| The Palajolly Roller Palace
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 | Trieste
Italy
Owners Mario,
David, and Elvia Vitta (son Nathan is not pictured)
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The Palajolly Roller Palace in Trieste, Italy is a complex of
buildings in a beautiful location, high on a hill, near the Nereo
Rocco Soccer Stadium and the Trieste Sports Center/Concert Hall.
The Palajolly facilities include an indoor roller skating rink, an
outdoor rink, a cafe, a lovely little chapel that came with the
property, and a gymnasium for weight lifting, stretching, dance
classes, and gymnastics training. The rink is a family-owned
business, founded in 1973 by Guiseppe Levi, father of the current
president Elvia Levi Vitta.
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The Indoor Rink
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The Indoor Rink
(Antonio Merlo, coach of the Italian National Team, working
with a student). |
The Outdoor Rink
(former world champion Sandro Guerra is on the left)
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The Outdoor Rink
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The Cafe
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The Chapel
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View from the
outdoor rink |
View from behind
the cafe |
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In Winter and Summer, Palajolly hosts an international artistic
skating workshop, and in November or December of each year they
produce a spectacular artistic
skating show for an audience of more than 6,000 spectators. If
you have always wanted to visit Italy, consider planning a trip
around one of these events. And if you do, be sure to let the owners
of Palajolly know about your plans. The Vittas are warm and friendly
people, who made me feel very welcome when I attended their workshop
in February of 2001.
Related Links:
Palajolly
Artistic Club (Club "Jolly")
Palajolly
February 2001 Workshop K. Fry
Introduction
to Roller Skating in Italy G.
Varriale
Skater's
Travel Guide to Italy K. Fry
ItalianSkating.com
G. Varriale
Inline Skating
Home Page
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Phone Kathie Fry
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