Conference
The second edition of Invito al viaggio, the cycle of meetings between travel authors will be held at Palazzo Vedramin Grimani from 22 to 24 November 2024 in collaboration with Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia and Alliance Française di Venezia, with the support of Fondation Etrillard.
To attend all the appointments, participate in the meetings and in the aperitifs with the authors, all you need to do is become a Friend dell'Albero d'Oro (fee starting from 20€).
Friday 22 November, 11 am – 12:30 pm
Guillaume Villeneuve in conversation with Béatrice de Reyniès
In the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Translating stories and cultures across borders opens doors to extraordinary worlds and heroes.
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Friday 22 November, 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Emilienne Malfatto and Karina Sainz Borgo in conversation
with Adrián J. Sáez
In Colombia and Venezuela, stories of life and death between fiction and reality.
Meeting in Spanish, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Friday 22 November, 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Katell Faria and Loïc Finaz in conversation
with Marie-Christine Jamet
Leaving to bear witness of conflicts means being exposed to risks: how to adapt and how to continue to relate?
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Saturday 23 November, 11 am – 12:30 pm
Olivier Frébourg, Sylvain Tesson and Ingrid Thobois in conversation
with Patrick Vallélian
Travelling, wandering and itinerating to experience the world through the poetry of places, its history and our imagination.
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Saturday 23 November, 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Elena Dak and Erika Fatland in conversation
with Julien Zanetta
Adventure is nourished by the encounter, learning about ourselves and others.
Meeting in English, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Saturday 23 November, 6 pm – 7:30 pm
Olivier Weber and Matthias Zschokke in conversation,
with Patrick Vallélian
From Herodotus to Ella Maillart and Joseph Kessel, an age-old method of writing that is still relevant today, telling the story of the world through our encounters and the places we visit.
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Sunday 24 November
11 am – 12:30 pm
Guido Fuga and Lele Vianello in conversation
with Luisa Ballin
The word is given to those Venetians — by birth or adoption — who offer an original perspective to travellers discovering the city.
Meeting in Italian.
Sunday 24 November
4 pm – 4:45 pm
Catherine Van Offelen in conversation with Béatrice de Reyniès
The phronesis of the Greeks against modern precautionism
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
Sunday 24 November, 5 pm – 6:30 pm
Sylvain Tesson, Olivier Weber in conversation
with Patrick Vallélian
From Marco Polo to the present day, the thirst for new spaces, driven by a passionate curiosity to discover the mysteries of the universe, has inspired writers to head off, and if possible, into the unknown. Today, what remains to be discovered?
Meeting in French, simultaneous translation in Italian.
