Adria Camino Festival – Program
2.05. THURSDAY
18:00 – 19:00 Participants registration
19:00 – Welcome cocktail
3.05. FRIDAY
8:30-10:00 Participant’s registration
10:00 -10:10 Official opening of the Festival
10:10-10:20 Common European cultural heritage – Commissioner Iliana Ivanova, European Commission
10:20-10:30 Camino values as European values – Francisco José Millán Mon, MEP, European Parliament
10:20-10:40 Camino’s Role in Shaping European Identity Željana Zovko, MEP, European Parliament
11:00-11:20 Cultural Routes – Connecting Europe – Tatjana Horvatić, Ministry of Culture and media Croatia, Council of Europe (EPA)
10:40:11:00 Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe as a model of promotion of European values and sustainable development of special interest tourism (case studies from Istria) Assoc. Prof. PhD Nataša Urošević, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula,
11:20-11:40 COFFE BREAK
11:40-12:00 United By The Way: Europe’s Camino Routes – Francisco Singul, European Federation of St. James Way, Council of Europe
11:40:-13:00 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) workshop: Camino shell colors
12:00-12:20 Camino Europa Compostela – Jorge Martinez Cava, Spanish federation of Camino associations
12:20-12:40 Confraternities: seeking the sacred as a band of brothers (and sisters) – Dr William Griffiths , Confraternity of St James, London – UK
12:40-13:00 Croatia’s Camino heritage: Walking the Way Since 1203 AD – Mirko Tunjić, honorary consul of Spain in Croatia
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30 -14:50 Creative Europe and EU support for the development of Camino de Santiago Cultural Route – Gabrielle Bernoville, European Commission
14:30-15:10 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) workshop: design your Camino stamp
14:50-15:10 Institutional University Chair “The Way of Saint James and Pilgrimages” – Prof. Miguel Tain, University of Santiago de Compostela
15:10-16:10 roundtable panel: Europe was made on the pilgrim roads to Compostela
16:10 -16:30 Camino Croatia – 3257 km to Santiago de Compostela Vedran Prazen, Confraternity of St. James – Croatia
16:30-17:00 COFFE BREAK
17:10-17:30 Camino Poland – fr. Adam Jeszka, Nicolas Copernicus University of Torun
17:30-17:50 Hungarian Camino Association – Eszter Madar, Saint James Fraternity Hungary
17:50-18:10 The Way of St. James in Slovenia Andreja Grahek, The Association of Friends of the Way of St. James in Slovenia
18:10-18:30 Camino routes in Girona province (Catalonia) Joaquim Rosa, Asociación Gerunda
18:30-18:50 Camino Banovina – Kristina Suppe, Petrinja Tourist Board
18:50-19:10 Camino Međugorje – Ivana Silvestro, Confraternity of St. James, Međugorje
EVENING BREAK
20:30 An exclusive sneak preview of Bill Bennett’s new Camino movie “The Way, My Way” – link
movie Q & A
Movie Preview “The Way, My Way” by Bill Bennet
“… the most authentic representation of the experience of the Camino to Santiago to date. The movie is unique in that as well as professional actors many real pilgrims appear as part of the drama. You will laugh, cry, identify and above all you will be inspired by this film. It truly presents the transformational nature of the Camino experience…”
Johnniewalker Santiago, veteran pilgrim, author, Camino aficionado
4.05. SATURDAY
9:00-9:20 Re-inventing pilgrimage in Europe – Peter Hesserling, Dutch Society of St. James
9:00-9:40 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) A Camino of over 3300 km – From Osijek to Santiago de Compostela
9:20-9:40 Trusting strangers: Blind pilgrim on Camino de Santiago – Marina Radošić
9:40-10:00 Camino Slovakia – Radoslava Kornaj, Camino association Slovakia
9:40-10:00 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) workshop: Camino equipment tips
10:00-10:20 Via Podolico – Camino Ukraine
10:00-10:20 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) My Way, Camino Podravina
10:20-10:40 COFFE BREAK
10:40:11:40 Workshop on EU funding for Camino associations and institutions. Gabrielle Bernoville, European Commission
10:40 – 11:40 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) Camino shell colors
11:40-13:00 LUNCH
13:00-19:30 walking the Camino South Istria route
21:00 costume play: To Santiago de Compostela from Croatia in 1203 A0
Costume Play “Medieval Camino – 1203 AD”
A group of pilgrims, amateur actors, will take you on a Camino journey in the 13th century, in this costumed play. They will share a story about the Camino pilgrimage from Croatia to Santiago de Compostela in 1203 AD.
5.05. SUNDAY
9:00-9:20 A Story of Botafumeiro: Tiraboleiro – Herman J.R. Velvis, Dutch Society of St. James
9:00 – 10:00 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) Workshop: Carrying My Cross (making a personalized backpack cross)
9:20-9:40 Belgian Association – friends of St. James – Pascal Duchêne, Belgian Association – friends of St. James
9:40-10:00 Camino de Santiago on TV – Gabrielle Greu, Association of Friends of the Camino de Santiago Romania
10:00 – 11:00 (Conference Hall Biana Istriana) Workshop: Making a Camino Rosary
10:00-10:20 St James Association: Netherlands – Peter Hesserling, Dutch Society of St. James
10:20-10:40 COFFE BREAK
10:40-11:00 Unique attraction of El Camino de Santiago – John Rafferty, author and pilgrim
11:00-11:30 roundtable panel: Camino – opportunities for development and cooperation
11:30-11:40 closure of the Festival
12:00 Holy Mass Crkva sv. Antuna – Pula location
