WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND 22 -25 August 2013
Special Popular local event: CARSIC MARRIAGE (Nozze Carsiche)
This event takes place every other year and is full of local folklore and tradition of the karst. Visitors can witness the stag and hen parties, where the engaged couples greet their friends; the serenade that the groom dedicates to his beloved; the transportation of the dowry to the groom's house and finally, on Sunday, watch the real Carsic wedding There will be music, dances, carriages, horses, typical foods and wines served everywhere. This year Neza and Jernej will be getting married. This special feast will take place in Repen Monrupino, starting from tonite until Sunday, 18.00 - 24.00. For info: http://www.kraskahisa.com/eng/nozze.php
Take bus 42 from the train station. Check the timetables (feriale is weekday/ festivo is Sunday): www.triestetrasporti.it/
ART EXHIBITIONS
At the Sartorio Museum in Largo Papa Giovanni XXIII - Painting exhibition by neoclassic painter Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (1762-1844). Open until 13/10/2013, Mondays to Sundays 10.00 - 18.00.
On Sat. 24/8 at 19.00 opening of International Art Exhibit "Gracis" at LUX Art Gallery in via Rittmeyer 7/A Trieste. 24 international artists from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria and Germany welcome Croatia within the EU through works of art. Open until 7/9/201-Tuu-Fri-Sat 17.00- 20.00.
Art&Cinema at the Revoltella Museum tonite
Tonite at 20.00 watch the movie on the life of Edvard Munch, famous expressionist artist, by producer Peter Watkins inside the beautiful Revoltella museum in via Diaz 27 (close to Piazza Venezia downtown). Ticket: Euro 7/each.
The Jahduo afrobeat Tribal MUSIC in BARCOLA
On Friday, 23/8 at 21.00 near the fountain of Barcola, there will be a performance by the Jahduo afrobeat tribal fusion wih African sounds, the roots of music, with Honore' Dje' Dje', Henri Dissake', Kader Diop, Assane Adissa, Aw Zikroulah, two young rappers and two African singers. Don't miss this show! Free for all.
CABARET SHOW IN BARCOLA
On Saturday, 25/8 at 21.00 near the fountain of Barcola, the "Linguaccecongliocchialidasole" group will perform in a cabaret show with dancers, music, theatre and else. Free for all.
LUCI & SUONI, Lights & Sounds in Piazza Venezia (after Piazza Unita') - LAST FEW DAYS
Last two days to see this! On Friday and Saturday (in Italian), the Lights & Sounds show about the sad story of Maximilian d'Absburg from Miramare to Mexico and his wife Carlotta who dwelled in the Miramare Castle in Trieste in the XXIX century. Free for all.
TOURING THIS AREA
VAL ROSANDRA
Now that the weather is not as hot as before, you may like to visit the Val Rosandra Valley which encloses a remarkable natural environment which reveals its true beauty in autumn. It is situated half an hour by bus from the city centre. There are several hiking easy and not so easy, an old rail station that once connected Trieste to Vienna in the past centuries, now converted into a cycling path. There is stream, a Roman aqueduct, a restaurant and rock climbers enoy training there. Beware of ticks.
See: www.turismofvg.it/Parks-and-natural-reserves/Val-Rosandra-Reserve
Take bus 40 from the train station (it goes to Dolina) and get off in strada della Rosandra.
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.
The Revoltella Modern Art Museum is located downtown; it was founded in Trieste in 1872 by Baron Pasquale Revoltella 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 and later on, in 1907 the City acquired the Brunner Building located nearby in order to expand the original collection. This building was completely used only since 1963, following the restructuring of Carlo Scarpa. The museum today is composed of three buildings, with main entrance 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 luxurious environment. Not to be missed! Only closed on Tuesdays, open from 10:00 - 19:00.
The Natural History Museum - See one of the most intact dinosaur skeletons in the world: "Antonio", a dinosaur discovered in Trieste (Duino) a few years ago, see fossils, old 1800 furniture, books, instruments and old and new mirabilia. Located in via Tominz, 4 - tel 0406758658; open Mondays to Saturdays, 9.00-14.00. Take bus 22 from the train station. www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/musei_scientifici/storia_naturale/default.asp/
TORRI DI SLIVIA CAVE
This cave is considered one of the marvels of Triese's karst and has beautiful valuts, peculiar stalagtites and stalagmites ofabout 7 mt tall. The most famous are the stalgmitic towers, a group of 8 concretions after which the cave is named. Open in August each day for guided visits only at 10.30 - 14.00 - 15.30 and 17.00. Ticket: Euro 8/head. It is located at Duino Aurisina, take bus 44 from either Roiano, train station or Piazza Oberdan.
The Miramare Castle is right next to the ICTP and is open every day - except on Monday mornings - from 9.00 to 18.30. Entrance to the surrounding park is free (8.00 - 19.00). The location, gardens, castle with the lovely decor and furnishings, paintings,rooms full of history are not to be missed. Ticket: Euro 4/head. For more info: www.castello-miramare.it/
The Natural Reserve of Miramare, WWF, is located in a building inside the park of Miramare and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 - 13:00 and 14:00 - 16:00. Entrance costs Euro 2,50/head. www.riservamarinamiramare.it/.
Botanical Gardens in via Marchesetti, 2
Open the whole year through, from 9.00- 13.00 Take bus 25 from Piazza della Borsa downtown. For info: ortobotanico@comune.trieste.it
The Giant Cave - Grotta Gigante is considered the largest tourist cave in the world, situated in
the Triestine Karst (Carso), half an hour from the city center. 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
SUMMER FERRIES
Summer ferries (Delfino Verde) to Grado until 1/9/13: Every day departure from Molo Audace in Trieste (close to Piazza Unità) at 08:15, 12.45 and 16:45. Trip lasts one and a half hours. One way ticket: euro 6,65 / return 10,10. Check: http://www.aptgorizia.it/cms/data/pages/servizi_marittima.aspx
Ferry boats to Slovenia & Croatia ongoing until 1st September: hydrofoils departing from Molo IV (2' from the train station) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Also this Saturday 6/7 to the Slovenian coastal town of Pirano and to the Croatian town of Rovigno. Take your valid ID card/passport along and buy yr ticket at the Samer & Co. shipping in Molo IV at least 45 mins before departing. Timetables and prices available at http://www.triestelines.it - tel 040 303540
OSMIZE
For those interested in going to an "osmiza" or private farm house in the karst hills, there are many open during this weekend. The origins of the osmiza dates back to the Austrian times when the Austrian Emperor Joseph II gave permission to all his citizens to sell directly their wine and some of their own goods (cheese, eggs, bread, ham) for a period of eight days. The word comes from the Slovenian language, "osem" (eight). Check the following link to find out their timings and locations: http://www.osmize.net/
The Info Point takes no responsibility whatsoever for the correctness or completeness of the above information. Have a nice weekend!