SUNDAY 21 AUGUST 2011

Special guided tour by coach to

A VISIT TO THE CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION "BIENNALE DIFFUSA" IN TRIESTE FOLLOWED BY AN EXCURSION TO THE COASTAL TOWNS OF PIRAN AND KOPER IN SLOVENIA

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.

Info Point

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