What's On This Weekend - 23 - 26 May 2014

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*WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND23 - 26 May 2014
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*/A life spent making mistakes in not only more honorable, but more 
useful than a life spent doing nothing./*

*/George Bernard Shaw/*

*EXCITING WEEKEND IN TRIESTE*

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*Tonite: Jazz Concert at Cafe' San Marco at 21:00*

Today at 21:00 the jazz quartet called "Cose" will perform with pieces 
that originate from the Chicago Art Ensembleand will present their 
album. Sip a drink while enjoying their music. Cafe' San Marco is in Via 
Battisti, close to Viale XX settembre downtown.

*A Discovery weekend at the Natural History Musem in Trieste with 
SCIENCE BITE*

There are many things for you to discover with your families this 
weekend as excitement, knowledge and scientific novelties will charm you 
all. "Science Bite-In preda alla scienza", taking place at our Natural 
History Museum in via dei Tominz, 4. The programme begins tomorrow 
morning at 10:00 with naturalist Klinger who'll talk about his research 
on hunting the *white shark in the Adriatic*-Giants that are extinct or 
that have been forgotten? At 11:00 there's a lab for kids from 6-12 yrs 
of age " Where the sharks lurk" the great white shark awaits with its 
jazws open and alot about the fish that dwell in our seas. At 15:00 
Andrea Canoni and Francesco Iordan will talk about carnivorous animals 
and at 16:00 the great attraction: visiting Antonio the dinosaur . On 
Sunday, the shark programme is very enticing and at 11:30 there will be 
a guided visit about the evolution of mankind . This special weekend 
will end at 16:30 with a guided visit to the new room hosting info about 
the great while shark and its lifestyle. Take bus 22 from the train 
station and get off at the via Revoltella 83 stop. Walk through Strada 
di Rozzol, turn right in via Rietti and proceed until you get to via 
Tominz). For info : http://www.museostorianaturaletrieste.it/**

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*Cherry festival this Weekend in Caresana*

Caresana is in the San Dorligo della Valle area and this weekend - 
starting at midday - will be the 52nd edition of the Cherry festival 
open from today to Sunday 25/5 and also next weekend. There will be 
music, food stalls, good local wines and all the types of cherries you 
coan dream of! Be careful not to overdo it as too many cherries can 
cause stomachache! It is about 2,7 km from San Dorligo della Valle.

How to get there: take bus nr. 40 from the train station to Bagnoli, ask 
the driver.

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*Europe in thePiazza Ponterosso square and Ponterosso canal these days*

The event "Europe in the squares" started today with the participation 
of many operators from Italy, France, Austria, Germany, Belgium, 
Hungary, Slovenia, Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Rumania selling 
typical products and drinks from their countries as well as tasty cooked 
foods in stalls and alot of beer. There will also be many stalls selling 
gadgets, bags, jewellery, sweets, jems, bulbs from Holland and more. 
Open from 9-23.

*Monday 26/5: Chamber music at the Sala Ridotto of the Verdi Theatre*

On Monday at 20.30 there will be a perfomance directed by Fedra Florit 
with the great violinist Pavel Berman. It seems like it will be a really 
fine evening where the artist will play music by Paganini and 
Ciajkovksky . For info: http://www.acmtrioditrieste.it

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*If you're fed up with your bicycle, sell it this weekend in Duino!!!*

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If you want to purchase second-hand bikes, skates, skateboards, 
longboards, rollerblades and more, the GranDuino supermarket is 
promoting a weekend for everybody who wants to sell and buy these items 
at cheap prices. It will take place in the supermarket's parking lot, so 
if you have things to sell, it's fine to deliver them tomorrow, get in 
touch with their staff. On Sat., one can sell and buy from 10-19.30 
whilst Sunday is only for sales, from 10-16.

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*TOURING THIS AREA*

*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 (in Piazza 
Unità): 040 3478312.

