Italy Day at Valamo Monastery, Saturday, February 8, 2025

The day offers an opportunity to get to know the Italian pilgrimage tradition, its colorful culture and culinary experiences. The day includes, among other things, a lecture, a panel discussion, Italian tunes and, of course, Italian cuisine. Join us for an Italian day in Valamo – culture, discussions and experiences!

Price 86 €/person.

Program

10:00 Welcome to Valamo, Father Nasari

10:15 Rome as a place of pilgrimage, Doctor of Theology and travel guide Emil Anton

12:00  Prayer service/lunch from the buffet Italian style

at 14:00 Rome as a living room in words and pictures, Father Nasari

at 15:30Coffee break

at 16:30 Italian tunes,
Father Nasari, vocals and Kirsti Huttunen, piano

at 16:45 Panel discussion
Father Nasari, Emil Anton and music journalist Risto Nordell

at 18:00 Vigil service

at 20:00 Italian dinner

Menu

Lunch
Salad table, parmesan risotto, Italian white and red wines and monastery wines available for purchase at the cash register. Dessert: coffee and Brita cake.

Coffee break
Coffee, Biscotti coffee bread and limoncello available for purchase at the cashier

Italian dinner
Salad, baguette and herb butter
Main course: Saltimbocca alla Romana - beef tenderloin wrapped in Parma ham and garlic potatoes
Dessert: Pannacotta and coffee

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The program is hosted by author Annina Holmberg. The event will be held in the Red Hall of the Trapesa restaurant.

The services will be held in the monastery's Main Church.

The meals and non-alcoholic drinks mentioned in the program are included in the package and are served in the Trapesa café-restaurant. Italian drinks are available for purchase with meals.

Accommodation

45€/person in a double room in a guesthouse

62.50€/person in a double room in a college hotel

72.50€/person in a double room in a hotel

Prices include a monastery breakfast

Registration by Fri 31.1.2025, possible special diets and dinner main course selection upon registration.

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Reservations and additional information:
tel. 017 570 1810
myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi