SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29th: OPTIONAL DAY: VISIT TO CORDOBA

  • Approximately 400 people.

  • 8:30 a.m. Distribution of credentials.

  • 9:00 a.m. Departure from the official hotel of the Congress.

  • 11:00 a.m. Reception of visitors.

  • 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Group visits:
       – Alcazar Reyes Cristianos.
       – Route of patios.
       – Exhibition dioramas and nativity scenes.

  • 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Food. Restaurant El Bandolero

  • 4:00 p.m. Visit Mosque – Cathedral.

  • 6:00 p.m. Farewell and return to Seville.

  • 8:00 p.m. Arrival in Seville (estimated time)

  • Free dinner, not included.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30th: OPTIONAL DAY: VISIT TO SEVILLE

  • Approximately 400 people. 9:30 a.m.
  • Distribution of credentials. 10:00 a.m.
  • Departure from the official hotel of the Congress.
  • 10:30 a.m.Reception of visitors.
  • 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Group visits:
       – Santa Cruz neighborhood.
       – Alcazar of Seville.
       – Cathedral.
  • 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Food in restaurant.
  • 5:00 p.m. Visit Plaza de España and Pavilions of the 1929 exhibition.
  • 7:00 p.m. Arrival at the official Congress hotel (estimated time)
  • Free dinner, not included.

CONGRESS

1ST DAY CONGRESS: TUESDAY 31th OCTOBER

Distribution of credentials

09.00 a.m. Transfer in buses from hotels arranged in Seville.

10.00 a.m. Opening ceremony at Teatro Lope de Vega (to be confirmed)  with simultaneous translation into Italian, English and German.

  • Greeting of the prior of the Franciscan Order from the Shrine of  Greccio  (Italy)  (to be confirmed).
  • Greetings from Pope Francis (to be confirmed)
  • Andxposición pictorial posters of Christmas of the Association of Nativity Scenes of Seville.

12.00 a.m. Presentation “Following the footsteps of San Francisco” (lecturer pending confirmation).

2.00 p.m. Lunch  included  (Casino of the Exhibition, to be confirmed).

4.00 p.m. Bus transfer

4.30 p.m Opening and visit to the Fair of Artisans (Main hotel, to be confirmed).

5.00 p.m. Meeting of Presidents  UN-FOE-PRAE

Free dinner.

            OPTIONAL: Dinner with flamenco show. Does not include displacement.


2ND, 3RD AND 4TH DAY CONGRESS:  WEDNESDAY1, THURSDAY 2 AND FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER

It is splitted into 3 groups for itinerant and optional excursions to:

GROUP 1: JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA / SAN FERNANDO (IN TWO SUBGROUPS)

9.00 a.m. Departure from the arranged hotels

10.30 a.m. a) Visit Sample of the Bethlehem of Jerez, Edif. Museo del Belén, Jerez de la Frontera

  1. b) Visit of the Permanent Exhibition of Monumental Nativity Scenes in San Fernando

1.00 p.m.  a) Lunch included in Jerez de la Frontera

  1. b) Lunch included in San Fernando

3.30 p.m.  a)  Transfer to San Fernando

  1. b) Transfer to Jerez de la Frontera

4.30 p.m. a) Visit of the Permanent Exhibition of Monumental Nativity Scenes in San Fernando

  1. b) Visit Sample of the Nativity Scenes of Jerez, Edif. Museo del Belén, Jerez de la Frontera

6.30 p.m. a) Departure  from San Fernando

  1. b) Departure from Jerez de la Frontera

8.00 p.m. Arrival at the arranged hotels. Free dinner

GROUP 2: MOLLINA

9.00 a.m. Departure from the arranged hotels

11.00 a.m. Visit of the International Museum of Nativity Scenes Diaz Caballero Foundation

1.30 p.m. Transfer to Hacienda La Capilla

2.00 p.m. Lunch included

4.00 p.m. Visit of the exhibition of nativity scenes in Hacienda La Capilla (orAntequera, to be confirmed)

6.00 p,m. Departure from Mollina

8.00 p.m. Arrival at the arranged hotels

Free dinner

GROUP 3: SEVILLE

From 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., 1 hour activities, divided into 4 rotating groups:

– Practical workshop “Escultores Sevillanos” (modeling live)

– Visit to the Fair of Artisans

– Practical workshop of nativity scene techniques (divided into 2 subgroups)

– Visit of the Exhibition of Nativity Scenes of the  ABS

1.30 p.m. Lunch included

4.00 p.m. Visit to the Monumental Exhibition San Francisco de Asís (Cajasol Foundation, to be  confirmed)

6.00 p.m. Visit to the exhibition of Dioramas of Associations of FEB and Associations of the province of Seville (Hospital de la Caridad,  to be confirmed).

Free dinner

5TH DAY CONGRESS: SATURDAY 4TH NOVEMBER:

9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.  2nd Presentation: “Contemporary Nativity Scene sculptors in Andalusia and Spain”  Speaker: Bruno Diaz, Doctor of Fine Arts with doctoral thesis  on nativity scenes

9.55  – 11.00 a.m. Round table “Nativity scenes, a look into the future”

11.00 a.m. Departure from  the hotel

0.30 p.m. Mass in the Holy Cathedral Church of Seville

2.00 p.m. Free lunch

6.00 p.m. Bus transfer

6.30 p.m. General Assembly of UN-FOE-PRAE

7.00 p.m. Official closing ceremony of the Congress

Choirs and Dances –  Seville

Awards and prizes

Presentation of MEDALS of the UNFOEPRAE

Taking over of the next International and National Congresses

8.00 p.m. Official Congress Dinner

6TH DAY CONGRESS: SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER:

Free day: Return to destinations

END OF THE CONGRESS