What's On This Weekend - 23 - 27 January 2014

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND23 - 27 January 2014*

*/Quote of the day/*

*/"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and 
the other by acts of love.Power based on love is a thousand times more 
efffective and permanent than the one derived from fear of 
punishment"/**Mahatma Gandhi***

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*National monument Risiera di San Sabba inaugurates Display*

*On Thursday 23/1 at 17:00: Inauguration of display showing letters, 
diaries of the victims and survivors of the Risiera di San Sabba *This 
is a national monument, the only Nazi crematorium in Italy. The Risiera, 
built in 1913, was originally used as a rice-husking facility (hence its 
name). After Sept. 8, 1943, it became a concentration camp run by SS 
Nazi guards. Later on, a crematorium was built here to dispose of the 
victims' corpses. According to calculations made through witnesses, the 
number of victims cremated her is about 3 - 5 thousand persons and an 
even greater amount of people stopped over here on their fatal 
destination to Buchenwald, Dachau and Auschwitz.

In via Palatucci 5, close to the football stadium. Open until 2 June, 
each day from 9 - 19. Free for all.

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*Opening of new Art Association: POLVERE D'ARTE*

*Tomorrow at 18.30 "Polvere d'Arte" a new art association will 
inaugurate its Atelier *in Piazza della Valle, 3. Everybody is most 
welcome to view the new premises/ program/opportunities and have an 
aperitif. It is downtown, close to Piazza Cavana, on the same road as 
Knulp bar Open until 8.30 pm. For info call: 3204248162 .

*Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the Verdi Theatre on 24 & 25/1/14*

These concerts, directed by Master Oleg Caetani, will take place on 24/1 
at 20.30 and 25/1 at 18.00. For bookings online: 
www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call 800090373

*Syrian Physician-Poet Golan Haji presents his *book "L'Autunno qui e' 
magico e immenso" in Café' San Marco on 25/1/14 a*t 19:00 hrs*

Golan Haji is touring Italy to present his book of poetry, which begins 
from Trieste, his city of dreams where he comes to know of Svevo, Joyce, 
Saba. Free entrance.The presentation will be held in Trieste's old 
historical Cafe' San Marco, in via Battisti 18 downtown.

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TOURING THIS AREA*

*The Castle of Duino is closed until the end of January 2014.*

The *Campo Marzio Railway Museum* in via Giulio Cesare 1 (downtown, at 
the end of the sea front) was started in 1984 by a group of railway 
workers keen on introducing the history of the local railways system.The 
rooms of this former railway station are dedicated to electrical

motive power, trams and interlocking systems.It displays various models 
of locomotives and carriages. Open Wed., Sat. & Sun from 9:00 - 13:00. 
Take buses 8 or 9.

The *Marine Aquarium* on the sea front (Molo Pescheria, 2 is not very 
big but is quite a cute little place to spend some time with your 
children or with fish lovers. The upper floor even hosts a collection of 
reptiles, frogs, toads, lizards and snakes. Open Tuesdays to Sundays 
from 9:00 - 19:00.Take buses 8 & 9 there.

*The Collection of Scaramanga' di Altomonte (Collezione Scaramanga' di 
Altomonte) *in via F. Filzi 1, downtown is a prestigious foundation that 
exhibits, on a rotation basis, documents, furniture, ceramics and works 
of art.It is in an apartment which is part of an 1800s building where 
Baron Giuseppe Scaramanga' used to live you. On display the first 
printed books dating from 1455 onwards and a rich collection of antique 
playing cards and prints. The rooms are still furnished in the 1800s 
style. Open only on Tuesdays and Fridays, call to book. Entrance 
free.Ring 040631585.

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*Visit the Museum of the Sea *in Viale Campo Marzio, 5 at the far end of 
the seafront downtown. It tells the history of shipyards, navigation and 
fishing in the Adriatic Sea, displaying models of ships, dioramas and 
old navigation tools. Special sections are dedicated to Giuseppe Ressel 
and experiments by Guglielmo Marconi.Open each day from Thursday to 
Tuesday, except on from 9.00 - 13.00.For more info see: 
www.museodelmaretrieste.it.

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*Guided tour of Trieste*every day at 10.30 a.m.: A 2 hours guided 
walking tour through the main sites and monuments of Trieste. The tour 
is in Italian and English and costs euro 7/pers. Book your tour by 
calling the FVG Tourist Office in via dell' Orologio 1 (on the corner of 
Piazza Unità): 040 3478312.

*Some traditional CAFES & BUFFET DOWNTOWN*

_Trieste's historical cafes_:  The Tommaseo Cafe' (Riva 3 Novembre) and 
the San Marco Cafe' (Via Battisti 13) are places where writers, 
intellectuals and artists still meet. Presentation of books, art 
exhibits and musical evenings are held there.

_Renown Triestine Buffet in town_: "Da Pepi", via Cassa di Risparmio nr 
3: a typical Triestine old-fashioned food place where one can have 
excellent ham sandwiches at the bar or enjoy the special house dish, a 
variety of meats served with sauerkraut and freshly grated horseradish. 
Good selection of wines and beers. Reviewed by the New York Times as the 
best in the Region. Only hitch: it's not as cheap as you'd wish!

_Traditional pastry shops,_dating back to 1850, decorated in "Liberty " 
style:*"La* *Bomboniera"* in via XXX Ottobre (near Piazza San Antonio) 
with its deiicious pastries and coffee served in a cosy historical

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*Ski season***in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Pramollo ski 
resort in Austria. For more info on slopes, ski pass prices and weather 
forecast, check: http://www.promotur.org for ski in the FVG Region, 
Austria: http://www.nassfeld.at/en/winter/

And general ski maps in Italy: http://skimaps.skiforum.it/skimaps/index.php

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