Free-time activities

[ICTP info point]

18-20 August 2006
Free-time activities

Trip suggestion
M O N R U P I N O
This Sunday you may like to take a trip to the nearby village of  
Monrupino, which lies in the hills above Trieste.  This website offers  
you a brief history of the area in English, as well as some  
photographs:  
http://www.consorziocastelli.it/icastelli/monrupino?lang=eng.  The 42  
bus from Piazza Oberdan (which also passes the Grotta Gigante), will  
take you straight there.  Monrupino is the smallest village in the  
province of Trieste to have its own Mayor and Council to administer its  
population of about 850 inhabitants.  In Monrupino itself, you can walk  
up the hill to the ancient Church and admire the spectacular panorama.   
You can see right across Trieste, as well as the Slovenian villages  
which lie just across the nearby border.  The other place to visit is  
the Casa Carsica (Carsic House Museum).  At the moment there is an  
ongoing exhibition of mosaics created by a local artist.  The house  
itself is a well-preserved example of how people used to live in the  
hill villages 2 centuries ago.  The Casa Carsica is only open on  
Sundays from 11-12:30 and from 15-17.  There are also several  
restaurants in the area serving typical local food and wine.

A R T  &  E X H I B I T I O N S
An exhibition to celebrate 100 years since the opening of the historic  
Transalpina railway line is open until 31 December in the railway  
museum (Museo Ferroviario  - via Giulio Cesare, 1).  Open Wednesday,  
Saturday and Sunday from 9-13.
Exhibition entitled Andy Warhol's Timeboxes in the ex Fish market  
(Pescheria Centrale) in Trieste down the sea front. This exhibition  
originates from Andy Warhol's Museum in Pittsburgh, USA.  Open until 22  
October every day from 10-23; ticket costs 10 euros.  You can find more  
information at:  www.andywarholtimeboxes.com.
Exhibition entitled "Gli orologi di Miramare" open 9:00-18:00 every day  
in Miramare Castle until 31/1/2007, with a collection of Hapsburg  
timepieces on display in the various rooms of the Castle.
Exhibition entitled "Turqeries: Immagini dal mondo Ottomano nell'Europa  
del XVII" in Palazzo Gopcevic (via Rossini 4, near the Ponterosso  
canal).  This is the Triestine contribution to the big exhibition  
dedicated to the Turks which is taking place throughout the region,  
with exhibitions ongoing in Palmanova, Udine, Pordenone, Grado and  
Villa Manin.  Open until 3 September every day from 9-19, free  
entrance.
At the Museo Revoltella in via Diaz, 27, there is an ongoing exhibition  
entitled "Lessico familiare", dedicated to the life and times of the  
local writer and journalist, Silvio Benco (1874-1949).  Open until 24  
September.
Exhibition entitled "Il Friuli terremotato", commemorating the  
earthquake which devastated large parts of Friuli in 1976, can be seen  
each day from 9-13 at the Museo Postale e Telegrafico della  
Mitteleuropa in piazza Vittorio Veneto until 24 September.
Two important exhibitions at Villa Manin di Passariano.  One "Infinite  
Painting" is ongoing until 24 September from Tues-Sun 10-18, the other  
is called "Sculture nel Parco".  More information on the website (also  
in English): www.villamanincontemporanea.it/.

C H I L D R E N's  A C T I V I T I E S
L'Immaginario Scientifico
This science museum (located on the ground floor level of the Adriatico  
Hotel, entrance at the rear of the hotel, opposite the 36 bus stop) has  
exhibits which are particularly suitable for children.
A children's laboratory will be held on Sunday from 15.45-16.45 for  
those aged 4-7 (chemistry experiments) and from 15:30-17:00 for 8-11  
year olds (chromatography).  You can book by e-mail at  
prenotazioni at immaginarioscientifico.it.  More information on their  
website: www.immaginarioscientifico.it.

Revoltella Museum
Every Saturday at the Revoltella Museum in via Diaz in Trieste, there  
is a children's laboratory organized from 16:00-18:00.  See the web  
site www.museorevoltella.it for more information or call 040-6754350.
Please note also that entrance is free to the museum every Saturday  
until 27 August from 9:30-13:30 and 16-23.

F A I R S  &  M A R K E T S
Craft Market
On Sunday 20 August 2006, there will be an arts and hobby market in the  
roads of the old town behind Piazza della Borsa near the Roman Theatre  
(Teatro Romano) from 8-18.

Flea Market
Each Friday evening for the whole of the summer season, from 18-23 in  
the Caravella area of Sistiana bay there is a weekly antiques and bric  
a brac market.

M U S I C & D A N C I N G
Concert at Miramare Castle
Today, Friday 18 August, the summer concert season in Miramare Castle  
continues.  This evening's concert is a guitar recital performed by the  
Apeiron Quartet.  The concert starts at 20:30 in the Sala del Trono  
(throne room).  Places are limited, so you are advised to get there  
early.

Muggia sotto le stelle - concerts in Muggia
 From Friday to Sunday evening there will be blues, rock and jazz  
concerts throughout the squares and streets of Muggia.  At 21 on Friday  
18 August in Porto San Rocco, there will be a live band playing music  
to dance to, on Saturday 19 August at 21 in Piazza Marconi there will  
be a 60's music concert, and in the same square on Sunday at 21, the  
local brass band will give a concert.  You can get to Muggia by the  
Delfino Verde boat from the Molo Pescheria in Trieste town centre or  
bus 20.  There is lots to see and do in this little fishing village.   
This website will give you some more information and images:  
http://www.muggia.info/

T O U R S
Trieste by Train
The "Rondo'" historical train which tours Trieste and the surrounding  
hills on the old railway lines started its summer season last weekend.   
Trains leave Campo Marzio station each Sunday at 9:45 and 15, and the  
main Railway station at 11:53 and 17:10.  The journey lasts about 1n  
hour and twenty minutes.  Tickets cost 8 Euro for a single, 12 Euro for  
a return.
Trieste by Bus
Every Saturday a bus leaves for a tour of Trieste from in front of the  
train station at 14.00.  It takes in all of the main sights to see  
downtown, and there is also a 30-minute stop at St. Giusto Castle,  
where you can walk along the Castle walls or visit the Cathedral or  
simply enjoy the spectacular views.  Tickets may be bought in the Sala  
Eurostar in the main railway station and cost 5.20 Euro, with children  
under 10 travelling free.
Trieste by Boat
There are now several boat trips operating locally for the summer  
season: Trieste-Muggia, Trieste-Barcola-Grignano (see the following web  
site for timetables and prices:  
www.triestetrasporti.it/ttspa/cms/002/html/modules.php? 
op=modload&name=PostWrap&file=index&page=/ttspa/pages/ita/pages/ 
indexsermar.php&height=800.
Please note that all these boat trips within the Province of Trieste  
are free of charge to those who hold an annual or monthly "rete"  
transport ticket.  We have been informed however that the  
Trieste-Muggia route is now no longer free for rete holders!
The Delfino Verde boat has also started operating the route Trieste -  
Grado.  More details on the site: www.delfinoverde.it.

For more information on all of the above, and for lots more suggestions  
of what to see and do locally, please contact the InfoPoint in the Main  
Building Reception (ext. 433).
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