Le immagini della fantasia 32, Sàrmede (TV), Casa della fantasia, 26.10.2014 > 18.01.2015

On October 25th 2014 the 32nd edition of Le immagini della fantasia was inaugurated in Sàrmede (Treviso). The exhibition has always offered a public of enthusiasts and professionals, both young and old, a broad glimpse of the world of children’s illustration, displaying outstanding examples of artistic expression in terms of aesthetic innovation and narrative wealth. Each year La Casa della Fantasia plays host to hundreds of illustrators, authors, publishers and books representing the many aspects of this extraordinary international panorama and confirming the value of the illustrated book as a tool for knowledge and a means of conveying beauty. Extensive research and intense discussion with the sector also give rise to additional display sections, used by the numerous educational programmes to find out How a book is created, meet a Guest of honour and discover Tales from all over the World; so that readers young and old can set off from Sàrmede on other adventures, from book to book. The promotion of passion for illustration and reading, addressing an ever-wider public, is one of the exhibition’s objectives as it journeys tirelessly on. Setting off from the historic first leg of the exhibition in Sàrmede, Le immagini della fantasia has been presented in Venice, Madrid, Aix-en-Provence, Genoa, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, Ljubljana, Bratislava, Lisbon, Salzburg, Seville, Vienna, Istanbul, Stuttgart, Naples, Monza, Siena, Rome, Verona, Florence, Munich, Milan, Vicenza, Honfleur, Sarasota (USA) and Edinburgh.

Designer Outlet: McArthur and Glen close to Caorle

Find your favourite designer brands at up to 70% off, all year round.

The beautiful setting of McArthur and Glen Designer Outlet (20km far from Caorle), with mosaics and frescoes - inspired by Venetian and Treviso palazzos - cafes and restaurants, children’s play area, free parking and with over 130 boutiques, has something for everyone. 

From iconic fashion brands like Prada, Gucci, Armani, Fendi and Jil Sander to sporting labels, like Nike and X-Bionic, and high-street favourites, like Guess and Desigual, plus you'll find the only Paul Smith outlet store in Europe. 

Our new excursion for il Faro students: Gipsoteca di Canova (Possagno - Treviso)

Possagno is the home of the greatest neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova.

Excellent sculptor, known all over the world, left his great art heritage in his own Birth-house and in the nearby solemn Gipsoteca built in 1836 that collects almost all his plaster cast models, terracotta scale models, drawings and paintings.

Today this museum constitutes a necessary reference point for all the museums in the world that jealously preserve the marble masterpieces, expressions of his talent: the Musée du Louvre, the Ermitage of S. Petersburg, the Victoria and Albert Museum of London, the Apsley House in London, the Augustinerkirche, the Hofburg and Kunsthistorisches Museum of Wien...

Possagno represents the place where you can meet Canova’s culture.

Don't miss this opportunity!

Literary Trieste Tour

This stroll in the town centre of Trieste is an opportunity to breathe the atmosphere that inspired some among the greatest Italian and European writers and to visit the favourite places of the outstanding figures of literature who lived in Trieste such as Saba, Svevo, and Joyce.The tour begins in Piazza Unità, from where we meander through the alleyways of Cittavecchia, an area beloved by Italo Svevo who took here his daily strolls, and by Joyce who in his writings reproduced faithfully the heterogeneous and frenzy climate of this area. Opposite the Teatro Verdi, which Joyce used frequent since he was an opera lover, there stood the Union Bank offices where Svevo worked for as many as 18 years; life in that bank became the scenery for his first novel: Una Vita (A Life).The tour continues along Via San Nicolò. At number 30 you can find the "Umberto Saba" Antiquarian Bookshop, which was managed by the poet with the same name and on whose shelves precious volumes are still to be found. At number 32 is the palace which used to be the headquarters of the Berlitz School, the institute where Joyce worked for several years as an English teacher, and where the friendship between the Irish writer and Italo Svevo began. Moving on towards Viale XX Settembre, at number 16, you can find the palace where Ettore Schmitz, better known under the name of Italo Svevo, was born.

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What they say about us: Italian Society’s group Amicizia study holiday

The language school (il Faro) was in the centre of the old part of the village and proved to be of very high quality indeed. The group was divided in three depending on the level of tuition required. All members felt their Italian improved as the lessons were well suited to their existing language ability.

This Easter a group of Amicizia members from Sligo and Dublin, totalling 20 in all, made their way to the resort village of Caorle between Venice and Trieste. The area is unlike any of the places visited in previous years- resembling parts of Holland and Belgium rather than the usual Umbrian-Tuscan scenery. Long sandy beaches interrupted by lagoons that stretch for miles into the interior, small settlements based on cultivation of the flat canal drained fields, small scale fishing from the shallow Adriatic, wine making and of course tourism. The group arrived on Easter Sunday so the following day ( la Pasquetta) being a major holiday for Italians brought large crowds to the village. The hotel on the beach used by the group was full for a few nights but later things quietened down and Caorle took a deep breath before the summer season.

Several trips were made to surrounding places of interest. Close to Caorle is one of the largest areas in Italy for the production of organic wine and the group took a bus to visit the farm of the Piccinin family "Le Carline". Naturally a sampling of the produce was needed. Members were surprised to find this winemaker has a delicious white wine labelled "AMICITIA" the Latin version of the name of the society. The excursion to Venice was by ferry from Punto Sabbioni to Piazza San Marco which was a delightful way to reach the old town of Venice which is so incantevole that it simply defies description.

Some members went to Trieste, a frontier city with notable historic overtones, others went to Portogruaro closer to Caorle. A private coach was hired to visit Padova, site of one of the oldest universities in Europe.

(The Sligo Champion News)

lodging for students of Il Faro - Caorle

Although accommodation is not included in the price of tuition, the staff of the school is available to help students find suitable accommodations, at special rates, in one of the many hotels and apartments in and around town. Here are some sample prices.

Please bare in mind that lodging in single room in shared apartment may not always be available.

hotel	per person per night
Prices B&B (solutions including lunch and dinner are also available)
2 star hotel	from 25 Euros
3 star hotel	from 35 Euros
4 star hotel	from 55 Euros

APARTMENTs	per person per week
Single or double room, with kitchen and bathroom/WC; towels and linens are provided	from 120 Euros
Private apartment in LOW SEASON (towels and linens are provided)	from 120 Euros
Private apartment in HIGH SEASON (July and August) (towels and linens are provided)	from 400 Euros

Lison-Pramaggiore D.O.C. Winery Tour

Veneto is a region renowned worldwide for its excellent wine production (soave, bardolino, valpolicella, prosecco are just a few of the numerous Veneto wines). Just outside of Caorle is one of Veneto most important D.O.C. area, the Lison-Pramaggiore D.O.C., where D.O.C. stands for Denominazione di origine controllata that is wines with appellation of quality. We visit one of the area’s cantine (winery). We explore the process of wine production, the history and peculiarity of the region, and we enjoy a tasting of the local famous Tocai, Cabernet and Pinot Grigio.