for our entire region,” said the president of the Liguria Region, Marco Bucci.
Sestri Levante blends simplicity with sophistication
The Andersen Festival showcases Liguria: a region that spans the sea and mountains, history, art, festivals and important cultural initiatives, offering a unique tourist experience, and Sestri Levante combines the quiet rhythms of a seaside village with the more dynamic pace of a holiday in a sophisticated location.
A stage on water and historic settings
From the Baia del Silenzio with its stage on the water to the Baia delle Favole, from the ruins of the Oratory of Santa Caterina to the Convent of the Annunciation, from historic buildings to town squares and streets: each of these spaces, within walking distance, is transformed for four days, from morning until evening. “The theme that will accompany the next three editions will be Time: a concept that will guide us every day and that through art can be observed, recounted and even suspended,” says Duccio Forzano, the new artistic director of the Festival. The Andersen - Baia delle Favole Prize, a literary competition for unpublished fairy tales, now in its 58th edition, will award the winners on Saturday 7 June. For information: www.andersensestri.it
