TOURS
The Carsiana
Botanical Garden
in Sgonico has two guided tours on Sunday 18
Oct at 14:00 and 17:00 with a special focus on "local plants and herbs
used in cooking". Entrance fee euro 3,00. Bus 46 from Piazza Oberdan.
See:
http://carsiana.eu.
Free-guided tour in English to the Val Rosandra Valley
on Saturday 31 October in the morning with wine and food tasting. Meeting point in Piazza Oberdan
at 8:15
with the guide and organizers. There are 8 seats left for ICTP on a
private
bus. Return scheduled at around
13:00. See: http://www.riservavalrosandra.it/
and contact Info Point for
complete programme.
Self-organized
tour of Trieste’s main sites with an audio guide,
everyday from 9:00 - 18:00 (Sundays and holidays: 9:00 - 13:00). You
may stroll
around the city's main historical sites with 22 stops from Piazza Unità
to the
"Arco di Riccardo" from the San Giusto hillside to the Verdi Theatre.
Cost euro 4,00 /pers and 7,00 for two persons. Language service:
Italian,
English, German or French. For more info call the FVG Tourist Info
point in
Piazza Unità 040.3478312
or email: info@turismo.fvg.it or check: http://wwwturismofvg.it
MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT
"Finestre
del Mediterraneo" ( Windows on the Mediterranean) has a series of concerts in
October. On
Thurs 16 Oct at 20:30 The Vrujia group from Istria will
play folk music from
Istria at the Casa della Musica in Via dei Capitelli 3 (in "Cavana" -
close to Piazza Unità). http://www.medfolk.it
"Street
Music" in Piazza Goldoni on Sun 18 Oct at 11:30 with the Berimbau band
with music, percussions and samba dance from Brasil. For more info see:
http://www.berimbanda.it
Symphony
Music Season at the Verdi Theatre of Trieste: Fri 16 Oct at 20:30 and
Sat 16
Oct at 18:00, Glinka and Prokoviev directed by Julian Kovatchev. For the Saturday performances
only, there
is a 50% reduction on tickets purchased "last minute" (one hour
before the show) directly at the Verdi's ticket office. For more info
on program
and tickets, check: http://www.teatroverdi-trieste.com
Organ Itineraries:
A series of concerts performed in churches during the autumn season.
Sunday 18
Oct ( Sax and organ concert) in the Chiesa Nostra Signora di Sion in
via don
Minzoni nr. 7. For more info see: http://www.cappellacivica-trieste.it
or call: 040 308633 / 040 636263
Piano Recital at
the Conservatorio Tartini in Via Ghega nr. 12 on Friday 16 Oct at 20:00. The
concert is free. Shoko Nakamatsu plays music by Scarlatti, Haydn,
Beethoven,
Schuman and Ginestra.
Corsia Stadion
Pub has organized a series of live concerts on Thurs,
Friday and Saturday this month. Via Battisti close to the Galleria Fenice. Bus 6.
"Aperitivo in Musica
- Musical Aperitif" at the Auditorium of
the United World College in Duino every Sunday of October at 11:00 with
young
talented musicians performing as solists or as an ensemble. The
concerts are
free. Following the concert, refreshments will be served. Apt bus 51 to
Duino.
EXHIBITIONS
H2O Multimediart
- with
two exhibitions at la Sala Congressi di Porto San Rocco open daily
until
18 Oct. Fabio Fonda's digital art exhibition "Mimosa Impudica" and
Enzo Pituello's paintings and sculptures.
Solo
photography exhibition "Le Vele di Franco Pace" by Franco Pace at Salone degli
Incanti,
Riva Nazario Sauro, 1. There are many beautiful, blown up sailing
photographs
of one of the most famous photographers of the kind with outstanding
views.
Open until 18 October, 10:00 - 21:00.
Free admittance.
MISCELLANEOUS
Friday 16
October at 17:00: Invitation to an event dedicated to the culture and
traditions of the Armenian people " Sogno d'Armenia" (Dream of
Armenia) at the Civico Museo Sartorio in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII in
Trieste. Bus 30
or 10. On
this occasion there will be a film projection on the history of the
Armenians
in Trieste during the 1700s to 1900s, a music concert, a book
presentation
"La cucina d'Armenia" and refreshments served in the gardens of the
Villa Sartorio Mueum with typical Armenian sweets, wine and mint tea
accompanied
by traditional Armenian music. Free entrance on a first-come
first-served
basis.
The British Film Club is offering another season of
nine films
with the original sound track to be shown at the Ariston cinema, Viale
Romolo
Gessi 14 (buses 8, 9 and 15). Membership is necessary and can be
obtained at
the Ufficio Centrale Viaggi in Piazza Unità 6 from Monday 12 to Fri 30
Oct
(10:00 - 12:00 / 16:00 - 18:00) for a total of euro 25,00. Members can
borrow
books, DVDs and Videos free of charge. For more info on this year's
programme
and full lists of DVDs and Videos check:
http://www.britishfilmclub.it
EVENTS OUTSIDE TRIESTE
"Jazz & Wine
of Peace" Festival
in Cormons in the Province of Gorizia 22- 25 Oct. There will be
theatre concerts (in the local Teatro Comunale), aperitif concerts
around the
town, "Round Midnight" jazz nights and much more. For a complete
programme check: http://www.controtempo.org/
Exhibition: "L'Età
di Courbet e Monet", " The Age of Courbet and Monet, Realism and
Impressionism in Central and Eastern Europe" at Villa Main, Passariano
(in
the province of Udine) ongoing until 7 March 2010. Check: http://lineadombra.it/ -
bookings at
biglietto@lineadombra.it, tel 0422.429999.
Free excursions in the Province of Gorizia in October and
November with
a local guide in the surroundings of the Province of Gorizia to
discover the
history (First World war), nature (the Isonzo river and natural reserve
park)
and the wines of the Collio. Booking is necessary. For a detailed
programme and
booking, contact: http://apegiramondo.it
UsefulWebsites:
Restaurants:http://www.vivalapappa.it/ristoranti/elenco.php/provincia=Trieste
Bus schedules in
Trieste: http://www.triestetrasporti.it
Train timetables:
http://www.trenitalia.it
Buses for trips
outside Trieste: http://www.autostazionetrieste.it
Ticket purchase
for concerts in and out of Trieste: “Ticket
Point” in Corso Italia 6/c tel:
040.3498277
FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUR WEBSITE: http://infopoint.ictp.it
ICTP's Info Point takes no responsibility whatsoever for the
correctness
or completeness of the above information.