Debut for the " Terni Falls Festival", the event that wants to rediscover the territory of Terni, Narni and Valnerina with a series of cultural events related to the charm of the Marmore Waterfall, that is the great attraction able, through the centuries, and especially at the time of the Grand Tour, to attract in Umbria travellers from all over the world.

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From Galileo Galilei to Vittorio Alfieri, from Lord Byron to von Goethe, passing through Vittorio Alfieri, Hans Christian Andersen, Camille Corot, Giacomo Leopardi, Charles Dickens: there is a long list of the great personalities of science, literature, politics and painting who have passed through and stayed in Terni or Narni, with the intention of visiting the much praised fall of the Velino River into the Nera river, the highest waterfall in Europe (165 metres).

The idea behind the initiative is to make culture and promote the territory, by enhancing each year one of these famous figures.

2018 marks the bicentenary since the couple Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley went to the Marmore Waterfall. They came to admire it on 18 November 1818, leaving impressive testimonies in their diaries.

The rich program of the festival offers walks in the historic centres, in-depth debates, concerts and shows, all themed with the subject chosen for this first edition.

In fact, 2018 is also the year that marks the bicentenary of Frankenstein’s publication, the famous Gothic novel that made the fortune of Mary Shelley as author.

For further information:

http://www.comune.terni.it/