Antonio Ciacci was born in Tivoli, lived for years between Montebelluna and Valdobbiadene, and always proudly claimed San Marino citizenship. From today, those places are linked by a pact bearing the name by which everyone knew him: Little Tony. At the Castello Festival (26 and 27 September), the Council of Serravalle signed a memorandum of understanding at the Casa del Castello with the municipalities of Tivoli, Montebelluna and Valdobbiadene, and also sealed a friendship pact with Gradara.
This is no mere symbolic gesture. The agreement provides for the four territories to take turns, on a rotating basis, in organising musical, cultural and artistic events dedicated to the singer, as part of a project designed to promote all the communities involved. The initiative originated with Serravalle’s Castle Council in collaboration with Roberto Valerio, an entrepreneur and close friend of the artist, and had gone through a series of preparatory meetings among the four municipalities in recent months.
The first concrete step is already visible: a permanent photographic exhibition has been inaugurated in Serravalle’s multipurpose hall, which bears his name. The images come from Valerio himself, who dedicated the first museum to Little Tony, in Valdobbiadene. The ribbon was cut by his daughter, Cristiana Ciacci, for whom the day carried special significance.
The signing took place at the end of a historical re-enactment in costume within the Castle walls, staged by the Fanciulli and the Corte di Olnano together with performers who travelled from Sulmona. Alongside the Captain of the Castle, Andrea Crescentini, the agreement was signed by Montebelluna’s tourism councillor Debora Varaschin, Valdobbiadene’s mayor Luciano Fregonese, and Gradara’s mayor Filippo Gasperi, in the presence of Secretaries of State Marco Gatti and Andrea Belluzzi. For Serravalle, council members Vittorio Brigliadori and Gloria Menghi also contributed to the project.
