WHAT'S ON
THIS WEEK
13-15
February 2009
MUSEUMS The
following website gives details of all museums in Trieste and the
surrounding region: http://www.museifriuliveneziagiulia.it/
www.turismo.fvg.it
EXHIBITIONS:
Multimedia exhibition at the
Immaginario Scientifico
in Grignano entitled "Tempi e Stratempi" exploring meteorological phenomena is open
until 14
June every Sunday from 10-20. More info on http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it/
and 040-224424.
In
the historic Caffé Tommaseo (piazza Tommaseo near piazza Unità) there is a personal exhibition
by Alberto Sarcina of post-impressionistic paintings. Visible until 22
February
2009 during the caffé’s opening hours. More info on 040-362666.
Last chance to see solo art show
"Dal
Dialogo al Pensiero"
by artist GABRY BENCI in recently opened art gallery,
Galleria San Giusto, Via Conti 1/2, downtown after Ospedale Maggiore.
The artist will present over
twenty
paintings to the public and will be available to talk about the ideas,
techniques, developments of her works every Saturday in the gallery.
The
show will be open until 14 February, Mondays to Saturdays, 18 - 20 hrs.
Entrance
free.
Until 24
February 2009, in the Sala Comunale
d’Arte in piazza Unità in Trieste,
you can see an exhibition of works by the artist Marco Miot. Open
daily
from 10-13 and 17-20. Entrance free.
I
rioni in mostra: Dal seppia ai colori:
Images and documents detailing the history of Trieste’s different districts. Open
until 27
February at Mittelnet in via San Giorgio 7/a. Monday-Friday from 9-13
and
15.30-18. Free entrance.
At the Sala del Giubileo (riva III novembre
2, on
the waterfront near piazza Untita’) a new exhibition by the Parisian
artist,
Vincent Brunot, entitled “Panorama Trieste” opens at 18:00 on Saturday
14 February. There will be a collection of
drawings
and watercolours prepared over a period
of ten years since 1999. Open until 28 February daily from 17-19. Free entrance.
To
mark “Darwin
Day”, the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Darwin, Trieste’s Aquarium (molo Pescheria, 2 on the waterfront) has
prepared a
special exhibition of “Nature anomale” (nature’s anomalies). Open daily from 9-13. Closed Mondays.
Entrance costs 4.50 euro for adults and 3
euro for children over the age of 5 and young people up to the age of
20. The ticket is also valid for entrance to
the
rest of the aquarium’s exhibits.
New exhibition opening in the Galleria
Rettori Tribbio
2 (piazza Vecchio 6) at 18 on Saturday 14 February. Until 27
February, the
artist Giuseppe Senigaglia will be displaying his paintings of local
lagoon
scenes entitled “Una finestra sulla laguna”.
Open daily from 10-12.30 and 17-19.30. Sundays 11-12.30. Closed
Mondays. Please note that this Sunday, 15
February, the gallery will be open from 10-13 and 16-18 to coincide
with the
monthly antiques market which takes place on the third Sunday
of each
month in and around the streets of the Ghetto part of Trieste.
MUSIC: On Friday 13
February at the bookshop/bar Knulp in
via Madonna del Mare 7, there will be a jazz
concert by the Lo Buono-Vardabasso-Cogno Trio at 20.45.
Live performance in Bar Crispi
(in via Crispi) by the group “Sunny
Boy & the Diplomates of Blues” at 21 on Friday 13 February.
Live music by local cover band
“Bandomat” at 21 on Saturday 14
February in the Tiffany Café (in via Ginnastica on the corner of via
del Toro)
Saturday
14 February from 18.30-22 in the Caffé Orizzonte (via San Spiridione
12) live
music by the “Half Time Polka Blues Band”.
CHILDREN’S
THEATRE: On Sunday
15 February at 11:00 at the Teatro Orazio Bobbio (via del Ghirlandaio
12),
there will be a performance of “Little Red Riding Hood”
(“Cappuccetto Rosso”)
aimed at children aged from 4 to 11. Tickets
can be bought on the door and cost 5 euro.
CINEMA and FILM CLUBS: Cinecity,
Shopping Centre Torri d’Europa, Via
D'Alviano 23. Bus 29, 8
and B. Check the movies at http://trieste.cinecity.it/.
Earphones are
available so you can listen to the original language for some films;
please ask
before buying your ticket.
TOURS IN TRIESTE
AND SURROUNDINGS: Guided Tour on foot of Trieste’s
historical
monuments (in
Italian and English) at 10:00 each Saturday and Sunday.
The tour lasts 2 hours and costs Euro 5,00 (children under 12 go
free).
Advance booking is necessary, please call the Tourist Bureau in Piazza
Unità.
Tel. 040-3478312. Email: info@turismo.fvg.it
Grotta
Gigante – Giant
Cave: The cave is considered the largest tourist
cave in the world. It
is situated on the Triestine Karst (Carso), about half an hour from the
city
centre. Visits to the cave itself take place every hour from 10-16.
Take
bus 42 from Piazza Oberdan and get off at Borgo Grotta Sgonico. It
takes
5mins on foot, following the signs, to reach the cave. Entrance costs
Euro 8.50
per person, and Euro 4.50 for a group of 15. More info online: www.grottagigante.it.
Faro
della Vittoria – Lighthouse visits: Trieste’s lighthouse in Strada del Friuli, built as
a
monument to the fallen of the First World War, has re-opened to the
public. You
can visit it until March from 10-15 each Sunday and public holidays.
Muggia
The boat linking Trieste
with Muggia, a charming Istro-Venetian fishing village, runs all year.
You get
a great view of Trieste
from the sea. Catch the boat from Molo Pescheria on the seafront in
the
centre of Trieste,
near Piazza Unita’. Check schedules on www.triestetrasporti.it,
under ‘servizi
marittimi’. A return tickets costs Euro 6.35. If you prefer to go by
road, bus 20 from the railway station takes you all the way to the
centre of
Muggia. You can get information on Muggia here: www.muggia.info.
CASTLES
Miramare Castle is very close to the
ICTP and is
open every day from 9:00 to 19:00. Entrance ticket to the Castle costs
Euro
4.00 (Euro 2.00 up to 25 years). The park is open from 8:00–17:00
during the
winter months. Please note, if you opt for a late tour of the castle,
the
only route open to exit the park is ‘viale dei Lecci’, leading towards
the
youth hostel. For more info: www.castello-miramare.it
Duino Castle is considered 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 it overlooks the small fishing village of Duino,
and it is surrounded by extensive gardens. Inside you can see the
furnishings, pictures, books and mementoes collected over centuries.
In
the grounds you can visit a World War 2 bunker. Take bus nr. 51 (the
airport
bus) or bus 44 (city bus 44 from Piazza Oberdan) to the centre of
Duino, right
outside the castle gates.. Visiting times: 9:30 to 16:00 at weekends
only and
on public holidays. Entrance ticket to the castle Euro 4.50 for ICTP
badge holders. Children up to 6 do not pay, from 7-16 years Euro 3.50,
full price Euro 7. To arrange a guided tour phone: 040 208120. For
more
info: www.castellodiduino.it
/ info@castellodiduino.it
San Giusto Castle, take bus nr. 24 from
the railway station. Built
between 1470 and 1630, the castle rises up from the hill in the heart
of the
old city. You can enjoy a full view of Trieste,
visit the museum, the armoury and the lapidario tergestino. Outside the
castle
walls lies the cathedral built in the 14th century and in the
surroundings, the
remains of the ancient Roman city dating back to the first and second
century.
Until 3 May, there is an exhibition which focuses on life in Trieste during
the Middle Ages. Visiting
times: 9:00–19:00. Check the following website for a comprehensive list
of
opening times and entrance prices:
http://www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/musei.asp?pagina=musei_storia
Useful
Websites
Restaurants
in Trieste: http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste
Bus schedules in Trieste: www.triestetrasporti.it
Train timetables: www.trenitalia.it
Map itinerary: www.mappy.it
Ticket purchase for concerts in and out of Trieste: “Ticket Point” in
Corso
Italia 6/c tel: 040.3498277
Buses for trips outside Trieste:
www.autostazionetrieste.it