Events and tours

Position: Isola d'oro - spiaggia principale GIT

From 1 May to 10 September, from 09.00 to 19.00 - Isola d'Oro (until 20/05 the exhibition closes at 18.00) 

What did the most popular seaside resort of the Monarchy look like? Where did tourists stay and how did they spend their holidays in Grado at the end of the 19th century? On the occasion of "130 years of Grado", this exhibition wants to retrace the first years of tourism on the "Island of the Sun" (about 1892-1914).

Free entrance.

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Position: Piper beach - spiaggia Costa Azzurra

White&Gold party and much more to experience the moon barefoot on the sand.

Programme 

• from 6.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. APERIFISH IN THE TERRACE APEROL Aperitif dedicated to the wines of Agro-Aquileia. EVENT UPON RESERVATION AT 331 2051850. During the aperitif, samples of raw fish prepared on sight will be served
• from 10.00 p.m. to 1.30 a.m. FULL MOON WHITE PARTY with Italian music by Master Dee; free official event tshirt

White dresscode with gold details.

Organised by Pro Loco Grado (info and bookings: prolocogrado@gmail.com)

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Position: Vari bar, ristoranti e pizzerie

During the 6 months of the "Grado 130" event, at bars, taverns, pizzerias and restaurants located in various areas of Grado, taste the aperitifs, cocktails, pizzas and the menu inspired by the 130 years of tourism of the Island of the Sun.

Discover all the proposals and the participating companies HERE.

Position: Porto Mandracchio

9.00 pm

Music on water: the extraordinary violin-shaped boat, which has travelled around the world, with the 'Virtuosi del Doge'.

In a festive atmosphere, starting at 9.00 p.m., the musicians of the "Virtuosi del Doge" will play music by Vivaldi on board the violin positioned in Grado's Mandracchio harbour; the violin, which is equipped with an electric outboard motor and weighs about a tonne, will be navigated by Captain Roberto Camuffo, who will conduct the work of art from the San Marco shipyard to Grado's Mandracchio harbour. Admission to the concert, which guarantees not only musical pleasure with highlights of Vivaldi's Baroque music, but also spectacular images thanks to the accompanying light show, is free of charge.

The artist who built it, Livio de Marchi, originally from Venice, has been attracting attention with unusual wood sculptures for many years and has won international recognition; his wooden Vespa, for example, is in the Moma of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. After the concert, Noah's violin will remain for a week in front of the main entrance to Grado's GIT lido, where it will be available to all guests and residents of the Golden Island as an attractive photo motif. The violin is twelve and a half metres long, it took the artist Livio de Marchi a whole year to make it, different woods were used such as oak, mahogany, fir, larch, linden and cherry: with the Noah's Violin the internationally renowned artist wants to celebrate the resurrection of art, music and culture to give a moment of joy at the end of the pandemic, Grado is the first place outside Venice where de Marchi's violin can be admired.

Event organised by the Associazione "Musica Viva" a.p.s. with the collaboration of the Municipality of Grado - Department of Culture; Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia Tourism - Department of Culture and Department of Tourism; Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Gorizia; "Laguna Incantata"; "Associazione Graisani de Palù"; "Quelli del festival- jazz club"

Position: Basilica di Aquileia

8.45 pm

Admission free of charge while places last. 

FRIULIAN PHILARMONICS YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Music and culture by young people for young people. It was with this spirit that the Filarmonici Friulani Youth Orchestra was founded in 2015, the only example in the region of a musical ensemble managed, coordinated and curated by under-35s and recognised by the Ministry of Culture. The orchestra has involved more than 150 musicians aged between 16 and 35, and boasts an extensive concert activity throughout the Region. It has performed on prestigious stages such as the Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, the Teatro Verdi in Pordenone, Villa Manin, and the Basilica of Aquileia. The Filarmonici Friulani have been conducted, among others, by Maestros F. M. Bressan, M. Fiorini, W. Themel, and I. Vlainjc, and have collaborated with important musical realities such as the Ruda Polyphonic Choir, the Choir of Friuli Venezia Giulia, and the Union of Friulian Choral Societies. It has premiered pieces by Valter Sivilotti and Alessio Domini, and is the promoter of the 'La Gnove Musiche' Composition Competition for composers under 35. Soloists who have collaborated with the orchestra include Andrea Cesari, Matteo Trentin, Amedeo Cicchese, Christian Sebastianutto, Christian Federici, Laura Ulloa, Alex Sebastianutto and Patrizia Tassini. Concerts by the Orchestra Filarmonici Friulani have been broadcast by Rai5, RaiRadio 1 FVG, Telefriuli and Udinese TV. Artistic and permanent director is Alessio Venier, a violinist, composer and conductor born in 1992.
OTTAVIANO CRISTOFOLI
He began studying trumpet with Maestro Fabiano Cudiz and graduated from the J. Tomadini Conservatory in Udine under the guidance of Maestro Marco Tampieri. In 2004, he joined the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana; in Chicago, he studied privately with Maestros Dale Clavenger, Rex Martin, Tage Larsen and Chris Martin. In the meantime he had the opportunity to collaborate as first trumpet with various orchestras such as Orchestra Sinfonica La Verdi in Milan, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

ALESSANDRO BEVERARI
Alessandro Beverari was born in Verona in 1988. At the age of eight, he began studying piano and clarinet. He graduated in 2009 from the 'E.F. dall'Abaco' Conservatory in Verona with full marks. In 2008, he made his debut with the 'Arena di Verona' orchestra with Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. Since 2016, he has been studying with Alessandro Carbonare at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. He has been awarded prizes in the most important clarinet competitions in Italy. One of his main interests is chamber music, he plays regularly with pianist Miyuki Ishii, Jacopo Giacopuzzi and other ensembles.

Event organised by Fondazione So.Co.B.A. and Coro Polifonico di Ruda (Ruda Polyphonic Choir).

For further information: concerti@basilicadiaquileia.it  

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Position: Cinema Cristallo

Open daily with the following opening hours: 09.00 - 13.00 / 18.00 - 23.00

Free admission;