WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND               3 - 6  October  2013

SPECIAL UPCOMING EVENT: "LA BARCOLANA",  5 – 13 October

In ten days' time - on Sunday 13 October - the 45th edition of the "Barcolana", the most famous sailing regatta in the Mediterranean Sea, will take place in the Gulf of Trieste. Trieste will be full of action and events and many tourists, sailing fans, sports journalists, sponsors, etc. will crowd the town.

However, starting from this weekend until the day of the regatta there will be a number of side events, live music in Piazza Unità, kiosks and stands on the sea promenade in front of Piazza Unità, offering different kinds of sailing products, clothes, gastronomy.  Check: www.barcolana.it

Art Exhibitions

At the City's Art Gallery in Piazza Unita', solo art show by Roberto Budicin entitled "Viaggio nel colore" with colourful landscapes. On until 16 October, open every day from 10.00 - 13.00/17.00 -20.00.

At LUX Art Gallery in via Rittmeyer 7/A, Trieste, solo show by painter Paolo Cervi Kervischer entitled "Per tutto l'oro al mondo" (For all the gold in the world). Open until 19/10. Closed on Wednesdays & Sundays; open on other days: 17.00 -20.00. Free admission.

At the Sala del Giubileo in Riva III Novembre, 9:  Group art show on "Faith and Art today". Open from 17.00 - 20.00 each day until 6th October. For info: www.diocesi.trieste.it

Saturday: Open Day at the Art Academy SCUOLA DEL VEDERE

OPEN DAY on Sat 5/10 at the Scuola del Vedere (in Via Rittmeyer 18, Trieste) from 10.00 - 20.00 with the presence of artists and teachers. At 17.30 artist Raffaella Busdon will give a talk in Italian on the Art of Observing to capture the intrinsic meaning of things. Free entrance.

Book presentation

Today at 18.30 in Libreria del Centro BORSATTI, presentation of book "Armonia con il Feng Shui" (Harmony with Feng Shui) written by Manqing Long, daughter of late prof. Lung Chi Wei who was an Associate Professor at ICTP. Manqing Long is a civil Engineer and Architect and has a doctorate in Environmental architecture and a specialization in Feng Shui. The presentation will be at 18.30 in Italian at Libreria Borsatti in Via Ponchielli, 3 - close to Saint Antonio's church downtown.

Chamber Music con Saturday at Teatro Verdi

CHAMBER MUSIC AT THE RIDOTTO DEL VERDI (Teatro Verdi, close to Piazza Unita') on Sat 5th Oct. at 18.00 dedicated to Richard Wagner and his cycle of five Lieder composed from 1857 - 1858. Ticket: euro 5/head. For info see: www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

Miscellanea: Courses & Else

At the Giulia shopping centra in via Giulia downtown, there is a Mushroom Exhibition showing all the mushrooms that can be found in this area. Open auntil Sunday 6th October.

If you are interested in learing how to sew clothes, make a bag or jewellery, you may sign up at the Studiocinque e altro Co. The courses last two days each for a limited number of participants (5). The first one on how to make bags starts on Sat. 5/10. Cost per course: euro 50/head. For info call:  Studiocinque in Viale D'Annunzio, 4 - Trieste . Tel.040775379 Tue - Sat: 10-13/16-19 ; www.studiocinqueealtro.com

 If you live downtown and like swimming and sunbathing throughout the year, the municipality of Trieste has decided that the Lanterna (called 'El Pedocin' in the Triestine dialect), the one and only swimming establishment in the whole of Italy which has separate accesses for men and women, will now be kept open the whole year through. During the cold season, water may not be provided but the neighbouring thermal pool is equipped with a cafeteria and toilets, in case.

Latin American dancing at Paradiso

Every Friday from 22.00 at Dancing "Paradiso" in via De Franceschi, 3, Trieste, lovers of latin american music and Caribbean rhythms can go dancing. Free entrance. Take bus 20 or 21 from the central train station. Check the bus schedules: www.triestetrasporti.it/index.php?linee-e-orari

TOURING THIS AREA

This WEEKEND ONLY : 14 historical residential palaces of the Region will open up to the public.

These are : the Castle of Muggia, Palazzo Lantieri in Gorizia, the Castle of San Floriano del Collio & Spessa di Capriva,  the Castle of Cordovado, the Castle of Castelcosa (at Cosa di San Giorgio della Richinvelda), the Palace of D’Attimis-Maniago,  the Palace of Panigai-Ovio at Pravisdomini (PN), the Castle of Villafredda (Loneriacco di Tarcento), Rocca Bernarda (Ipplis of Premariacco), Casaforte La Brunelde (Fagagna – owned by d’Arcano Grattoni), Palace Steffaneo Roncato (Crauglio of S. Vito al Torre), the Castle of Arcano, the Castle of Cassacco, the Castle of Villalta (Villalta di Fagagna), the Romano Palace(Houses of Manzano), the Castle of Susans (Majano) e the Castle of Prampero (Magnano in Riviera). www.girofvg.com/38319/castelli-aperti-primavera-2013.html

Visitors will be guided around by the owners of the castles/property and get to know about their history and culture. These residences will open up as flws:

Sat at 15.00/16.00/17.00/18.00

Sun at 10.00/11.00/12.00 - 14.00/15.00/16.00/17.00/18.00

Each tour: euro 6/head (children from 7-12, euro 3)

To visit the Castle of Muggia, take bus 27 from the train station.

GUIDED TOUR OF TRIESTE every day at 10.30 a.m.: A 2 hour 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 lovely 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 its 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 furniture, ceramics, drawings of famous XVII century artists Giambattista Tiepolo and alot more. It presently hosts an art exhibition of paintings by Giuseppe Bernardino BISON (1762 - 1844) until 13th October. Open Tue-Sun from 10.00 - 18.00. Entrance ticket: euro 6.

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 it overlooks a small fishing village and is surrounded by extensive gardens. Inside, you can see the furnishings, pictures, books and mementoes collected over centuries, visit its beautiful park and the World War 2 bunker.  Visiting time 9:30 - 17:30. Always closed on Tuesdays. Take bus 51 (the airport bus). Ticket price for ICTP visitors: Euro 5. Extra visit of the "Old Castle" and the Dama Bianca rock costs Euro 2. For more info: www.castellodiduino.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

The Mediterranean Gardens in Sgonico, recently inaugurated and situated inside the Carsiana Botanical gardens will be open until Sunday 13th October. Open Tue - Fri, 9.30 - 13.00; Sat and hols 10.00 - 13.00/15.00 - 19.00. Take bus 46 from the train station or Piazza Oberdan and check the schedules:  www.triestetrasporti.it/index.php?linee-e-orari

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.  Admission: 8,00 euro for adults and 6 euro for 6-12 years. Open in February on Saturdays & Sundays from 10.30-14.00. For more info: http://www.letorridislivia.net/index.php?s=4

 The Science Centre Laboratorio dell'Immaginario at the Adriatico Guesthouse, (Grignano), is an interactive and multimedial museum. It has interesting experiments and videos and more. It hosts exhibitions, events and activities with the aim of spreading scientific and technological culture. There are special programs for children each month. Open January to May and October to December only on Sundays from 12.00 - 20.00. Open from June to September on Saturdays and Sundays, from 15.00 - 20.00. www.immaginarioscientifico.it   tel:-040 224424.

The Info Point takes no responsibility whatsoever for the correctness or completeness of the above information.  Have a nice weekend!