Art Exhibitions

LAST 2 days to see Art show VII Salone d'Autunno dell'Arte Triestina (the Autumn Salon of Triestine Art) at LUX Art Gallery in via Rittmeyer 7 with many renowned contemporary artists of this area. Open today and tomorrow,  from 17.00-20.00.

Just tomorrow, "I love HandMade" in the old town, Via del Trionfo (Piazzetta Arco di Ricardo) a one-day exhibit with  handicrafts by Triestine artisans. Open 16.00 - 21.00. Aperitif for all at 19.00.

Christmas Street Markets downtown

From tomorrow until 1st Dec, the traditional French Christmas market stalls will be held in Piazza Sant'Antonio and will look like a typical French village. There will be French foods, wines and products on sale.

From 1-8 Dec, there will be the traditional San Nicolo' market in Viale XX settembre with many stalls selling foods, plants, beverages, toys, clothes, X'mas goodies, etc.

Last, but not least, from 9-24 Dec. in Piazza Sant'Antonio there will be many stalls with products from several foreign countries.

Miela theatre: Performance by the "Marta sui Tubi' band

Tonite at 21.00 Concert by the 'Marta sui Tubi' band, considered one of the best live performers in Italy.  The venue is Teatro Miela (2' walk after the railway station). Ticket: Euro 15/head.

Yogic culture

Tonite at 20.30 at the Yogic Culture Institute in Via San Francesco 34, talk in Italian on Psychophysical balance: how to maintain it with the help of phytotherapy, by herbalist Raffaella Ruju. Open to all.

Guitar concert at Casa della Musica 55

Tonite at 20.30 at the Casa della Musica 55 in Via Capitelli 3 (close to Piazza Unita') guitar performance by Pierluigi Corona and Sandro Torlontano in "Serenate, sinfonie, intermedi e danze per 2 chitarre". Ticket: Euro 10/head.

Symphony music at Teatro Verdi

Tomorrow at 18.00 concert at Teatro Verdi (close to Piazza Unita') by the Verdi's orchestra with pieces by Wagner, Carrara, Mendelssohn and Schubert.  Call 800 090373 or see www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

Aleksey Igudesman & Hyung-ki Joo at the Rossetti theatre on Tues. 19/11

Acclaimed musicians/comedians, Aleksey Igudesman & Hyung-ki Joo will perform in "A little nightmare music" on Tuesday 19/11 at 20.30 at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Viale XX settembre. Famous actor John Malkovich, twice an Oscar prize candidate, introduces them as ..."My friends Aleksey and Hyung-ki who are incredibly funny, original and are expert musicians. Their classical music and comical approach is really unique".  For more info : www.ilrossetti.it Ticlets: from 12-25 euro/head

MISCELLANEA

ZARA dept. store opens today in Trieste

This highly appreciated chain dept. store is finally downtown Trieste, in via San Nicolo 32, the same historic building where James Joyce dwelled in 1907. Open Mon-Fri from 9.30-20.00 and on Sun. 11.00 - 20.00.

11th  Elegant VIENNESE BALL with dinner on Sat 23rd November

Next week, on Sat 23/11 at 20.30, book your table at the 11th Viennese Ball which will take place at the historical Tommaseo Cafe' (close to Piazza Unita'). Evening gowns and suits are a must and if you can walz, put on your dancing shoes. It is necessary to book well beforehand: mobile 3667172916  - www.euroculture.it/index.php?post=353 - Cost: Euro 90/Head.

TATTOO ARTISTS at Magazzino 42, behind the Stazione Marittima

42 International tattoo artists are present at the Tattoo Expo Trieste event open from today until Sunday with tattoo contests, music, fashion shows, burlesque andso on. Open today until 23.00; tomorrow: 11.30 - 24.00 and Sunday from 11.20 - 23.00. Ticket: 10-12 euro/head. For info see: www.trieste-tattooexpo.com

TOURING THIS AREA

City Sight-Seeing tour by bus (like the red London buses), lasts for one hour, departing from downtown at the Stazione Marittima (close to Piazza Unita') but you can board the bus at GRIGNANO. Tickets last for 48 hours and there are 3 tours in the mornings (from 10.00 -12.00) and 3 in the afternoons (from 14.00 -16.00), Ticket costs: Euro 18/head; children Euro 9/head. Ring tel: 393 9172656 to inform that you will board the bus at Grignano. For info: www.trieste.city-sightseeing.it

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 has been completely utilized only since 1963, following its restructuring of Carlo Scarpa. Its entrance is 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 superb environment. Not to be missed! Open from 10:00 - 19:00, closed on Tuesdays. Ticket: Free this Sunday for residents

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.

Risiera di San Sabba is a former rice-husking facility that was built in 1913. After September 8, 1943, the Nazi occupation forces used the premises as prison camp, headquarters where deported prisoners were sorted out to be sent to Germany and Poland, raided goods depot, prison and extermination camp for hostages, partisans, political and Jewish prisoners. On April 4, 1944 a crematory plant was installed and made operative. In 1965, a decree issued by the President of the Republic raised the “Risiera di San Sabba” to the status of National Monument. Free entry. Open daily from 9.00 - 19.00. Take bus 8 from the train station. For more info see :

 www.retecivica.trieste.it/triestecultura/new/musei/risiera_san_sabba/brochure/Risiera inglese per e-brochure.pdf

Visit the Oriental Art Museum in Palazzetto Leo in via San Sebastiano, 1 (near Piazza Unita') there are many oriental items, paintings, furniture, porcelains that have been collected by our seafaring ancestors here in Trieste.  It is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from 9.00 - 13.00.  For more info see: www.muuseoarteorientaletrieste.it. Ticket: Free this Sunday for residents.

The Giant Cave - Grotta Gigante is considered the largest tourist cave in the world, situated in the Karst half an hour from the city centre. 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

EVENTS & SIGHT-SEEING OUTSIDE TRIESTE

At UDINE 14-17/11

IDEANATALE at the Fair of Udine until Sunday 17/11 : 300 stalls with everything you would like to buy, where many items are destined to contribute to the needy. Prices range from small to large, from toys to books, listen to gospel songs while your children listen to a storyteller narrating fairy tales, alot to do and to see.

Open Fri-Sat : 10.00 - 21.00 / Sun: 10.00 - 20.00  For more info: www.udinegoriziafiere.it

At ROMANS D'ISONZO 16-17/11

Saint Elizabeth's fair will fill this town in the province of Gorizia which is focussed on the Giant turkey trophy, so be there when they select the largest turkey you've ever seen, they won the Guinness Book of Records three times. There will be many food stalls, music, antique flea markets, a luna park, sports events, art shows and alot of handicrafts. For info see: cwww.comune.romans.go.it

At GRADISCA D'ISONZO 21-24/11

Chocolate fans will not be able to resist Gradisca's CHOCOFEST which will also be the right occasion to open up the castle which has been shut for over 40 years.  There will be slow food tastings, fairy tales for kids, a photography show, cooking classes, demos of cake designing, choco awards andelse.  for info see www.chocofest.it

Discover the Fortress town of PALMANOVA

The fortress town of Palmanova, among the more important and better preserved examples of late Renaissance military architecture, was built by order of the Serenissima Republic of Venice in 1593. A better understanding of the reasons that induced the Venetians to erect Palmanova and to choose the site can be obtained by going back to the policy and culture of the previous century, both in Friuli and in Venice, and by taking into account the situation in Europe in relation to aspects concerning diplomacy, military technique and strategy as well as philosophic culture and catholic doctrine after the Council of Trent. For more info see: www.turismofvg.it

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