WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND           10 - 13  October  2013

 

SPECIAL EVENT: "LA BARCOLANA" REGATTA on Sunday, 13 October

This coming Sunday, the most famous sailing regatta in the Mediterranean Sea, the "Barcolana", will take place in the Gulf of Trieste. It will begin at 10 a.m. in the area around Grignano and the Castle of Miramare.
Piazza Unita' is the place to be as Trieste will be full of action and thousands of tourists, sailing fans, sports journalists, sponsors, etc., will crowd the town. There are already these days many kiosks, side events, live music in Piazza Unità, food stands on the sea promenade in front of Piazza Unità, and stalls to shop for sailing products, clothes, food, etc.   For more info, check: www.barcolana.it

 

Art Exhibitions

 

At the MIB SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT of TRIESTE in Largo Caduti di Nassiriya, 1, Ferdinandeo), solo show "La buona novella" (Good news) by artist Patrizia Bigarella. The artist presents paintings, sculptures and engravings of extraordinary quality. Open until 12 November. Guided tours by the artist on Mondays and Tuesdays from 16.30 - 19.00.  For info call: 3335736710. To get there, take bus 25 from Piazza Goldoni.

 

At the ONE GALLERY downtown in via S. Nicolo' 1, last few days to see "The essential poetry", an exhibition with over 60 artworks by late Luigi Spacal, renowned artist of the city. Open until 13 October; open 10-12.30 / 16.30-19.30. Not to be missed.

 

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 other days: 17-20.

 

Book presentations in Italian

On Thurs 10/10 at 17.30: Talk by psychologist Dr D. Bonelli on "Our internal world and its ignored resources. The value of emotions and imagination in solving problems."

 

On Sat 12/10 at 18.00: Presentation by experts  S. Berginc and P. Segulin on META-Medicine, a revolutionary integrative approach to understanding the stress based root cause, the psychological meaning and biological process of any illness.

These talks will be held downtown, at the 'Libreria del centro BORSATTI' bookstore, in via Ponchielli 3, Trieste. Free entrance.

 

British Film Club: 9 movies this season

This season the British Film Club offers nine films with the original English sound-track, to be shown at the Ariston Cinema, Viale Romolo Gessi 14 (Buses 8  & 15 from Roiano or the train station).   

Membership cards are available at the Alpha Studio Travel Agency, in Via San Nicolò 19 (first floor – above the Swatch shop, opposite Bar Ferrari), until Thursday 31st October 2013, at the following times: Mondays to Fridays, from 10.00 - 12.00 / 16.00 to 18.00. This will save queueing at the Ariston Cinema. The annual subscription fee is only €25 and entitles you to see nine feature films at the Ariston, and also to borrow books and choose from a good collection of DVDs (including the best of British TV) free of charge from the club-room in Via dei Crociferi 3 (ground floor).   For weekly conversations/discussions in English, the venue this year is an area in Via Roma 9 (4th floor), courtesy of the Federazione Italiana Tabaccai. For more info: www.britishfilmclubtrieste.it 

 

 

Jazz Blues Band plays in Piazza Unita'

On Thurs 10/10 at 21.00: Opening of the Barcolana Festival in Piazza Unita' with jazz music by the Blues Band and another orchestra composed by 28 musicians from Slovenia.

 

Argentinian Duo in Trattoria Antico Spazzacamino

On Fri 11/10 starting at 21.00, Eduardo and Ariana Poetto will play and sing Argentinian music "De Norte a sur" in this typcial Triestine trattoria. If you like to have a typical Triestine meal there, reserve your table beforehand, otherwise just pass by, join the crowd and enjoy the evening. It is in via Settefontane 66, Trieste. For reservations, call 040945160. Take any of the following buses from Piazza Oberdan or from the train station : 19/20/21/23/40/41.

 

Symphony Music at Teatro Verdi

On Fri 11/10 at 20.30  & Sat 12/10 at 18.00 : Teatro Verdi's Symphony orchestra with Maestro Gelmetti will play music by Verdi and Mahler. Tickets cost from euro 18-38. For more info: www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or ring  800090373

 

Operetta at Caffe' degli Specchi

On  Sat. 12/10 at 18.00 at Caffe' degli Specchi (Piazza Unita'), sip your tea or coffee while enjoying an operetta concert by renowned soprano Marianna Prizzon and tenor Andrea Binetti, accompanied by pianist Antonella Costantini . Music by Offenbach, von Suppe', and Strauss.

 

 

MISCELLANEA

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A MAGICIAN?

Trieste Magica, the city's popular magician's Association, has just presented its programme of courses to the public. The courses are solely in Italian and, in order to participate, one has to be over 16 years of age. There is a limited number for each course. For info, see: http://www.triestemagica.org/italiano/accademia.html or get in touch with the  President, Dr. Dario Padovan, tel. 338.54.34.900.

 

SWIMMING

- The Acquamarina thermal pool (towards the end of the seafront, close to the Ausonia bathing establishment) at Molo f.lli Bandiera 1, Trieste, is equipped with a swimming pool, jacuzzi tubs, saunas, a fitness and massage centre and a lot more. The pool has salt water at a temperature of 30-32 degrees and is therapeutic for whomever suffers from pains, sprains and else. There are acquagym and other courses organized in the evenings. It is open to the public for swimming only, but timetables can be awkward  as on Mon, Wed & Fri it's open from 7.40 - 13.00; Tue & Thur from 10.20 -13.00 & from 15.40 - 17.00;  Sat 7.40 - 13.00; Sun 7.40 - 11.40. Tickets cost euro 6,60/head for the pool only - one is allowed to stay in the pool for 80 minutes -, if you include jacuzzi with pool, it costs euro 9,10.

Take bus 8 from Roiano or from the train station. For info see: www.2001team.com/acquamarina/ or call 040 301100.

 

- 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.

 

TOURING THIS AREA

 

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.

 

VAL ROSANDRA: Nature lovers will enjoy its beauty

The Val Rosandra Valley 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 routes from easy to not-so-easy, an old railway station that once connected Trieste to Vienna in the past centuries, now converted into a cycling path. There is a stream, a Roman aqueduct, a restaurant and rock climbers enoy training there.

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.

 

The 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 drawings of famous XVII century artists Giambattista Tiepolo. 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 for 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 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. www.immaginarioscientifico.it   tel:-040 224424.

 

 

ICTP's Administration takes no responsibility whatsoever for the correctness or completeness of the above information.  Have a nice weekend!