WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND 23 - 27 January 2014
Quote of the day
"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more efffective and permanent than the one derived from fear of punishment" Mahatma Gandhi
National monument Risiera di San Sabba inaugurates Display
On Thursday 23/1 at 17:00: Inauguration of display showing letters, diaries of the victims and survivors of the Risiera di San Sabba This is a national monument, the only Nazi crematorium in Italy. The Risiera, built in 1913, was originally used as a rice-husking facility (hence its name). After Sept. 8, 1943, it became a concentration camp run by SS Nazi guards. Later on, a crematorium was built here to dispose of the victims' corpses. According to calculations made through witnesses, the number of victims cremated her is about 3 - 5 thousand persons and an even greater amount of people stopped over here on their fatal destination to Buchenwald, Dachau and Auschwitz.
In via Palatucci 5, close to the football stadium. Open until 2 June, each day from 9 - 19. Free for all.
Opening of new Art Association: POLVERE D'ARTE
Tomorrow at 18.30 "Polvere d'Arte" a new art association will inaugurate its Atelier in Piazza della Valle, 3. Everybody is most welcome to view the new premises/ program/opportunities and have an aperitif. It is downtown, close to Piazza Cavana, on the same road as Knulp bar Open until 8.30 pm. For info call: 3204248162 .
Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich at the Verdi Theatre on 24 & 25/1/14
These concerts, directed by Master Oleg Caetani, will take place on 24/1 at 20.30 and 25/1 at 18.00. For bookings online: www.teatroverdi-trieste.com or call 800090373
Syrian Physician-Poet Golan Haji presents his book "L'Autunno qui e' magico e immenso" in Café' San Marco on 25/1/14 at 19:00 hrs
Golan Haji is touring Italy to present his book of poetry, which begins from Trieste, his city of dreams where he comes to know of Svevo, Joyce, Saba. Free entrance. The presentation will be held in Trieste’s old historical Cafe' San Marco, in via Battisti 18 downtown.
TOURING THIS
AREA
The Castle of Duino is closed until the end of January 2014.
The Campo Marzio Railway Museum in via Giulio Cesare 1 (downtown, at the end of the sea front) was started in 1984 by a group of railway workers keen on introducing the history of the local railways system. The rooms of this former railway station are dedicated to electrical
motive power, trams and interlocking systems. It displays various models of locomotives and carriages. Open Wed., Sat. & Sun from 9:00 - 13:00. Take buses 8 or 9.
The Marine Aquarium on the sea front (Molo Pescheria, 2 is not very big but is quite a cute little place to spend some time with your children or with fish lovers. The upper floor even hosts a collection of reptiles, frogs, toads, lizards and snakes. Open Tuesdays to Sundays from 9:00 - 19:00. Take buses 8 & 9 there.
The Collection of Scaramanga' di Altomonte (Collezione Scaramanga' di Altomonte) in via F. Filzi 1, downtown is a prestigious foundation that exhibits, on a rotation basis, documents, furniture, ceramics and works of art. It is in an apartment which is part of an 1800s building where Baron Giuseppe Scaramanga' used to live you. On display the first printed books dating from 1455 onwards and a rich collection of antique playing cards and prints. The rooms are still furnished in the 1800s style. Open only on Tuesdays and Fridays, call to book. Entrance free. Ring 040631585.
Visit the Museum of the Sea in Viale Campo Marzio, 5 at the far end of the seafront downtown. It tells the history of shipyards, navigation and fishing in the Adriatic Sea, displaying models of ships, dioramas and old navigation tools. Special sections are dedicated to Giuseppe Ressel and experiments by Guglielmo Marconi. Open each day from Thursday to Tuesday, except on from 9.00 - 13.00. For more info see: www.museodelmaretrieste.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.
Some traditional CAFES & BUFFET DOWNTOWN
Trieste's historical cafes: The Tommaseo Cafe' (Riva 3 Novembre) and the San Marco Cafe' (Via Battisti 13) are places where writers, intellectuals and artists still meet. Presentation of books, art exhibits and musical evenings are held there.
Renown Triestine Buffet in town: "Da Pepi", via Cassa di Risparmio nr 3: a typical Triestine old-fashioned food place where one can have excellent ham sandwiches at the bar or enjoy the special house dish, a variety of meats served with sauerkraut and freshly grated horseradish. Good selection of wines and beers. Reviewed by the New York Times as the best in the Region. Only hitch: it's not as cheap as you'd wish!
Traditional pastry shops, dating back to 1850, decorated in "Liberty " style: "La Bomboniera" in via XXX Ottobre (near Piazza San Antonio) with its deiicious pastries and coffee served in a cosy historical
Ski season in the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region and Pramollo ski resort in Austria. For more info on slopes, ski pass prices and weather forecast, check: http://www.promotur.org for ski in the FVG Region, Austria: http://www.nassfeld.at/en/winter/
And general ski maps in Italy: http://skimaps.skiforum.it/skimaps/index.php
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