*The Castle of Duino*is one of the most attractive castles in Europe and 
is still the official residence of the Torre e Tasso royal family. From 
its cliff top location there is a stunning view of the sea as it 
overlooks a small fishing village and is surrounded by colourful, 
extensive gardens. Inside, you can admire the furnishings, paintings, 
books and mementoes collected over centuries; visit its beautiful park 
and the World War 2 bunker. Open weekends and holidays: 9:30 - 16:00 
.For more info/: /www.castellodiduino.it <http://www.castellodiduino.it>

*The SLIVIA TOWERS CAVE*at*Aurisina Cave *(Bus nr. 44 from Piazza 
Oberdan) is 60 mt. deep and 600 mt. long and is adorned with spectacular 
stalactites and stalagmites, like towers! (The most famous are a group 
of 8 stalagmites, after which the cave is named). The cave can be 
visited by anyone, without particular tools, however sturdy shoes are 
recommended.  Check that they are open before going, call 338 3515876.

For more info: http:// ww.grottatorridislivia.it/lagrotta.htm

The *Giant Cave - Grotta Gigante*is considered the largest tourist cave 
in the world, situated in the Karst half an hour from the city centre. 
An exclusive feature of the cave is the horizontal pendulum, constructed 
by university researchers in order to calculate the slightest movements 
of the earth's crust. Visiting times every hour: 10:00 - 18:00. Each 
visit lasts one hour. Entrance ticket:Euro 11/each. For groups of over 
15 persons: Euro 5/head. Take bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan and get off at 
Borgo Grotta, Sgonico -- proceed by foot for 5 minutes -- follow road 
sign for Grotta Gigante. Wear comfortable shoes, no heels. Check 
website: /www.grottagigante.it/

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*The Revoltella Modern Art Museum is *located downtown; it was**founded 
in Trieste <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste>in 1872 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872>by Baron Pasquale Revoltella 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pasquale_Revoltella&action=edit&redlink=1>who 
left his house to the city (located in Piazza Venezia) after he passed 
away. It still displays all the art works, furniture and books of his 
time. The main building was built in 1858, designed by Friedrich Hitzig 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hitzig>and later on, in 1907 the 
City acquired the Brunner Building located nearby in order to expand the 
original collection. This building has been completely utilized only 
since 1963 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963>, following its 
restructuring of Carlo Scarpa 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Scarpa>. Its entrance is from Via 
Diaz 27. It has a remarkable collection of modern art (1860 to 1970), 
baroque art and 1700s and 1800s furniture, located in a superb 
environment. Not to be missed! Open from 10:00 - 19:00, closed on Tuesdays.

*The Civico Museo Sartorio is a Villa *that**once belonged to the 
Sartorio dynasty originally from Sanremo. A branch of the family moved 
in 1775 to Trieste as part of its business expansion. Pietro Sartorio 
here with his family and bought the house, previously owned by the 
merchant family Faraon, originary from Alexandria of Egypt. The last 
heir of the Sartorio family, Baroness Anna Segrè Sartorio, left the 
villa and all the furniture to Trieste's city council with the explicit 
wish to make it a public museum.

The villa was used by the Allies, as their headquarter after WW2, as can 
be seen by the marks on the tiles and walls where the telephone and 
electric leads were brought through. Besides the villa itself being a 
very interesting building architecturally, it contains drawings of 
famous XVII century artists Giambattista Tiepolo.

*CAFES, FOOD AND WINE IN TRIESTE*

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

_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.

_Traditional pastry shops,_dating back to 1850, decorated in "Liberty " 
style:*"La* *Bomboniera"* in via XXX Ottobre (near Piazza San Antonio) 
with its delicious pastries and coffee served in a cosy historical 
environment and *"Pasticceria* *Pirona"* in Largo Barriera 12, where 
James Joyce used to be a customer. Pirona won a prize for the best hot 
chocolate in Italy.

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