Sunday 21 August : Tour to Old Port of Trieste and SLOVENIA

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SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2011

Special guided tour by coach to OLD PORT OF TRIESTE to visit the "BIENNALE
DIFFUSA" EXHIBIT IN TRIESTE  AND EXCURSION TO SLOVENIA TO VISIT THE
COASTAL TOWNS OF  PIRAN AND KOPER


The tour will start with the visit of the Contemporary Art Exhibition
"Biennale Diffusa", an extension of the renown 54th International Venice
Biennale event organized by famous art critic Vittorio Sgarbi. It is
located in the old port of Trieste, the so-called  "Forbidden City" and
the exhibit is held in outstanding "Magazzino 26" (1890), first time ever
opened to the public. You will then go to Slovenia to visit the beautiful
coastal towns of Piran and Koper on the Adriatic coast.  Both Piran and
Koper, as well as most of the coastal towns in Slovenia and Croatia had
historic and cultural ties with ancient Rome, the Republic of Venice, the
Austro-Hungarian Empire and Italy. Piran is the birthplace of Italian
composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini. You will visit the Venetian style
town and then proceed to Koper, the largest commercial port in Slovenia
and visit its historic city centre with the 15th century Praetorian Palace
and the Loggia in Venetian Gothic style.

When the tour ends, you may choose to get off in Trieste City Centre or
proceed with the ICTP bus to Grignano. Please remember that the last city
bus to Grignano/ICTP leaves at 23:10 from Piazza Oberdan.


MEETING POINT with our English-speaking guide Ms Paola Alzetta is fixed at
12:50 in Grignano near bus stop 6 by the sea.

BRING YOUR PASSPORTS OR ID CARDS WITH YOU.

Return time to Trieste is fixed at approximately 20:00.

Please wear comfortable walking shoes and take a bottle of water (and a
small umbrella in case of rain).You will stop sometime during the tour for
a quick snack/drink.

The discounted contribution for the tour is euro 5/head payable at the
Info Point when you sign up (8:30 - 16:48) plus euro 6/head for entrance
to the Art Exhibition payable directly to the guide on the bus before the
tour starts.

During the trip, it is essential to be punctual with timings recommended
by the guide. TEN minutes after the fixed departure time which will be
clearly mentioned each time by your guide, the bus will leave and
latecomers will have to proceed on their own under their own
responsibility.


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