Sunday
May 26, 2013 |
16:30 |
Registration and accommodation in Smolenice |
19:00 |
Dinner,
Informal meetings, relaxation |
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Monday
May 27, 2013 |
12:00 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
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Accompanying persons:
Introducing the
Smolenice castle.
Guided tour around the Smolenice Castle, its saloons, lecture
halls, tower and courtyard.
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19:00 |
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All participants:
Welcome dinner with music performance
(Pavol Varga Ensemble: their music is mixture of different styles of enjoyable melodies for listening)
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Tuesday
May
28, 2013
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9:00 |
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Accompanying persons:
Visit of the
Modra pottery manufactory (by
mini bus)
Slovak folk majolica
is maintaining the continuity of unique manual ceramic
production. Their products are hand-turned on an electric
potter’s wheel and then hand-shaped. |
12:00 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
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All participants: alternative guided excursions to
a) Visit of the nearby
historical town of Trnava
(by bus)
Trnava is the seventh largest town in the Slovak Republic with a
population of almost 70 000, lying in the south-west corner of
the country.
b) Hiking tour
to
the
Little Carpathians (minbus, walk, touristic outfit
desirable)
Participants
will experience beautiful views of the country
from the top of Veľká Homola (709 m) hill in the Little Carpathians. |
19:00 |
Dinner |
20:00 |
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All participants:
Wine tasting
in the castle chapel. Several sorts of white and red wines,
mainly from the Little Carpahian area will be offered for
tasting. |
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Wednesday
May 29, 2013 |
9:00 |
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Accompanying persons:
Castle park and
Molpir
Molpir nearby the castle is known for the remains of the
fortified Celtic settlement from the Hallstat period. Among
others, archaeologists have uncovered evidences of cannibalism
there. |
12:00 |
Lunch |
13:30 |
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Accompanying persons:
Visit of the
Driny cave.
Cave with fissure corridors decorated with
rich sinter fillings. The cave was discovered in 1930, current
show track is 410 m long. Eleven species of bat live in the
cave. |
19:00 |
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Barbeque with folk music
The event will take place
in the castle courtyard
(in the main dining room in case of bad
weather).
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Thursday
May 30, 2013 |
11:30 |
Lunch |
13:00 |
Conference bus departure from Smolenice to
Bratislava |