WHAT'S ON THIS WEEKEND                                           28 - 31 March 2014

Quote of the day

Long experience has taught me this about the status of mankind with regard to matters requiring thought: the less people know and understand about them, the more positively they attempt to argue concerning them, while on the other hand to know and understand a multitude of things renders men cautious in passing judgement upon anything new.

 

                                                                                                Galileo Galilei

 

On Sunday 30 March at 2 a.m. remember to put forward your clocks by one hour as the daylight saving time will come into effect.

 

 

Tonite: The Academy plays at Tetris

Tonite at 21.30 music by The Academy, one of the most promising Indie rock bands around. They will present their latest album at the TETRIS, in via della Rotonda 3 in Trieste. It is close to Via San Michele, cavana.

 

Tonite : Springbreak@miela: Train to Roots performs at Teatro Miela

This evening at 20.30, Reggae music by Train to Roots, a band that has performed at the most populare Reggae festivals in Europe. Tickets on sale from 17.00 - 19.00. For more info: www.miela.it

 

Tomorrow: Pop singer ELISA will perform in Trieste

At 21.00 tomorrow nite ELISA,  the talented and Famous Italian singer from Monfalcone, will perform at the PalaTrieste arena (that can host almost 7.000 persons), in via Flavia 3.  Tickets will be sold there as from 17.30 tomorrow.

 

Tomorrow: Piano Festival at Teatro Miela

This is the last Piano Festival performance at 21.00 at Teatro Miela (close to the railway station) with Alessandra Ammara who will play Ravel, Liszt, Chopin and other classical music.

 

From today until Sunday: Musical "Cercasi Cenerentola" (Looking for Cinderella)  at the Rossetti Theatre

Featuring today at 20.30 -tomorrow at 16.00 & 20.30 and on Sun. at 16.00 - at the Rossetti theatre in Viale XX settembre.

For info call toll free nr. 800090373 or check www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

 

Tonite and Saturday 29/3: Piano concert

This evening at 20.30 and tomorrow at 18.00 pianist Giuseppe Albanese will perform at the Verdi Theatre with pieces of his first CD with music by Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann. For more info, call toll free nr. 800090373 or check www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

 

Sunday 30/3: Museo Schmidl helps to discover the charm of the piano

At 11.00 there will be a special guided tour around this attractive museum that has a collection of old musical instruments and theatrical costumes. The tour will last for about one hour with demos by young musicians. It is downtown in Palazzo Gopcevich, Canale di Ponterosso, via Rossini.

 

Sunday 30/3: La Traviata opera at the Verdi Theatre

"La Traviata" will be viewed by the public at the Verdi theatre which is close to Piazza Unita'. Shows will be held on 30/3 & 1/4. Prices range from euro 15 -  115. For more info, call toll free nr. 800090373 or check www.teatroverdi-trieste.com

 

Monday 31/3: Students of the International School of Trieste at the Italo-American Association for Indian Mother and Child

At the Associazione Italo-Americana (AIA) from 18:30 - 20:00, students from the International School of Trieste (IST) will be sharing will entusiasm their recent experience in Calcutta, volunteering at the Institute for Indian Mother and Child. Everybody is most welcome to join at Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6.

 

Art Exhibitions

Exhibition "Lelioswing, 50 years of Italian history", at the Magazzino delle Idee, close to the train station. The exhibit is dedicated to Lelio Luttazzi a famous Triestine musician who was well known abroad and who passed away a few years ago. It displays his pictures, posters, musical instruments and audiovisuals. Open until 4/5, Tues. & Wed. 10-13; Thurs 10-17; Fri., Sat, Sun. 10-13/15-19.  Free entrance.

 

Art exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery "Athanor, la trasmutazione dell'arte" by 5 artists Loris Agosto, Luigi Brolese, Giuditta Dessy, the Ghin Bros. Venue: Piazza Unita', Trieste. Open until 2 April, 10-13/ 17-20.

 

Art exhibition "Sleepy Places" at the Econtemporary art gallery by artist Euro Rotelli, open until 19/4/14 . Via Crispi 37, open from 17/30-19.30.

 

LAST 2 DAYS: Art exhibition "Memorabilia" by Triestine artist Franco Vecchiet at the Revoltella museum (Via Diaz, 27) until 30/3/2014.  Open every from 10-19.

 

 

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.

 

The Natural History Museum downtown has a collection of meteorites ongoing until July 2014.  In fact, following the disintegration of  a meteorite at Chelybinsk, Russia, in 2013, the museum decided to  host a display of some original fragments. It is in Via dei Tominz 4, open Mondays - Saturdays, from 9.00 - 14.00. Take buses 11, 18 or 22 to go there.

 

The Miramare Castle is right next to the ICTP and is open every day - except Monday mornngs - from 9.00 to 18.30. Entrance to the surrounding park is free (8.00 - 16.00, until the end of February). 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/

 

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 only on Sundays from 10.00 - 20.00. www.immaginarioscientifico.it   tel:-040 224424.

 

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 there is a stunning view of the sea as it overlooks a small fishing village and is surrounded by colourful, extensive gardens. Inside, you can admire the furnishings, paintings, books and mementoes collected over centuries; visit its beautiful park and the World War 2 bunker. Open every day from 9:30 - 16:30The 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 the 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.

 

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, from 9.00 - 13.00.  For more info see: www.museodelmaretrieste.it.

 

NATURE AT ITS BEST:

Hiking in Val Rosandra (half or full day), Trieste

The Val Rosandra Valley encloses a remarkable natural environment and it's really worthwhile to take a walk through its paths, by the stream and natural ponds, surrounded by typical carsic vegetation. Make sure you have good sneakers on and enough water. Walk along colour-marked footpaths, each marked by CAI (Italian Alpine Club), ranging from very easy paths to others that require a certain ability. There are easily accessible caves for speleologists and archaeology lovers and a trattoria right at the beginning of the valley. You can reach it by taking Bus 40 from the Central Train Station in Trieste and getting off in Bagnoli della Rosandra.

 

"La Napoleonica" Panoramic route mostly overlooking the sea, on the Trieste karst. Take Bus 4 from Piazza Oberdan to the "Obelisco" and go walking or jogging on the Napoleonica (Napoleon's path). If you wish, you can take path number 12 (marked by C.A.I - Italian Alpine Club) and reach the Sanctuary of Monte Grisa, proceed to Opicina through the Via Crucis path (number 12) and finally return to the Obelisk and take the bus back to the city.

 

MISCELLANEA

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) withits deiicious pastries and coffee served in a cosy historical environment and "Pasticceria Pirona" in Largo Barriera 12, where James Joyce used to be a customer. Pirona won a prize for the best hot chocolate in Italy.

 

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