Art Nouveau Week 2026: Lazio's Liberty architecture along coast and cities

The eighth edition of Art Nouveau Week, organized by Italia Liberty and directed by Andrea Speziali, takes place from July 8 to 14, 2026, across the Lazio region. The festival's theme is "Il Mare" (The Sea), highlighting Liberty-style architecture along the Tyrrhenian coast and in cities like Rome, Anzio, Ostia, Santa Marinella, Fiuggi, Tivoli, and Cave. Events include guided tours, cultural itineraries, drawing sessions, and sand sculptures on Fregene beach. The festival opens on July 8 with parallel routes in Anzio (Paradiso sul Mare, Villa Adele, Teatro Romano, Villa di Nerone) and Rome's Prati district (Villini Cagiati and Vitale). Subsequent days feature visits to Cave, Casa Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi, Ostia (Castello di Giulio II, Ostia Antica, Lido villas), Rome (Palazzo Tritone, Paolo Paschetto's stained glass, ex Albergo Diurno, Ernesto Basile's works in Sallustiano), Fiuggi, Tivoli (Villa Gregoriana), and Santa Marinella (Castello Odescalchi, Villa delle Guardiole). The finale on July 14 returns to Rome's Quartiere Coppedè, via Veneto, and Villa Torlonia. A commemorative stamp "L'Art Nouveau in Italia" issued by the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, designed by Speziali, marks the first Italian postage stamp entirely dedicated to Art Nouveau.